Assignment
To assign means to store a value in a variable.
Related concepts: ValueVariable
Closest Wikipedia entry: Assignment (computer science)
Misconceptions about Assignment17 documented Misconceptions
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AssignCompares
= compares two values
AssignmentCopiesObject
Assignment copies the object
AssignmentNotExpression
An assignment a=b is not an expression
ExpressionAssigns
An expression that reads a variable also updates its value after the evaluation
LocalVariablesAutoInitialized
Local variables are automatically initialized
MustInitializeFieldInConstructor
Constructors must assign values to all fields
ThisAssignable
One can assign to this
VariablesHoldExpressions
= stores an expression in a variable