Storing Values with the Assignment Operator Help! A should be assigned to B

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Help! A should be assigned to B

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// Setup
var a;
var b = 2;
var a = 7;
var b = 7;

// Only change code below this line

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Link to the challenge:
https://learn.freecodecamp.org/javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/storing-values-with-the-assignment-operator

so the first thing you had to do was assign 7 to a, which you did perfectly by writing:

a = 7;

Now, they want you to assign a to b. So, just do the exact same thing you did but with a and b.
(that is, if I said, assign 20 to b, then you would write b = 20 right? So a to b is no different than 20 to b. Exactly the same but instead of 20 , use a).

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Like: var b = a;
Thanks brain raked a bit an i’m just starting.

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In the example it was written

myNum = myVar;

So I thought it is enough if I write a=b; since they are both variables. But nope, it does not work. var a=var b; also does not work. Example was wrong! :slight_smile:

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Anyway, it is correct that you can assign the value of b to a using a = b
var a = var b is a syntax error. var is the keyword to declare a variable, it can’t be used in the part that is going to be assigned

Also they want you to assign a to b, not b to a

I misunderstood the task but now I understand. Thanks, I really tried to assign a to be when a is 7. My bad.

I also have a problem with this topic

var a;
var b = 2;

// Only change code below this line
a = 7
var b = a

I ran the test but it says " a should be assigned to b with ="
not quite sure what I have done wrong

You didn't close your values.

// Setup

var a;

var b = 2


// Only change code below this line

a = 7;

b = a ;

The closing tag ";" is very important in your code.