C++, what is := used for?

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I'm seeing this in a program. I can't find anything on ":=". What is it used for?

The program says:

val1 := val1 * (val2 + result);
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Absolutely nothing. The := operator is an assignment operator in other languages. C++, like C, uses just the = operator.

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It could be ALGOL 68 or Pascal but it probably is pseudo code where it is common to use := for assignments and = for comparisons. In C++ there is no := operator.