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Version: 2025
Character string: How do I extract, delete or replace words?
This page presents the main operations that can be performed on a character string.
JSONToString (Function)
Converts the content of a JSON variable to a JSON string.
LineToPosition (Function)
Returns the position of the first character of a line in a block of text.
CommonLength (Function)
Returns the number of common characters between two strings (from the beginning or from the end of the string).
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.
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.
fInsertTextAtBeginning (Function)
Inserts text at the beginning of a file without overwriting the existing text.
Unicode in character strings
The Unicode format is an encoding system that assigns a unique number to each character.
NoCharacter (Function)
Returns a string after removing the specified leading and trailing characters.
<ANSI string>.CharactTypeCount (Function)
Returns the number of characters matching a given type.
WordCount (Function)
Returns the number of words in a string.
String functions (prefix syntax)
The following functions are used to handle strings, using prefix syntax:
StringIncrement (Function)
Increments a number at the beginning or at the end of a string.
StringReverse (Function)
Reverses the characters of a string.
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).
<ANSI string>.Insert (Function)
Inserts a string into another character string at a given position.
StringToJSON (Function)
Converts a JSON string into a JSON variable.
PositionToLine (Function)
Returns the number of the line that contains a character identified by its position in a block of text.
Position (Function)
Finds the position of a specified string within another string.
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).
String (Variable type)
The String type is used to manipulate strings...
FOR ALL/FOR EACH statement (browse of strings)
The FOR EACH statement is used to browse strings according to different methods...
PositionOccurrence (Function)
Finds the Xth position of a string within another string.
Phonetic (Function)
Returns the phonetic transcription of the string passed as parameter.
<ANSI string>.EndsWith (Function)
Checks whether a character string ends with:
  • with a specific character string.
  • with one of the character strings in an array.
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.
ExtractLine (Function)
Extracts a specific line from a character string.
<Unicode string>.RegexMatch (Function)
Checks whether a string matches the format defined by a regular expression.
UUEncode (Function)
Encodes a character string according to the UUEncode algorithm.
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.
Functions for managing RTF controls
List of functions for managing RTF controls
gToText (Function)
Deletes the graphic elements from a character string that uses gStoredValue, gImage, ...
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).
<JSON variable>.ToString (Function)
Converts the content of a JSON variable to a JSON string.
NoAccent (Function)
Converts accented characters in a string to non-accented characters.
Unicode string on (Variable type)
The type Unicode string on is a fixed-length string containing only characters in Unicode format.
Truncate (Function)
Truncates the right part of a string or buffer.
StringDelete (Function)
Deletes:
  • all the occurrences of a substring within a string.
  • part of a string within another string. The part of the string to remove is identified by its position and length.
<ANSI string>.Reverse (Function)
Reverses the characters of a string.
WordToArray (Function)
Fills an array with the words from a string.
MatchRegularExpression (Function)
Checks whether a character string matches a specific format and retrieves the different substrings that match the format.
StringInsert (Function)
Inserts a string into another character string at a given position.
Multilingual messages: Convert to new format (version 27 and later)
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile have included multilingual project support in many previous versions...
StringEndsWith (Function)
Checks whether a character string ends with:
  • with a specific character string.
  • with one of the character strings in an array.
CharactTypeCount (Function)
Returns the number of characters matching a given type.
<ANSI string>.DeleteDuplicate (Function)
Removes duplicates among substrings of a string, based on one or more separators.
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.
StringDeleteDuplicate (Function)
Removes duplicates among substrings of a string, based on one or more separators.
<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.
<ANSI string>.RegexMatch (Function)
Checks whether a string matches the format defined by a regular expression.
String functions
List of functions for managing character strings
Middle (Function)
Extracts:
  • a substring from a string starting at a specified position.
  • part of a buffer starting at a specified position.
<DiskFile variable>.Find (Function)
Finds a character string or a buffer in a file opened by fOpen.
NoLeftCharacter (Function)
Returns a string after removing the specified characters from the left side of the initial string.
RegexMatch (Function)
Checks whether a string matches the format defined by a regular expression.
Operators on character strings
The character strings can be handled by specific WLanguage functions or by the +, [[ and ]] operators...
<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)...
NoRightCharacter (Function)
Returns a string after removing the specified characters from the right side of the initial string.
Manipulate character strings
WINDEV, WINDEV Mobile and WEBDEV allow you to perform different types of operations on character strings via the WLanguage functions...
inAppProduct (Type of variable)
The inAppProduct type is used to define the advanced characteristics of a product for an In-App purchase.
Address (Type of variable)
The Address type is used to manipulate the address of a place or person.
mqttSession (Type of variable)
The mqttSession type is used to define the parameters for connecting to the MQTT broker.
J2EERun (Function)
Runs a procedure on a server of J2EE XML Web services.
DotNetRun (Function)
Runs a procedure on a .Net server.
emailAttach (Type of variable)
The emailAttach type is used to handle an attachment.
rssEntry (Type of variable)
The rssEntry type is used to handle a RSS stream entry...
saasUser (Type of variable)
The saasUser type is used to define the advanced characteristics of a user of SaaS site.
Token (Type of variable)
The Token type is used to define all the advanced characteristics of a token displayed in an edit control.
sfProcessSubmitRequest (Type of variable)
The sfProcessSubmitRequest type is used to describe a Salesforce record (also called a Salesforce object) to submit to SFExecuteProcess...
gglCalendar (Type of variable)
The gglCalendar type is used to describe and modify a calendar used by the Google Calendar service...
sysNotification (Type of variable)
The sysNotification type is used to define all the advanced characteristics of an interactive system notification.
sfLeadConvertResult (Type of variable)
The sfLeadConvertResult type is used to find out the result of SFConvertLead...
gglContact (Type of variable)
The gglContact type is used to describe and modify a contact used by the Google Contacts service...
InterpretAmpersand (Property)
The InterpretAmpersand property is used to determine and change how the '&' character is interpreted in: the caption of a Static control. the elements of a List Box control. the elements of a Combo Box control. the values of a column in a Table control....
sfLeadConvert (Type of variable)
The sfLeadConvert type is used to describe the conversion parameters of a lead...
restResponse (Variable type)
The restResponse type is used to define all the advanced characteristics of a REST response.
gglOrganization (Type of variable)
The gglOrganization type is used to describe the companies and organizations to which the contact belongs...
OAuth2Parameters (Type of variable)
The OAuth2Parameters type is used to define the information required to authenticate on a web service implementing the OAuth 2.0 standard.
emailNotesSession (Type of variable)
The emailNotesSession type is used to access a Lotus Notes messaging server in order to retrieve the messages found on this server and to send messages.
sfSessionInfo (Type of variable)
The sfSessionInfo type is used to get information about the current session...
Managing the groups and users (HFSQL Client/Server)
To simplify the management of users and groups of users, the HFSQL Client/Server engine uses several variables allowing you to easily define the characteristics of groups and users......
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OpenIDIdentity (Type of variable)
The OpenIDIdentity type is used to define all the advanced characteristics of a user connected to a service via the OAuth 2.0 protocol.
HClient structure
The HClient structure is used to......
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