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Pair

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## Description

The ":" is used to assign values to the Left and Right properties of a `Pair</api/language/pair>` in a `Var</api/language/var>` statement.

## Usage

``` xojo
Var p As Pair = value1 : value2 [ : value3 :... valueN ]
```

| Part        | Type                               | Description                                                                               |
|-------------|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| p           | `Pair</api/language/pair>`         | The `Pair</api/language/pair>` instance that contains the assigned Left and Right values. |
| value1      | `Variant</api/data_types/variant>` | The value of the Left property in the `Pair</api/language/pair>`.                         |
| value2      | `Variant</api/data_types/variant>` | The value of the Right property in the `Pair</api/language/pair>`.                        |
| value 3...N | `Variant</api/data_types/variant>` | Optional values, used to create a singly-linked list among pairs.                         |

## Notes

The syntax for the `Pair</api/language/pair>` declaration requires that the Left and Right properties be passed in this manner.

## Sample code

The following `Var</api/language/var>` statement creates a `Pair</api/language/pair>` instance:

``` xojo
Var p As Pair = 1 : 2
```

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The following `Var</api/language/var>` statement creates a singly linked list.

``` xojo
Var p As Pair = 1 : 2 : 3: 4 : 5
```

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The linked-list Pair syntax is not supported with Android.

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## Compatibility

|                       |     |
|-----------------------|-----|
| **Project Types**     | All |
| **Operating Systems** | All |

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`Pair</api/language/pair>` class; `Operator precedence</api/language/operators/operator_precedence>`

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