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Assignment (VB.Net and Delphi Prism Cross Reference Guide)

By Mike Prestwood

VB.Net versus Delphi Prism: A side by side comparison between VB.Net and Delphi Prism.

Operators

A language symbol used for assignment, comparison, computational, or as a logical.

Assignment

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Common assignment operators for languages include =, ==, and :=. An assignment operator allows you to assign a value to a variable. The value can be a literal value like "Mike" or 42 or the value stored in another variable or returned by a function.

VB.Net: =

VB.Net uses = for it's assignment operator.

Syntax Example: 1 certification question.

Dim Age As Integer

Dim FullName As String

FullName = "Randy Spitz"
Age = 38

Delphi Prism: :=

Same as Delphi.

Syntax Example:

FullName: String;

Age: Integer;

FullName := "Randy Spitz";
Age := 38;