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Assignments
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<div class="black"><font size="-2"><b>Syntax</b></font></div>
<pre class="syntax"><u>Destination</u> <b>=</b> <u>Expression</u></pre><p>

Assigns the value of an expression to one of the following elements:
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<li>A local variable.
<li>A function parameter.
<li>A global or a class variable.
<li>An array slot.
<li>An object public variable.
<li>An object property.
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Some instructions that return something may use the assignment syntax too:
<tt><a href="exec+en">EXEC</a></tt>, <tt><a href="new+en">NEW</a></tt>, <tt><a href="open+en">OPEN</a></tt>, <tt><a href="raise+en">RAISE</a></tt>, <tt><a href="shell+en">SHELL</a></tt>.
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<div class="gray"><font size="-2"><b>Example</b></font></div>
<pre class="example">iVal = 1972
Name = &quot;[/def/gambas]&quot;
hObject.Property = iVal
cCollection[sKey] = Name
...</pre>
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<hr><b>See also</b><br>
<a href="assignop+en">Assignment Operators</a>&nbsp; <a href="exec+en">EXEC</a>&nbsp; <a href="new+en">NEW</a>&nbsp; <a href="open+en">OPEN</a>&nbsp; <a href="raise+en">RAISE</a>&nbsp; <a href="shell+en">SHELL</a>&nbsp;

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