Updated on 2024-09-02 GMT+08:00

Assignment Statement

Syntax

Figure 1 shows the syntax diagram for assigning a value to a variable.

Figure 1 assignment_value::=

The above syntax diagram is explained as follows:

  • variable_name indicates the name of a variable.
  • value can be a value or an expression. The type of value must be compatible with the type of variable_name.

Examples

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DECLARE
    emp_id  INTEGER := 7788; --Assignment
BEGIN
    emp_id := 5; --Assignment
    emp_id := 5*7784;
END;
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