Pascal - Assignment: :=

The assignment operator is used to assign a value to a variable. it can be used for any data type with the only condition that the first parameter (left side) must be a value receiver, for example a variable. depending on the programming language can be different terms for the assignment of values to the variables, for example depending on the type.

:=

Description

var :=expression;

Used keywords: :=

Input

var - value receiver
expression - Expressions

Compatible programing languages:
Object Pascal | Free Pascal

Examples

Pascal

Assignment the possible of use:

x := 1.234;         { x = 1.234}
y := x * 3.14;      { y = 3.87476}
if y<5 then
   y := y/ 3.14;

Pascal

Other pieces of example codes:

x := 250 div 8;

i :=10;

x := not(32 shr 2);

a3 := true and false;

a := 4 >= 2;

x := 10 * 5;

Assignment in another programming language:

Differences to: