Synopsis: variable_name = value;

An assignment statement is almost the same as a declaration statement. Just leave out the declaration. It is an error to assign a value to a variable that has not already been declared or to a variable of different data type.

{
    integer number = 0;

    number = number + 1;
    number = 2 * number;
    number = "Don't assign me to integers!";     // This will cause an error!!!
}