VBAC, section 8.22.11 Assigner Call Validity rule An Assigner_call of the form target := source where target and source are expressions, is valid if and only if it satisfies the following conditions: 1 source is compatible with target. 2 The Equivalent Dot Form of target is a qualified Object_call whose feature has an assigner command. 3 If the query of the Object_call is stable, then the type of the source is attached.