03 — Set: store a value

A value is a box with a name. set puts something in the box, and show takes it out later.

#Steps

1. Create store.nme:

   set greeting to Hello
   show greeting
   

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   This prints Hello. The name greeting now stands for that text.

2. Numbers work the same way:

   set answer to 7
   set answer to 10
   show answer
   

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   answer is a box: putting 10 in replaces 7, so the program prints 10.

3. Korean puts the name first:

   인사는 안녕하세요
   정답은 7
   

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   인사는 ... and 정답은 ... store text and numbers exactly like the English forms.

4. The action word can come after the name too:

   name save Mina
   이름 저장 민수
   

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5. Several values at once go in a list, separated by commas:

   set friends to list of Mina, Ada
   append Grace to friends
   show friends
   

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   Writing nothing after list of gives an empty list, which is how you start when the values arrive later:

   set jobs to list of
   append sweeping to jobs
   show jobs
   

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   The Korean forms are 친구들은 목록 민수, 지안 and 친구들에 서준 넣어.

#Try it yourself

Store your age as a number and a favorite place as text, then show both:

set age to 12
set place to Seoul
show place

#What you learned

• set name to value stores a value; 이름은 값 is the Korean form.
• Putting a new value in a name replaces the old one.
• Text and numbers are both stored without quotes.
• name save value / 이름 저장 값 are accepted word orders.
• set friends to list of Mina, Ada keeps several values under one name, and append Grace to friends adds one more.