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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...
SCM administrator: available tools
The SCM administrator (Source Code Manager) proposes several tools to manage and optimize the SCM repository......
Repositionable note (AAF)
End users can create repositionable notes in all the windows of their WINDEV applications......
dStartDrawing (Function)
Indicates that the drawing functions that will be used are intended for: the specified Image control, the specified Image variable, the specified Image variable, the specified WDPic variable (on the background layer), the specified picLayer variable....
WDInst: Configuring the setup computer
When creating the setup program, WDInst allows you to configure the computer where the program will be installed......
External language: Programming in C++ (WDWDIAL interface)
This third method uses the notion of class inheritance to simplify the interfacing between a C++ application and WINDEV......
WINDEV and OPC
OPC stands for "OLE for Process Control"......
Designing a supercontrol
A supercontrol is an advanced type of control......
HTTPRequest (Function)
Starts an HTTP request on a server.
Automatic error handling
Error handling can be customized for each process......
4. Windows with search
WINDEV Mobile Tutorial: Developing an Android and iOS application Lesson 4 - Windows with search - 30 min
In-House deployment
Apple's In-House deployment allows you to overcome most of the constraints of the other two modes (App Store deployment and Ad Hoc deployment) and to widely distribute an application without the need to reference client devices in advance......
WEBDEV license agreement
WEBDEV license agreement...
The Multimedia control (WEBDEV)
...The Multimedia control is used to easily display a video in the browser....
Business rules
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to manage the business rules......
The Ad control
The Ad control is used to monetize an Android application by displaying an ad banner that generates incomes according to the number of clicks performed by the application users....
Universal Windows 10 application: Deployment platform
Once the Universal Windows 10 app is generated, the wizard proposes to select the deployment platform......
Report viewer: "Annotate" tab
Does your application allow you to print several reports? The end user has the ability to write annotations from the report viewer......
11. Table/Looper controls
WDTrans: Overview
WDTrans is a tool for canceling transactions......
Accessing Outlook
WINDEV and WEBDEV allow you to easily access the data handled by Outlook......
Example for managing videos (broadcasted by a Camera control)
In this example, the application allows you to......
Automatic context menu for the Scheduler controls
Each Scheduler control found in a window proposes a menu to the user....
Context menu of Organizer controls (AAF)
Each Organizer control found in a window proposes a menu to the user......
Software license agreement
WINDEV Express license agreement...
Declaring and using a variable
A variable is defined by name and type......
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