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:= (Assignment Operator)

Syntax

Variable := Value

Arguments

Variable

The name of a variable.

Value

The value to assign to the variable.

Description

The := operator assigns a value to a variable. It can be distinguished from the = operator, which can be used to test equality.

Example

dim x as N
x = 2

? eval("x:=3")
= 3

? eval("x=3")
= .T.

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