# Storage (/ink/storage)
You can read more about using variables in ink on the [official documentation](https://github.com/inkle/ink/blob/master/Documentation/WritingWithInk.md#part-3-variables-and-logic).
***ink*** also supports variables, both temporary and global, storing numerical and content data, or even story flow commands. It is fully-featured in terms of logic, and contains a few additional structures to help keep the often complex logic of a branching story better organised.
In the ***ink* + Pixi’VN integration**, the variables `VAR` and `CONST` are equivalent to variables in storage and the variables `temp` are equivalent to temporary variables in storage.
The name of the ***ink*** variables corresponds to the key of a variable in the storage.
## Define [#define]
This functionality in Javascript/TypeScript corresponds to "Default storage variables".
You can define a variable in ***ink*** with the following code:
ink
CLI
```ink
VAR myVariable = 42
```
```txt
VAR =
where:
variable_name = the name of the variable
value = the initial value of the variable
```
## Set [#set]
This functionality in Javascript/TypeScript corresponds to `storage.set`.
You can set a variable in ***ink*** with the following code:
ink
CLI
```ink
~ myVariable = 100
```
```txt
~ =
where:
variable_name = the name of an already declared variable
value = the new value to assign
```
## Get [#get]
This functionality in Javascript/TypeScript corresponds to `storage.get`.
In ink, variables can be used for different purposes. For each of these purposes, the way to get the value of a variable is different.
ink
CLI
```ink
The value of myDuration is: {myDuration}
```
```txt
{}
where:
variable_name = the name of the variable to print or evaluate
```
For example:
```ink title="ink"
The value of myDuration is: {myDuration}
# show image bg /image.png with dissolve duration {myDuration}
{myDuration > 5:
The duration is greater than 5.
- else:
The duration is 5 or less.
}
```