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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...
InputMask (Type of variable)
The InputMask type is used to define all the advanced characteristics of a custom input mask.
HashFile (Function)
Calculates the Hash of a file according to a specific algorithm.
Native MariaDB Connector: Programming with HFSQL functions
To use a MariaDB database with Native Connector, the structure of MariaDB tables must be imported into the WINDEV or WEBDEV analysis......
Native MySQL Connector: Programming with HFSQL functions
To use a MySQL database with the Native Connector (or Native Access), import the structure of MySQL tables into the WINDEV or WEBDEV analysis......
Info (External language)
Displays a dialog box containing an information logo and the message passed in parameter.
HTMLFindElementByClass (Function)
Searches for elements whose "class" attribute matches a specific value in an HTML document (or in an HTML node).
Ellipsis (Property)
The Ellipsis property is used to determine and change the truncation mode with ellipses in: a window control (Static, edit control, List box, Button, Combo box or Static table column). a Static control in a report....
Reals
Stemming (Property)
The Stemming property is used to enable stemming and to define the language used for stemming in a full-text index defined through programming.
fDeleteFileWebFolder (Function)
Deletes an image file from the "_WEB" directory of the application (or from one of its sub-directories).
ASPDisplay (Function)
Calls an external ASP script and returns the result page in the current browser window.
WINDEV applications for Linux: Specific features
JSMethod (Function)
Used to run a JavaScript method on an element found in the current page.
PHPDisplay (Function)
Calls an external PHP script and returns the result page in the current browser window.
ScriptDisplay (Function)
Calls an external script or page (.php, .asp, .mhtml or.mht) and returns the result page in the current browser window.
HCopyFile (Function)
Copies an HFSQL data file (.fic, .ndx and .mmo files if they exist): from the HFSQL server to the server (to perform a backup for example). from the HFSQL server to the client (to perform a local backup for example). from the client to the HFSQL server (to update the data files for example). from an HFSQL server to antoher HFSQL server....
Editable reports
The report editor can be used to create form reports, which include different controls allowing users to enter data......
Service constants
List of constants used by the functions for managing services....
fCopyFileWebFolder (Function)
Copies an image file from the data directory of application (or from one of its sub-directories) to the "_WEB" directory of application (or to one of its sub-directories).
AutomaticLink (Property)
The AutomaticLink property is used to: determine if the automatic link detection mode is enabled, enable or disable the automatic link detection mode....
Managing the application language through programming
A multilingual application is an application that can be distributed in several languages......
Nation (Function)
Defines or identifies the display language (captions, messages, ...) used for the windows, pages, reports and controls.
Constants for managing Table, Treeview Table, Looper and List Box controls
List of constants used by the functions for managing Table, TreeView Table, Looper and List Box controls....
sEscape (Function)
Runs different functions that directly affect the bits of serial port, parallel port or infrared port, independently of the communication protocol.
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