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diff --git a/docs/source/lang/cpp/assignment.rst b/docs/source/lang/cpp/assignment.rst deleted file mode 100644 index 6379298..0000000 --- a/docs/source/lang/cpp/assignment.rst +++ /dev/null @@ -1,60 +0,0 @@ -.. highlight:: cpp - -.. _lang-assignment: - -Assignment Operator (``=``) -=========================== - -Stores the value to the right of the equal sign in the variable to -the left of the equal sign. - -The single equal sign in the C++ programming language is called the -assignment operator. It has a different meaning than in algebra -class, where it indicated an equation or equality. The assignment -operator tells the microcontroller to evaluate whatever value or -expression is on the right side of the equal sign, and store it in -the variable to the left of the equal sign [#fgross]_. - -Example -------- - -:: - - int sensVal; // declare an integer variable named sensVal - sensVal = analogRead(0); // store the (digitized) input voltage at analog pin 0 in sensVal - -Programming Tips ----------------- - -The variable on the left side of the assignment operator (``=`` sign) -needs to be able to hold the value stored in it. If it is not large -enough to hold a value, the value stored in the variable will be -incorrect. - -Don't confuse the assignment operator ``=`` (single equal sign) with -the comparison operator ``==`` (double equal signs), which evaluates -whether two expressions are equal. - -Arduino Compatibility ---------------------- - -Assignments on the Maple are identical to those on Arduino. - -See Also --------- - -- :ref:`if <lang-if>` -- :ref:`char <lang-char>` -- :ref:`int <lang-int>` -- :ref:`long long <lang-longlong>` - -.. rubric:: Footnotes - -.. [#fgross] Experienced C++ programmers know this to be an - oversimplification of what happens when the variable on the left - hand side is an object. See Richard Gillam's wonderful and scary - `The Anatomy of the Assignment Operator - <http://icu-project.org/docs/papers/cpp_report/the_anatomy_of_the_assignment_operator.html>`_ - for more information. - -.. include:: /arduino-cc-attribution.txt |