# How to push scalar into an empty vector

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-push-scalar-into-an-empty-vector/106555
**Category:** General Usage
**Created:** [November 22, 2023, 1:00am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-push-scalar-into-an-empty-vector/106555 "2023-11-22T01:00:52Z")
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### Author: ![PeX](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/pex/32/49986_2.png) [@PeX](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/PeX)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2023, 1:00am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-push-scalar-into-an-empty-vector/106555/1 "2023-11-22T01:00:52Z")

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Hi all!  
I’m trying to create an empty vector that will be pushed with values inside a for loop. I tried the following:

```julia

δ_arr = Vector{Any}[]
ϵ₀_arr = Vector{Any}[]
M_arr = range(0.01e6, 0.9e6, 10)

	for i in 1:length(M_arr)
		ep, si, t_b, lag, amp = strain_ampli_f(𝑓, M_arr[i], B_g)
		push!(ϵ₀_arr, amp)
		push!(δ_arr, lag)
	end	

```

But for some reason I’m getting:

```julia
MethodError: Cannot `convert` an object of type Float64 to an object of type Vector{Any}

```

On the push command. Not sure what I’m missing. Appreciate any help!!  
Thank you!

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### Author: ![Oscar\_Smith](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/oscar_smith/32/25343_2.png) [@Oscar\_Smith](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Oscar_Smith)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2023, 1:02am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-push-scalar-into-an-empty-vector/106555/2 "2023-11-22T01:02:56Z")

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You want `Any[]` (or just `[]`). `Vector{Any}[]` is a `Vector` that stores `Vector{Any}`s.

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### Author: ![PeX](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/pex/32/49986_2.png) [@PeX](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/PeX)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2023, 1:04am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-push-scalar-into-an-empty-vector/106555/3 "2023-11-22T01:04:34Z")

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Perfect!! That was lightning fast and enlightening 🙂
