Set two variables the same value on one line Apr26 '06
Just a quick tip that helped me out earlier today... Thought I’d document it, in case I forget.
I’ve always found it handy to, if possible, declare variables on the same line:
var myHouse, myCar;
var myHouse = "red", myCar = "blue";
However, what if two variables share the same value?
This is redundant:
var myHouse = "red", myCar = "red";
Rather, you can do this:
var myHouse = myCar = "red";
This works in JavaScript, and PHP - as far as I’ve tested. It may work in other languages, as well.
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