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StringEndsWith (Function)
Checks whether a character string ends: with a specific character string. with one of the character strings in an array....
<String type>.StartsWith (Function)
Checks whether a character string starts: with a specific character string. with one of the character strings in an array....
<String type>.EndsWith (Function)
Checks whether a character string ends: with a specific character string. with one of the character strings in an array....
StringStartsWith (Function)
Checks whether a character string starts: with a specific character string. with one of the character strings in an array....
XMLToText (Function)
Converts a character string in XML format into a standard character string.
StringRetrieve (Function)
Retrieves a character string in a format external to PC Soft (character string that is the result of a Windows API for example).
RTFInsert (Function)
Inserts a character string in RTF into the content of an RTF control (found in a window or in a report) or into the content of a character string in RTF.
RTFSearch (Function)
Finds a character string in an RTF control (found in a window or in a report) or in a character string containing text in RTF format.
ExtractStringBetween (Function)
Allows you to: extract a substring between two given separators from a character string. search for substrings between two given separators in a character string....
RTFAdd (Function)
Adds a character string (in RTF or not) at the end of RTF edit control, RTF control in a report or character string containing a text in RTF.
StringCount (Function)
Calculates: the number of occurrences of a specific character string (by respecting the search criteria) in another character string. the number of occurrences of a set of strings in an array....
CertificateSignString (Function)
Creates the signature of a character string.
RegistrySeek (Function)
Seeks a character string in the registry.
Decrypt (Function)
Decrypts a character string that was encrypted by Encrypt.
UUDecode (Function)
Decodes a character string in UUEncode format.
Decode (Function)
Decodes a character string that was encoded by Encode.
Val (Function)
Returns the numeric value of a character string.
<Ansi string type>.Complete (Function)
Returns a character string of a specified length.
Complete (Function)
Returns a character string of a specified length.
Character string: How to extract, remove and replace words?
This page presents the main operations that can be performed on a character string.
StringBuild (Function)
Builds a character string from an initial string and parameters.
EvaluateExpression (Function)
Evaluates the value of an expression built in a character string.
fAddText (Function)
Adds the content of a character string at the end of a file.
ToClipboardRTF (Function)
Writes a character string in RTF format into the clipboard.
Translating programming messages
When developing a multilingual application, you can translate the different messages displayed to the user (messages displayed by Info and YesNo, for example.
CharactTypeCount (Function)
Returns the number of characters matching a given type.
Pascal string of (Variable type)
The Pascal string of type corresponds to a length-prefixed string (this length is stored as a byte value). This type of variable is kept for backward compatibility.
<DiskFile variable>.Find (Function)
Finds a character string or a buffer in a file opened by fOpen.
Phonetic (Function)
Returns the phonetic transcription of the string passed as parameter.
<ANSI string>.Increment (Function)
Increments a number at the beginning or at the end of a string.
Project string manager
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile include a string management tool that allows you to view and manipulate all the strings used in the project (or in an element of the project)...
WordToArray (Function)
Fills an array with the words from a string.
<ANSI string>.Reverse (Function)
Reverses the characters of a string.
Unicode string on (Variable type)
The type Unicode string on is a fixed-length string containing only characters in Unicode format.
String of (Variable type)
The String of type is used to manipulate fixed-length strings. These strings have a null character at the end, denoted by a zero (as in the C programming language).
gToText (Function)
Deletes the graphic elements from a character string that uses gStoredValue, gImage, ...
Functions for managing RTF controls
List of functions for managing RTF controls
Multilingual messages: Convert to new format (version 27 and later)
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile have included multilingual project support in many previous versions...
ExtractLine (Function)
Extracts a specific line from a character string.
Length (Function)
Returns:
  • the length of a string, i.e., the number of characters in the string (including spaces and binary zeros).
  • the size of a buffer, i.e., the number of bytes in the buffer.
String (Variable type)
The String type is used to manipulate strings...
RTFReplace (Function)
Replaces or inserts a character string in an RTF control (found in a window or in a report) or in a string in RTF (containing a text in RTF).
PositionToLine (Function)
Returns the number of the line that contains a character identified by its position in a block of text.
<ANSI string>.Insert (Function)
Inserts a string into another character string at a given position.
ASCIIZ string of (Variable type)
The ASCIIZ string of type is used to manipulate strings with a null character at the end, denoted by a zero (as in the C programming language).
StringReverse (Function)
Reverses the characters of a string.
WordCount (Function)
Returns the number of words in a string.
<ANSI string>.CharactTypeCount (Function)
Returns the number of characters matching a given type.
fInsertTextAtBeginning (Function)
Inserts text at the beginning of a file without overwriting the existing text.
String literals: single-line and multiline strings
String literals are used to represent and manipulate data as a sequence of characters. For example, string literals can be used to display information, define a constant, etc.
LineToPosition (Function)
Returns the position of the first character of a line in a block of text.
UUEncode (Function)
Encodes a character string according to the UUEncode algorithm.
<Table>.ToText (Function)
Creates a character string from the data found in a Table or TreeView Table control.
TextToXML (Function)
Converts an ANSI string to an XML string.
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