Destination = Expression

Assigns the value of an expression to one of the following elements:

• A local variable.
• A function parameter.
• A global or a class variable.
• An array slot.
• An object public variable.
• An object property.

This cannot be used to set the value returned by a function. To assign the value of a function, use the RETURN statement.

Some instructions that return something may use the assignment syntax too: EXEC, NEW, OPEN, RAISE, SHELL.

Example

Visual Basic™ permits the use of the LET statement as a keyword, such as LET A = 5 this is not permitted in Gambas. But it is not true anymore in Gambas 3.