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Programming => Problems & Solutions => Topic started by: jcfuller on February 25, 2018, 01:26:52 PM

Title: := operator
Post by: jcfuller on February 25, 2018, 01:26:52 PM

Charles,
  What is the := operator?
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James

Title: Re: := operator
Post by: Charles Pegge on February 25, 2018, 04:21:32 PM

:= is an assignment operator which can be used inside a conditional expression, disinct from '=' as an equality operator.

Typical use:

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    while bRet := GetMessage @wm, 0, 0, 0

       if bRet == -1 then
       '  show an error message
       ...