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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)...
Spreadsheet constants
The following constants are used by the functions for managing Spreadsheet controls:...
HSaveParameter (Function)
Saves a persistent value on the HFSQL server.
Native Progress Connector: Specific features and remarks
Remarks and specific features of Native Progress Connector......
FileToPage (Function)
Automatically updates the controls of a page with: the values of the bound items in the current record (loaded in memory) of the data file described in the data model editor. This operation is performed regardless of the state of the controls (grayed, inactive or invisible). the values of the bound WLanguage variables. This operation is performed regardless of the state of the controls (grayed, inactive or invisible)....
Step 2: Creating print fonts
This step allows you to define and choose the different fonts that will be used in the printed document......
Structure (Type of variable)
A structure is a custom type of data...
Writing an email
Writing an email in WLanguage consists in filling the email structure of WLanguage......
Constants for managing XML documents
List of constants used by the functions for managing XML documents....
LineSpacing (Property)
The LineSpacing property gets and sets the line spacing for variables of type Font.
DDESend (Function)
Sends a data to the program connected via DDE.
Dictionary properties
The properties of a WDTRAD dictionary are as follows......
Developing an application for iPhone/iPad
The development of an iPhone/iPad application is performed in 2 steps:...
Native MariaDB Connector: Requirements and remarks
This page presents the main aspects and requirements of the Native MariaDB Connector......
fLongName (Function)
Returns the long name of a file or directory.
fShortName (Function)
Returns the short name of a file or directory.
How to write into a text or CSV file?
This help page explains how to write into a text or CSV file....
Screen,Current (External language)
Retrieves the name of the control being edited and its index, if necessary.
Description of a CSS style
This window allows you to describe a CSS style that will be used for the controls of your WEBDEV project......
ListSeek (Function)
Searches for an element in a List Box, ListView or Combo Box control (including the values described by gStoredValue).
HDBDescribeIndex (Function)
Describes through programming the different index files that will be created.
HDBDescribeField (Function)
Describes through programming each item found in the structure of an xBase file described by HDBDescribeFile.
Find/Replace in the current project
The "Find/Replace" feature is used to......
Native Oracle Connector: Specific features and remarks
Remarks and specific features of the Native Oracle Connector...
iTextHeight (Function)
Calculates the height of the font for the text to print (in millimeters).
Comparing the project messages
The comparison between source and target text helps you find translation errors......