Edge Animate CC :: If Else Statement With Mouse Click

I'm having a problem with  IF ELSE code use with a mouse click. What I want each time a user "clicks" i want to execute a particular block of code, up to 3 clicks, then nothing. I've tried local and global click counter var but can't seem to get past the first "if". This is what I have now (I'm using console.log() to keep track.
 
In comp ready i create a global var ...
 
// insert code to be run when the composition is fully loaded heresym.getComposition().getStage().setVariable('clickcnt', 1); //set counter to 1
var i = sym.getComposition().getStage().getVariable('clickcnt');
console.log ("Counter is starting at "+i);

on the stage i create a "click" event..
 
// insert code for mouse click herevar i = (sym.getComposition().getStage().getVariable('clickcnt');  if (i=1){     console.log("counter is = "+i);     //do some code sym.getComposition().getStage().setVariable('clickcnt', 2); //set counter to 2  } else if (i=2){     console.log("counter is = "+i);     //do some code     sym.getComposition().getStage().setVariable('clickcnt', 3); //set counter to 3  } else if (i=3){     console.log("counter is = "+i);      //do some code      sym.getComposition().getStage().setVariable('clickcnt', 4); //set counter to 4 taking it out of range      sym.play(100); //play the timeline animation  } else {  //

I'm using this to negate any further clicks. I'm sure there's a proper way to do this. I just don't know it. sym.stop(1000); console.log("end"); };I When I run this It never gets passed the first if, It's like the "clickcnt" var is not getting updated or read properly.