Initializing multiple variables to the same value in Java

Solution 1:

String one, two, three;
one = two = three = "";

This should work with immutable objects. It doesn't make any sense for mutable objects for example:

Person firstPerson, secondPerson, thirdPerson;
firstPerson = secondPerson = thirdPerson = new Person();

All the variables would be pointing to the same instance. Probably what you would need in that case is:

Person firstPerson = new Person();
Person secondPerson = new Person();
Person thirdPerson = new Person();

Or better yet use an array or a Collection.

Solution 2:

You can declare multiple variables, and initialize multiple variables, but not both at the same time:

 String one,two,three;
 one = two = three = "";

However, this kind of thing (especially the multiple assignments) would be frowned upon by most Java developers, who would consider it the opposite of "visually simple".

Solution 3:

No, it's not possible in java.

You can do this way .. But try to avoid it.

String one, two, three;
one = two = three = "";

Solution 4:

Works for primitives and immutable classes like String, Wrapper classes Character, Byte.

int i=0,j=2   
String s1,s2  
s1 = s2 = "java rocks"

For mutable classes

Reference r1 = Reference r2 = Reference r3 = new Object();`  

Three references + one object are created. All references point to the same object and your program will misbehave.

Solution 5:

You can do this:

String one, two, three = two = one = "";

But these will all point to the same instance. It won't cause problems with final variables or primitive types. This way, you can do everything in one line.