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VB Classic Operators

Assignment

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Common assignment operators for languages include =, ==, and :=. An assignment operator allows you to assign a value to a variable. The value can be a literal value like "Mike" or 42 or the value stored in another variable or returned by a function.

VB Classic: =

VB Classic uses = for it's assignment operator.

Syntax Example:

Dim Age As Integer

Dim FullName As String
    
FullName = "Randy Spitz"

Age = 38

Cross Reference Examples:

Access VBA: =

Access uses = for it's assignment operator.

Syntax Example:

Dim Age As Integer

Dim FullName As String
    
FullName = "Randy Spitz"

Age = 38

ASP Classic: =

ASP Classic uses = for it's assignment operator.

Syntax Example:

FullName = "Randy Spitz"
Age = 38

C#: =

C# uses = for it's assignment operator.

Syntax Example:

int Age;

string FullName;

  
Age = 42;

FullName = "Randy Spitz";

C++: =

C++ uses = for it's assignment operator.

Syntax Example:

int Age;

string FullName; //#include <string>

  
Age = 42;

FullName = "Randy Spitz";

C++/CLI: =

C++/CLI uses = for it's assignment operator.

Syntax Example:

int Age;

string FullName;

  
Age = 42;

FullName = "Randy Spitz";

Corel Paradox: =

ObjectPAL uses = for it's assignment operator.

Syntax Example: 1 certification question.

var
 FullName String
   Age SmallInt
endVar

FullName = "Randy Spitz"
Age = 42

Delphi: :=

Delphi uses := for it's assignment operator.

Syntax Example:

var

  FullName: String;

  Age: Integer;

begin

  FullName := "Randy Spitz";
  Age := 38;

end

Delphi Prism: :=

Same as Delphi.

Syntax Example:

FullName: String;

Age: Integer;

FullName := "Randy Spitz";
Age := 38;

Java: =

Java uses = for it's assignment operator.

JavaScript: =

JavaScript uses = for it's assignment operator.

Syntax Example:

//Regular assignment.

LastName = 'Spitz';

//Variable declaration with assignment.

var FullName = 'Randy Spitz';

var Age = 38;

JavaScript Operators

Perl: =

Perl assignment operators:

=	Assignment	$x = 8;
+=	Addition	$x += 8;
-=	Substraction	$x -= 8;
*=	Muliplication	$x *= 8;
/=	Division	$x /= 8;
%=	Modulus	$x %= 8;
**=	Exponent	$x **= 8;

Syntax Example:

$FullName = "Randy Spitz";
$Age = 38;

PHP: =

PHP uses = for it's assignment operator.

Syntax Example:

$fullname = "Randy Spitz";

$age = 38;

VB.Net: =

VB.Net uses = for it's assignment operator.

Syntax Example: 1 certification question.

Dim Age As Integer

Dim FullName As String

FullName = "Randy Spitz"
Age = 38