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Posted by nicolaspeterson
nicolaspeterson
8,569 Points

Can someone please ELI5 the difference between single and double equal signs?

I don't understand the difference between assignment and comparison. Or, what comparison even achieves in this video.

1 Answer

Joseph Yhu
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Joseph Yhu
PHP Development Techdegree Graduate 48,637 Points

Do you want to check if x equals 3? Use the double equals. Do you want to assign 3 to x? Use the single equals.

nicolaspeterson
nicolaspeterson
8,569 Points

Really ran with the ELI5 part... thanks!