The simple assignment operator (=
) is used to assign a value to a
variable. The assignment operation evaluates to the assigned value. Chaining the
assignment operator is possible in order to assign a single value to multiple variables
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Syntax
Operator: x = y
Examples
Simple assignment and chaining
// Assuming the following variables
// x = 5
// y = 10
// z = 25
x = y // x is 10
x = y = z // x, y and z are all 25
Specifications
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