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Komag
Roku Guru
11 years ago

Checking Type() is case sensitive - undocumented?

I've noticed that when I check the Type of a variable, it's case sensitive (at least for String/roString). Example: IF Type(id) = "String" OR Type(id) = "roString" ' Could be either one, depending...
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TheEndless
Roku Guru
11 years ago
Type() returns a string. Directly comparing two strings is always case-sensitive. If you want it to be case-insensitive, you'll need to make sure the case is the same on both sides using UCase or LCase.

For example:
If LCase(Type(id)) = "string" Or UCase(Type(id)) = "ROSTRING" Then
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