BrightSign BrightScript 3.0 Reference Manual - Manual (Page 19)

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a=5
If a=5 then print "a is 5"
Unlike the C language, BrightScript does not support use of the = assignment operator inside an expression. This is
meant to eliminate a common class of bugs caused by confusion between assignment and comparison.
When assignment occurs, intrinsic types are copied, while BrightScript Objects are reference counted.