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Version: 2025
Character string: How to extract, remove and replace words?
This page presents the main operations that can be performed on a character string.
<Duration type>.ToString (Function)
Converts a duration to a character string in the specified format.
DurationToString (Function)
Converts a duration to a character string in the specified format.
StringFormat (Function)
Formats a character string according to the selected options.
<String type>.Format (Function)
Formats a character string according to the selected options.
MaskFormat (Function)
Formats a character string using an InputMask variable.
<Document variable>.ToText (Function)
Creates a character string with the data of a Document variable.
<Document variable>.Seek (Function)
Finds a character string in an entire Document variable.
ExecuteCode (Function)
Runs the WLanguage code found in a character string.
StringInsert (Function)
Inserts a string into another character string at a given position.
<DiskFile variable>.Write (Function)
Writes: a character string into an external file. a memory section....
HashCheckString (Function)
Checks the Hash of a character string for a specific type of algorithm.
HashString (Function)
Calculates the Hash of a character string according to a specific algorithm.
iPrint (Function)
Sends the character string passed as parameter to the print buffer.
Encrypt (Function)
Encrypts a character string in binary format or in ASCII format.
<Word Processing>.ToText (Function)
Creates a character string from the data of a Word Processing control.
sComputeCrc16 (Function)
Checks a character string before and after transmission between WINDEV applications and WEBDEVsites.
iCalendarToAppointment (Function)
Lists the appointments described in a character string in iCalendar format.
fFind (Function)
Finds a character string or a buffer in a file opened by fOpen.
<Word Processing>.Seek (Function)
Finds a character string in an entire Word Processing control.
iPrintWord (Function)
Sends the character string passed in parameter to the print "buffer".
HaspHLDecrypt (Function)
Decrypts a character string by using the algorithms of the Hasp key.
fWrite (Function)
Writes: a character string into an external file. a memory section....
CharactTypeCount (Function)
Returns the number of characters matching a given type.
WordToArray (Function)
Fills an array with the words from a string.
Phonetic (Function)
Returns the phonetic transcription of the string passed as parameter.
TextToXML (Function)
Converts an ANSI string to an XML string.
<DiskFile variable>.Find (Function)
Finds a character string or a buffer in a file opened by fOpen.
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).
Multilingual messages: Convert to new format (version 27 and later)
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile have included multilingual project support in many previous versions...
<ANSI string>.Reverse (Function)
Reverses the characters of a string.
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.
Unicode string on (Variable type)
The type Unicode string on is a fixed-length string containing only characters in Unicode format.
UUEncode (Function)
Encodes a character string according to the UUEncode algorithm.
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
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).
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.
<ANSI string>.Increment (Function)
Increments a number at the beginning or at the end of a string.
String (Variable type)
The String type is used to manipulate strings...
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)...
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.
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.
<Table>.ToText (Function)
Creates a character string from the data found in a Table or TreeView Table control.
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