Variables

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Variables store data that your program can use and modify.

Declaring Variables

Mux has explicit typing with type inference. You can declare variables with explicit types or let Mux infer the type:

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The auto keyword works well when the type is obvious from the value:

Some cases require an explicit type because the type can't be inferred:

Empty collections: auto empty = [] (error - can't infer element type)
Use explicit types: list<int> numbers = [], map<string, int> ages = {:}, set<int> ids = {}

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Use const to declare values that never change:

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Variables can be incremented or decremented using ++ and --:

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