problems with arduino code

[little_carlos]

helo guys, ive done a code for a arduino to display the status of a water pump into a lcd, ive done it so that it reads if the motor is on or off, and display it into a lcd, the problem is that it always read as if the motor is on and it always displays de the message "bomba encendida" (it means pump on in spanish).
i havent done it on physical, just on proteus, what is wrong with the code? when i compile it it says its ok, no error messages

 #include <LiquidCrystal.h>

LiquidCrystal lcd(7, 8, 9, 10, 11 , 12);
int bomba  = 1;
int val = 0;

void setup() {
  lcd.begin(16, 2);
  lcd.setCursor(0, 0);
  pinMode(bomba, INPUT);
 
}

void loop() {

  val = digitalRead(bomba);
if(val = HIGH){
  lcd.write("bomba1 encendida");
}
else{
  lcd.write("bomba1 apagada");
}

}

[Mr.B]

Try
if(val == HIGH){

[little_carlos]

Try
if(val == HIGH){

would "val" work if i use it for more inputs or i have to declare another one?

[Mr.B]

Your original code is
if(val = HIGH){

In that line you are assigning the value of HIGH to the variable val.

Your code should look like this
if(val == HIGH){

Note the double =
This is a test to see if 'val equates to HIGH.
basically your C syntax is wrong.

[Mr.B]

would "val" work if i use it for more inputs or i have to declare another one?

val is declared as a 'global' variable and can be used anywhere you like.
Yes, you can use it for more inputs, just make sure you are setting the variable correctly before you test it.