Here are some examples of the simplest form of assignment:

    // declare a few variables for the examples
    long a,b,c;
    double x,y;

    // now some assignment statements
    a = 1;
    b = 6;
    c = -12345;
    x = 12.34;
    y = 34.5E2;        // means 34.5 * 10 to power 2
    etc


'=' should be read as 'becomes', NOT 'equals'.

In C++, the right-hand-side of the = is evaluated first, resulting in a single number. This is then assigned to (stored in) the