BrightSign BrightScript 3.0 Reference Guide

BRIGHTSCRIPT REFERENCE

Compatible with firmware versions 3.8.x and later

MANUAL

BrightScript version 3.0

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 1

BrightScript Characteristics ............................................................................................................................................... 1

BrightScript Operation ....................................................................................................................................................... 1

Variables, Literals, and Types ............................................................................................. 3

Identifiers ........................................................................................................................................................................... 3

Types ................................................................................................................................................................................. 3

Type Declaration Characters ............................................................................................................................................. 6

Literals (Constants) ........................................................................................................................................................... 6

Array Literals ..................................................................................................................................................................... 7

Assoiative Array Literals .................................................................................................................................................... 7

Invalid Object Return ......................................................................................................................................................... 8

Dynamic Typing for Numbers ............................................................................................................................................ 8

Number Type Conversion .................................................................................................................................................. 8

Type Conversion and Accuracy ......................................................................................................................................... 9

Operators ............................................................................................................................ 10

Logical and Bitwise Operators ......................................................................................................................................... 10

Dot Operator .................................................................................................................................................................... 11

Array and Function-Call Operators .................................................................................................................................. 12