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Can you Set something equal to a string/word?
Set num1 = num2 + num3 -> this makes sense to me
Set newColor = purple -> Is this allowed?
Display newColor -> would this display "purple?"
2 Answers
- 7 years agoFavorite Answer
Typically, in any language, you need to put strings in quotes or single quotes, so Set newColor = "purple" would work and get displayed.
- 7 years ago
setting newColor to purple would result in the computer looking for a variable called "purple". A string is surrounded by single or double quotes.
When you are using a word without those, the computer looks for a variable. If it does not find one with that name, you will get a "reference error".
