Declaring variables in batch script
This article will demonstrate how to declare and define variables in a batch script.
Declaring variables in batch script
In Batch, you do not need to use any additional keywords to declare integer, float, double, or string type variables.
The general format for declaring variables in a batch script is as follows.
grammar:
set VARIABLE_NAME=VALUE
Let's look at some examples on this topic.
Declaring variables with numeric values in batch scripts
The following example will demonstrate how to declare a variable and provide a numerical value to it. After that, the variable value is printed as output.
example:
@echo off
set numeric_var=20
set numeric_var1=8.979
echo %numeric_var%
echo %numeric_var1%
Output:
20
8.979
Declare variable with string value in batch script
The following example will demonstrate how to declare a string variable. Afterwards, the variable value is displayed as output.
example:
@echo off
set string_var=This is a string
echo %string_var%
Output:
This is a string
请记住, all the methods discussed here are written using batch scripts and only work on Windows CMD.
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