# Does constructing SharedArray always fill the values with zeros?

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/does-constructing-sharedarray-always-fill-the-values-with-zeros/7247>\
**Category:** Julia at Scale\
**Created:** [November 22, 2017, 2:21pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/does-constructing-sharedarray-always-fill-the-values-with-zeros/7247 "2017-11-22T14:21:09Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 22, 2017, 2:21pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/does-constructing-sharedarray-always-fill-the-values-with-zeros/7247/1 "2017-11-22T14:21:09Z")

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Does constructing SharedArray always fill the values with zeros?  
I have tested on my laptop, all creating returns an object filled with zeros.  
I wonder if this is guaranteed behavior.