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 As usual, one can define, assign and refer to a variable. Variable definitions are made with the keyword **def**. Note that AmbientTalk is a dynamically typed language, so variables do not have a type but can contain any value.
-In the examples we use the interactive AmbientTalk shell (iat) where the input and output prompt are represented by > and <code>>></code> respectively.
+In the examples we use the interactive AmbientTalk shell (iat) where the input and output prompt are represented by > and %%>>%% respectively.
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-When using the '':='' assignment operator, beware of the following syntactic annoyance: the expression ''a := 1'' denotes an assignment to the variable "a", while ''a:= 1'' is misunderstood by the parser as "a: = 1", which is the invocation of a keyworded message named ''a:''. Keyworded message sends will be explained later on in this chapter. Hence, as a general rule, don't forget to always put a space between the variable name and the '':='' operator.
+When using the '':='' assignment operator, beware of the following syntactic annoyance: the expression ''a := 1'' denotes an assignment to the variable ''a'', while ''a:= 1'' is misunderstood by the parser as ''a: = 1'', which is the invocation of a keyworded message named ''a:''. Keyworded message sends will be explained later on in this chapter. Hence, as a general rule, don't forget to always put a space between the variable name and the '':='' operator.
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