How can I assign a variable a value onclick?

Is it possible to assign a value to a variable onclick? I know that I can assign a value to an input field, but I wanted something where I could do this:

var mysample = '';

<input type="button" id="sample0" onclick="mysample is assigned the value of 0" />

Possible?

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