Assignment
To assign means to store a value in a variable.
Related concepts: ValueVariable
Closest Wikipedia entry: Assignment (computer science)
Misconceptions about Assignment16 documented Misconceptions
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AssignCompares — Java
= compares two valuesAssignCompares — Python
= compares two valuesAssignmentCopiesObject — Java
Assignment copies the objectAssignmentCopiesObject — JavaScript
Assignment copies the objectAssignmentCopiesObject — Python
Assignment copies the objectAssignmentNotExpression — Java
An assignment a=b is not an expressionConstDeclarationCanBeLeftUninitialized — JavaScript
Declarations of constants do not need to be immediately initializedExpressionAssigns — Java
An expression that reads a variable also updates its value after the evaluationExpressionAssigns — Scratch
An expression that reads a variable also updates its value after the evaluationLocalVariablesAutoInitialized — Java
Local variables are automatically initializedMandatoryAssignment — JavaScript
An expression must be assigned to have a valid statementMustInitializeFieldInConstructor — Java
Constructors must assign values to all fieldsThisAssignable — Java
One can assign to thisThisAssignable — JavaScript
One can assign to thisVariablesHoldExpressions — Java
= stores an expression in a variableVariablesHoldExpressions — Python
= stores an expression: it stores a reference to the expression in a variable