# How to set the elements of an array of defined type in one line?

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**Created:** [August 11, 2021, 4:52am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-set-the-elements-of-an-array-of-defined-type-in-one-line/66171 "2021-08-11T04:52:01Z")\
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Thank you very much!  
Indeed, I was thinking of some more generic/native solutions such as just using for \_ in 1:2 as you suggested, something similar with the link below,

> [@How to define many variables in few lines?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-define-many-variables-in-few-lines/65788/4):
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> Maybe something like this: (a,b,c,d,e) = (Ref{Float64}(1.0) for \_ in 1:5)

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