.. _newvalue:

newvalue
********


**Syntax:** :code:`newvalue(name, type, value)`

Creates a new variable.

.. note::
	In Python/pi2py2, one should use the newstring command.


This command can be used in the distributed processing mode. Use :ref:`distribute` command to change processing mode from local to distributed.

Arguments
---------

name [input]
~~~~~~~~~~~~

**Data type:** string

Name of the variable in the system.

type [input]
~~~~~~~~~~~~

**Data type:** string

**Default value:** string

Data type of the variable. Can be 'string', 'int', 'real', or 'bool'.

value [input]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~

**Data type:** string

**Default value:** ""

Initial value of the variable

See also
--------

:ref:`set`, :ref:`clear`