BrightScript Versions

BrightScript Version Matrix

January 9, 2009

HD20000 1.3 Branch

HD2000
 2.0 Branch

Compact Main Line

SnapShot Date

1/7/2008

7/16/2008

1/9/2009

Defxxx, on, gosub, clear, random, data, read, restore, err, errl, let, clear, line numbers

X

X

Intrinsic Arrays

X

X

Compiler

X

X

AA & dot Op & m reference

X

X

Sub/Functions

X

X

ifEnum & For Each

X

X

For/Next Does Not Always Execute At Least Once

X

X

Exit For

X

X

Invalid Type.  Errors that used to be Int Zero are now Invalid. Added roInvalid; Invalid Autoboxing

X

Array's use roArray; Added ifArray

X

Uninit Var Usage No Longer Allowed

X

Sub can have "As" (like Function)

X

roXML Element & XML Ops dot and @

X

Type() Change: Now matches declaration names (eg. Integer not roINT32)

X

Added roBoolean

X

Added dynamic Type; Type now optional on Sub/Functions

X

And/Or Don't Eval un-needed Terms

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Sub/Fun Default Parameter Values (e.g. Sub (x=5 As Integer))

X

AA declaration  Op { }

X

Array Declaration Op [ ]

X

Change Array Op from ( ) to []

X

Anonymous Functions

X

Added Circ. Ref. Garbage Collector

X

Add Eval(), Run(), and Box()

X