int b = -256; // Declare variable 'b' and assign it the value -256
int c = a + b; // Declare variable 'c' and assign it the sum of 'a' and 'b'
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</example>
<description><![CDATA[
Datatype for integers, numbers without a decimal point. Integers can be as large as 2,147,483,647 and as low as -2,147,483,648. They are stored as 32 bits of information. The first time a variable is written, it must be declared with a statement expressing its datatype. Subsequent uses of this variable must not reference the datatype because Processing will think the variable is being declared again.
]]></description>
<syntax>
int <c>var</c>
int <c>var</c> = <c>value</c>
</syntax>
<parameter>
<label>var</label>
<description><![CDATA[variable name referencing the value]]></description>