Does twig support executing multiple statements inside a single {% %} block?

Question

Can I use construct like this in twig -

{% 
set a = 'first' 
set b = 'second' 
%}

instead of this -

{% set a = 'first' %}
{% set b = 'second' %}

Answer 1

You cannot execute several statements inside a single {% ... %} block, but the solution provided by CodeBrauer will do the trick. Anyway, keep in mind that the number of expressions on the left and on the right of the = sign must match.

This means that if the two (or three, etc.) variables share the same value, you must repeat that value. Example:

{# this will work as expected #}
{% set a, b, c = 'value', 'value', 'value' %}

{# this won't work #}
{% set a, b, c = 'value' %}