newvalue

newValue is a generic term used in computing to denote the value that a data item will hold after an operation or state change. It is widely used in code, design specifications, and data processing pipelines to contrast with oldValue or currentValue.

In programming, newValue often appears as the value assigned to a variable, either directly through an assignment or as the result of an expression or function call. It may be temporary during a calculation or the final result stored for later use.

In state management and data flows, newValue represents the updated data that will replace the previous state or value. In user interfaces and reactive systems, newValue is the data propagated to components after an event or input.

In databases, newValue denotes the value written into a column by an UPDATE operation.

Considerations include type compatibility, validation, error handling, and coordination in concurrent environments, where applying newValue must be atomic or synchronized to avoid race conditions.

Variants and synonyms include updatedValue or nextValue, depending on conventions in a codebase.

See also oldValue, value, state, mutation, assignment.