How can I declare and define multiple variables in one line using C++?

As of C++17, you can use Structured Bindings:

#include <iostream>
#include <tuple>

int main () 
{
    auto [hello, world] = std::make_tuple("Hello ", "world!");
    std::cout << hello << world << std::endl;
    return 0;
}

Demo

I wouldn't recommend this, but if you're really into it being one line and only writing 0 once, you can also do this:

int row, column, index = row = column = 0;

As others have mentioned, from C++17 onwards you can make use of structured bindings for multiple variable assignments.

Combining this with std::array and template argument deduction we can write a function that assigns a value to an arbitrary number of variables without repeating the type or value.

#include <iostream>
#include <array>

template <int N, typename T> auto assign(T value)
{
    std::array<T, N> out;
    out.fill(value);
    return out;
}

int main()
{
    auto [a, b, c] = assign<3>(1);

    for (const auto& v : {a, b, c})
    {
        std::cout << v << std::endl;
    }

    return 0;
}

Demo