How to define multiple variables in single statement

Question

In Python, I can define two variables with an array in one line.

>>>[a,b] = [1,2]
>>>a
1
>>>b
2

How do I do the same thing in Java?

I have a couple of variables in class PCT which type is final. Is there a way to define them in one line in a Python like fashion? The following format clearly does not work in Java. I could define them separately, but it will call the parseFile method twice which I want to avoid.

public class PCT {
    final int start;
    final int stop;
    public PCT (File file) {
        //......
        //......
        // the following statement does not compile
        [start, stop] = parseFile(file);
    }
    public int[] parseFile(File f) {
        int[] aa = new int[2];
        // ....
        // ....
        return aa;
    }
}

Answer 1

You can define multiple variables like this :

double a,b,c;

Each variable in one line can also be assigned to specific value too:

double a=3, b=5.2, c=3.5/3.5;

One more aspect is, while you are preparing common type variable in same line then from right assigned variables you can assign variable on left, for instance :

int a = 4, b = a+1, c=b*b;

Noticed, you can also practice arithmetic operations on variable by remaining in the same line.