Top "Variable-assignment" questions

What does the keyword Set actually do in VBA?

Hopefully an easy question, but I'd quite like a technical answer to this! What's the difference between: i = 4 and Set …

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Shortest way to check for null and assign another value if not

I am pulling varchar values out of a DB and want to set the string I am assigning them to …

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Python: Assign Value if None Exists

I am a RoR programmer new to Python. I am trying to find the syntax that will allow me to …

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Global variables in R

I am poking into the manuals, I wanted to ask the community: How can we set global variables inside a …

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Linux bash: Multiple variable assignment

Does exist in linux bash something similar to the following code in PHP: list($var1, $var2, $var3) = function_that_returns_…

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R: += (plus equals) and ++ (plus plus) equivalent from c++/c#/java, etc.?

Does R have a concept of += (plus equals) or ++ (plus plus) as c++/c#/others do?

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Multiple left-hand assignment with JavaScript

var var1 = 1, var2 = 1, var3 = 1; This is equivalent to this: var var1 = var2 = var3 = 1; I'm fairly certain this is the order …

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Check if returned value is not null and if so assign it, in one line, with one method call

Java is littered with statements like: if(cage.getChicken() != null) { dinner = cage.getChicken(); } else { dinner = getFreeRangeChicken(); } Which takes two calls …

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Assignment inside lambda expression in Python

I have a list of objects and I want to remove all objects that are empty except for one, using …

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Creating an array from a text file in Bash

A script takes a URL, parses it for the required fields, and redirects its output to be saved in a …

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