The simple assignment operator (=) is used to assign a value to a variable. The assignment operation evaluates to the assigned value. Chaining the assignment operator is possible in order to assign a single value to multiple variables.
Assignment (=)
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Syntax
x = y
Examples
Simple assignment and chaining
// Assuming the following variables // x = 5 // y = 10 // z = 25 x = y // x is 10 x = y = z // x, y and z are all 25
Specifications
Browser compatibility
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Assignment |
1
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12
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1
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3
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3
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1
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1
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18
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4
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10.1
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1
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1.0
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1.0
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0.10.0
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See also
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/Assignment
