title: Declaring multiple variables in Scala
body: <p>I'd like to use <code>val</code> to declare multiple variable like this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>val a = 1, b = 2, c = 3
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>But for whatever reason, it's a syntax error, so I ended up using either:</p>
  
  <pre><code>val a = 1
  val b = 2
  val c = 3
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>or</p>
  
  <pre><code>val a = 1; val b = 2; val c = 3;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I personally find both options overly verbose and kind of ugly.</p>
  
  <p><strong>Is there a better option?</strong></p>
  
  <p>Also, I know Scala is very well thought-out language, so why isn't the <code>val a = 1, b = 2, c = 3</code> syntax allowed?</p>