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Character string: How to extract, remove and replace words?
This page presents the main operations that can be performed on a character string.
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.
<ANSI string>.CharactTypeCount (Function)
Returns the number of characters matching a given type.
WordCount (Function)
Returns the number of words in a string.
LineToPosition (Function)
Returns the position of the first character of a line in a block of text.
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.
PositionToLine (Function)
Returns the number of the line that contains a character identified by its position in a block of text.
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...
<DiskFile variable>.Find (Function)
Finds a character string or a buffer in a file opened by fOpen.
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.
UUEncode (Function)
Encodes a character string according to the UUEncode algorithm.
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).
Unicode string on (Variable type)
The type Unicode string on is a fixed-length string containing only characters in Unicode format.
<ANSI string>.Reverse (Function)
Reverses the characters of a string.
WordToArray (Function)
Fills an array with the words from a string.
Multilingual messages: Convert to new format (version 27 and later)
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile have included multilingual project support in many previous versions...
Phonetic (Function)
Returns the phonetic transcription of the string passed as parameter.
CharactTypeCount (Function)
Returns the number of characters matching a given type.
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.
<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.
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.
<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)...
Report controls
Several types of controls can be handled in a report created by the report editor......
WDOptimizer: Optimizing indices
WDOptimizer includes multiple modes to optimize indices......
Additional setup modules
The setup wizard allows you to include additional modules in the setup. The additional modules are used to add additional options to the setup program and to access the advanced setup parameters....
Charact (Example)
Usage example of the Charact function
Project Management Hub: Sprint management
A sprint or iteration is a development cycle......
Multiple assignments of arrays, structures and classes
The multiple assignment of arrays consists in assigning a set of simple values (boolean, integer, string, real, numeric or currency) to the cells of an array. This multiple assignment is also available for the structures and the classes....
Project portfolio
From version 25, you can create "project portfolios"......
Compilation options
The compilation options allow you to define the help system generation settings......
Optional parameters
Some of the parameters passed to a procedure can be optional parameters......
Code style
A code style is used to automatically prefix the name of all the variables and project elements (windows, report controls, classes, etc....
MyFile (Reserved word)
In a trigger, MyFile is used to identify the file that activates the trigger...
The Bar Code control
The Bar Code control displays bar codes in your windows, pages or reports......
MsgSortSel (Property)
The MsgSortSel property is used to: Find out the wait message displayed when sorting and selecting the report records. Modify the wait message displayed when sorting and selecting the report records....
BrowserShare( Function)
Starts native device sharing.
Generating an Android application
The generation of a WINDEV Mobile application for Android groups all project elements (windows, code, etc....
TelemetryConfigure (Function)
Gets and sets the telemetry settings.
BrightnessModify (Function)
Modifies the setting of the brightness for the device screen.
<Source>.LogInfo (Function)
Adds comments to the log when saving the operation.
VolumeModify (Function)
Modifies the setting of the volume for a sound source.
HLogInfo (Function)
Adds comments to the log when saving the operation.
Configuration of Apache 2.4 server
WEBDEV Development: Configuration of the Apache 2.4.x server for the CGI protocol and for WEBDEV sites....
Word processing: Features
This page lists the available and forthcoming features of the Word Processing control......
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