pxt-calliope/docs/blocks/variables/assign.md

Assignment Operator

Use an equals sign to make a variable store the number or string you say.

When you use the equals sign to store something in a variable, the equals sign is called an assignment operator, and what you store is called a value.

Storing numbers in variables

This program makes the variable item equal 5 and then shows it on the LED screen.

let item = 5
basic.showNumber(item)

Storing strings in variables

This program makes the variable name equal Joe and then shows it on the LED screen.

let name = "Joe"
basic.showString(name);

Notes

You can use the assignment operator with variables of every type. A type is which kind of thing a variable can store, like a number or string.

See also

variable, types