variable_name := expression;
VALUE := MAX_VALUE - 1;
SHADE := BLUE;
U := DOT_PRODUCT(V, W); -- see 6.5
WRITER := (STATUS => OPEN, UNIT => PRINTER, LINE_COUNT => 60);
-- see 3.7.3
NEXT_CAR.all
:= (72074, null
); -- see 3.8.1
I, J : INTEGER
range
1 .. 10;
K : INTEGER range
1 .. 20; ...
K := J; -- compatible ranges
J := K; -- will raise the exception CONSTRAINT_ERROR if K > 10
A : STRING(1 .. 31);
B : STRING(3 .. 33); ...
A(4 .. 12) := A(1 .. 9); -- A(1 .. 12) = "tartar sauce"