Operator =[>] (Assign)

lhs
T1
rhs
T2

This operator assigns the value of its right-hand side operand (rhs) to its left-hand side operand (lhs). The right-hand side operand must be implicitly convertible to the left-hand side type (T1) (for conversion of a boolean to an integer, false or true boolean value becomes 0 or -1 integer value). For example, you cannot assign a numeric value to a string type; to do that, first convert the numeric value to a string using Str or WStr.
Assignment between arrays is not supported presently.

Avoid confusion with Operator = (Equal), which also uses the '=' symbol.
For this purpose and for solving some cases of ambiguity of the parser (see Byref (Function Results)), the alternative symbol '=>' can be used for assignments (in place of '=') from fbc version 0.90 (same as already for the initializers).
This operator can be overloaded for user-defined types.

Dim i As Integer
i = 420    ' <- this is the assignment operator

If  i = 69 Then   '<-this is the equivalence operator 
  Print "ERROR: i should equal 420"
  End -1
End If

Print "All is good."
End 0

' compile with -lang fblite or qb

#lang "fblite"

Dim i As Integer
Let i = 300 ' <-alternate syntax

• In the -lang qb dialect, this operator cannot be overloaded.
  
• In the -lang qb dialect, an assignment expression can be preceded by the Let keyword.
  
  

• None
  
  

• Operator = (Equal)
  
• Operator Let (Assignment)
  
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