# Automatically setting attributes **URL:** \ **Category:** ruby-talk\ **Created:** [29 July 2004 02:51 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/automatically-setting-attributes/12806 "2004-07-29T02:51:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mehr\_Assaph\_Assaph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/77aa72/32.png) [@Mehr\_Assaph\_Assaph](https://rubytalk.org/u/Mehr_Assaph_Assaph)\ **Post date:** [29 July 2004 02:51 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/automatically-setting-attributes/12806/1 "2004-07-29T02:51:08Z")
> Do those methods have any advantages over doing > @goo, @moo = 0, 0 You only write one zero... 馃檪 The only real difference is in Joel's method of grepping for sym= type methods, where you don't have to specify the variables names. ---
**Author:** ![David\_A\_Black3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6a8cbe/32.png) [@David\_A\_Black3](https://rubytalk.org/u/David_A_Black3)\ **Post date:** [29 July 2004 03:04 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/automatically-setting-attributes/12806/2 "2004-07-29T03:04:46Z")
Hi -- > **路路路** > > On Thu, 29 Jul 2004, Mehr, Assaph (Assaph) wrote: > > > \> Do those methods have any advantages over doing > > \> @goo, @moo = 0, 0 > > > > You only write one zero... 馃檪 > > @goo = @moo = 0 # 馃檪 > > David > > -- > David A. Black > dblack@wobblini.net ---
**Author:** ![Joe\_Laughlin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Joe\_Laughlin](https://rubytalk.org/u/Joe_Laughlin)\ **Post date:** [31 July 2004 00:11 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/automatically-setting-attributes/12806/3 "2004-07-31T00:11:47Z")
David A. Black wrote: > Hi -- > > > > Do those methods have any advantages over doing > > > @goo, @moo = 0, 0 > > > > You only write one zero... 馃檪 > > @goo = @moo = 0 # 馃檪 > > David I like! > **路路路** > > > On Thu, 29 Jul 2004, Mehr, Assaph (Assaph) wrote: