Simple Assignment

There are several forms of the assignment statement, but its most common use is of the form:

Format

variable = expr

variable	Variable name.
expr	Valid expression. An expression is a value that is evaluated at the time of execution and can be anything from a simple constant to a complex sequence of variables, operators, and functions.

For a simple example, to assign the variable NUMBER to the constant number 4:

NUMBER = 4

Similarly, to assign the variable NAME to the constant string FRED:

NAME = "FRED"