Assignment Operator

Use an equals sign to make a variable store a number, string, or other type of value.

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.

When you work in JavaScript or Python the equals sign is used:

item = 3

The ‘set’ block

In blocks, a variable assignment happens with the ||variables:set|| block when you set a value to a variable.

let item = 3

Setting a variable using the Toolbox

In the ||variables:Variables|| category of the Toolbox you can create or choose a variable to assign:

Setting a variable to 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.