Type declaration characters, Literals (constants) – BrightSign BrightScript 3.0 Reference Manual User Manual
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BrightScript> ?type(d)
String
BrightScript> d=1
BrightScript> ?type(d)
Integer
BrightScript> d=1.0
BrightScript> ?type(d)
Float
Type Declaration Characters
A type declaration may be used at the end of a variable or literal to fix its type. Variables with the same identifier but
separate types are separate variables: For example, defining
a$ and a% would create two independent variables.
Character
Type
Examples
$
String
A$, ZZ$
%
Integer
A1%, SUM%
!
Single-Precision (Float)
B!, N1!
#
Double-Precision (Double)
A#, 1/3#, 2#
Literals (Constants)
The following are valid literal types:
•
Type Boolean: Either
True or False
•
Type Invalid:
Invalid only
•
Type String: A string in quotes (e.g.
"This is a string")
•
Type Integer: An integer in hex (e.g.
HFF) or decimal (e.g. 255) format