Top "Colon-equals" questions

For questions regarding the `:=` operator available in several languages

What does := mean in Go?

I'm following this tutorial, specifically exercise 8: http://tour.golang.org/#8 package main import "fmt" func swap(x, y string) (string, …

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C++, what is := used for?

I'm seeing this in a program. I can't find anything on ":=". What is it used for? The program says: val1 := …

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The forgotten assignment operator "=" and the commonplace ":="

The documentation for PL/pgSQL says, that declaration and assignment to variables is done with :=. But a simple, shorter and …

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What does ":=" mean in Pseudocode?

Really basic syntax question in pseudocode. What does := mean in Pseudocode?Example a := 1

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delphi object assign vs :=

Could someone explain the difference between: (1.) newObj := TMyObject.Create; newObj.Assign(oldObj); and (2.) newObj := oldObj; in 2. does newObj and oldObj …

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What is the R assignment operator := for?

By digging into R source code (file R-3.2.2/src/main/gram.y lines 2836 to 2852) I found that the R parser/…

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What does a := (colon equals) in VB.NET do?

Possible Duplicate: What is the use of the := syntax? I've tried hunting down the MDSN documentation for := in VB.NET …

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What does := mean in vb.net?

We have this method call: SendAck(AppData:=AppData, Status:=Status, StatusMessage:=StatusMessage, IsApplication:=IsApplication) And here is the definition: Private …

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