2016-03-26 00:47:20 +01:00
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# Assignment Operator
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2016-04-02 01:22:47 +02:00
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Set the value for local and global variables.
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### @parent blocks/operators
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Set or change the value of a variable
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````blocks
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let item = 0
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````
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Use the assignment operator to set or change the value of a [variable](/microbit/reference/variables/var).
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### Declare a variable
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Declare a new *local* variable using the [variable](/microbit/reference/variables/var) statement and the assignment operator. Like this:
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````blocks
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let num1 = 42;
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let name = "Joe";
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````
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The variable's name is on the left of the assignment operator and the variable's value is on the right:
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````blocks
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let num1 = 42
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````
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### Notes
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* You can use the assignment operator with variables of each of the supported [types](/microbit/blocks/types).
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### Lessons
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[rotation animation](/microbit/lessons/rotation-animation)
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### See also
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[variable](/microbit/reference/variables/var), [types](/microbit/blocks/types)
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