In #brightscript, string comparisons are case sensitive.

You could litter your code with LCase() calls, but if you call it on an invalid value or any variable type other string, it'll throw an exception in your app. 😬

So to make everyone's life easier, here's a simple case insensitive string equality function you can use.

https://1hitsong.com/posts/brightscript-string-compare/

#programming #foss

Also turns out Roku only ever half implemented ISO8601 in #brightscript and timezone support is ... patchy.

#Recap #review2024

This year I made my return to owning and posting on a website.

I reworked my old site into a #programming #blog discussing #roku programming using #brightscript and #scenegraph.

https://1hitsong.github.io/

A simple, easy way to check if a nested chain of objects is valid in #BrightScript.

https://1hitsong.github.io/posts/brightscript-check-chain-of-objects/

#blog #roku #programming

New #blog post: A helper method to check if multiple variables are valid in #BrightScript.

https://1hitsong.github.io/posts/brightscript-check-if-many-valid/

#programming

I love #JavaScript and program #Brightscript in my free time. I recognize I have zero taste in languages😂

Roku SceneGraph: "Build a Channel" - Roku Developers
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXLCv18IEHsgMiHqiIR4olakj49OHnL0A

#Roku #ScreenGraph #Brightscript #RokuSDK

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#programming #meme about #roku's #brightscript language