Assignment Operators

Assign x=y

You assign a value to a variable using the Assign operator (=). Do not confuse this operator with the comparison operator Equal (==) or the Define operator (:=). Assign puts the value of y in the storage location named x. x can be a variable, node name, list element, or object property.

Compound Assignment x^=y
x*=y
x/=y
x%=y
x+=y
x-=y
x<<=y
x>>=y
x>>>=y
x&=y
x~=y
x|=y

Eleven Compound Assignment operators perform an operation in addition to making an assignment. For example, the expression total+=2 adds 2 to the variable named total. This is equivalent to total=total+2. Similarly, the expression total*=5 is equivalent to total=total*5.