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Computers
must be told what value to assign to
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variables,
using an assignment statement such as
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averageOverClass = 21.14
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mayor = “Paul Schell”
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The
general form of an assignment statement is
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<variable
name> <assignment symbol> <expression>
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Languages
use different assignment symbols:
= :=
¬
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Read
assignment as “is assigned”, or “becomes” or “gets”
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All
three components must always be present
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Fundamental
property of assignment
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The
“flow” of information is always right-to-left
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destination = source
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changedVariable = value
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