The → Command

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Command Summary

Stores a value to a variable.

Command Syntax

Value→Variable

Menu Location

Press [STO►]

Calculator Compatibility

TI-83/84/+/SE

Token Size

1 byte

The → (store) command will store a number, variable, or expression to a variable, using the respective value(s) of the variable(s) at the time. When storing a value in a variable, you have the value on the left side of → and the variable that it will be stored to on the right side.

:1→X
           1

:{1.3,5.7,9.11→ABC
           {1.3 5.7 9.11}

:"HELLO WORLD→Str1
           "HELLO WORLD"

Advanced

It's not easy to put a → symbol into a string, since "→→Str1 would produce a syntax error (and in general, when the calculator 'sees' a → symbol, it assumes that the string is over, and interprets the symbol literally).

However, you can use Equ►String( (outside a program) to get the → or " symbols in a string:

1. Type them on the home screen and press [ENTER]
2. Select 1:Quit when the ERR:SYNTAX comes up.
3. Press [Y=] to go to the equation editor.
4. Press [2nd] [ENTRY] to recall the symbols to Y₁
5. Now, use Equ►String(Y₁,Str1) to store the symbols to a string.

Optimization

You can remove closing parentheses, braces, brackets, and quotes that are before a → command.

Here are a series of examples of using the → command. The first line of each example uses more bytes than necessary. The line following strips out the unnecessary characters and uses less bytes.

Real Variables

1/(2*(3/4))→X
1/(2(3/4→X

Strings

"Hello"→Str1
"Hello→Str1

Lists

{1,2,3,2(X+1)}→L₁
{1,2,3,2(X+1→L₁

5→L₁(1)
5→L₁(1

{4,5,6}→∟LISTX
{4,5,6→LISTX

Tip: You can remove the ∟ character when storing an entire list to a custom named list, but you must keep the ∟ character present when storing to a specific item, such as 3→∟LISTX(1

Related Commands

• DelVar
• The ∟ Command - used when referencing lists with a custom name

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