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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[Variable declaration]] and variable '''assignment''' are two separate terms but are often confused.<br />
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== What is assignment? ==<br />
'''Assignment''' is when we set the [[value]] of a [[variable]].<br />
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In most [[Static typing|statically-typed]] languages, we must first [[Variable declaration|declare]] (create) the variable before we can give it a value. In some languages like [[Python]], however, we can [[Variable initialization|initialize]] any [[variable]] without needing to first [[Variable declaration|declare]] it.<br />
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== How does it differ from [[initialization]]? ==<br />
[[Initialization]] is also the process of giving a [[variable]] a [[value]]. So what's the difference?<br />
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Assignment is whenever we '''change''' the [[value]] of any [[variable]], while '''[[initialization]]''' is '''only when it is first given a [[value]]'''.<br />
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This means that '''[[initialization]]''' is a ''type'' of '''assignment'''<br />
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== Example: declaration and initialization in C ==<br />
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int a; // declaration: we create the 'a' variable<br />
a = 72; // initialization: we give 'a' a value<br />
char b = 'b'; // declaration and initialization<br />
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