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Internal procedure
Several features require a procedure called once or several times via a WLanguage function ("Callback").
Procedure/Function
A procedure is used to associate an identifier with a statement block...
Procedure (Variable type)
The Procedure type is used to handle through programming:
  • the procedures or methods found in the project.
  • the procedures or methods found in an internal component.
  • the procedures or methods found in an external component.
Declaring a procedure/a function
The different syntaxes for declaring a procedure...
Procedure Description (Variable type)
The Procedure Description type allows you to get information about a procedure or a method.
Global procedure/function
A global procedure can be used in all the processes or events of the project.
Parameters of a procedure with a variable number of parameters
When the procedure uses a variable number of parameters, you must be able to handle the different parameters passed to the function in the code of the procedure.
Parameters of a procedure/function
You have the ability to pass parameters to a procedure.
Calling a procedure/a function
Syntax for calling a local or global procedure.
Useful parameters of a procedure
A procedure can declare some parameters that are not immediately used. In this case, a warning appears in the code editor, indicating that the local variable is not used.
Local procedure
Two types of procedures are available...
Prototype overload/Overload
The procedures and the methods of classes can have several syntaxes.
Set of procedures
The global procedures are grouped in set of procedures...
Optional parameters
Some of the parameters passed to a procedure can be optional parameters...
WEBDEV: Scheduled tasks and delayed tasks
WEBDEV allows you to implement tasks on the server directly...
Typecasting of parameters
The description of the parameter type is optional...
MyParameters (Reserved word)
The MyParameters keyword is used to handle the parameters passed to a WLanguage procedure...
Automatic documentation of procedures and methods
To simplify the maintenance or the use of existing code by other developers, WINDEV proposes an automatic documentation for the procedures (or class methods)...
Automatic procedures
The programming of timers, threads and delayed procedures is now automatically managed by the environment...
Reactive procedures
Reactive procedures are executed when the value of a control or variable changes...
SeekProcedure (Function)
Seeks a procedure identified by its name. The procedure found can be run directly.
RETURN statement
The RETURN statement is used to exit a statement block and the current process (or procedure).
Passing parameters
The parameters can be passed to a procedure...
ExecuteMainThreadAsynchronous (Function)
Executes a procedure in the main thread of the application without waiting for the end of its execution.
RETURN statement
The RETURN statement is used to exit the current event, process or procedure and return a result...
Project description: Compilation tab
The project description window allows you to configure various elements of your project......
JSONExecute (Function)
Calls a server URL that returns data in JSON format (JavaScript Object Notation).
dbgCheckEqual (Function)
Checks whether the expressions are equal in assertive programming and in automated test mode.
TableFormulaAdd (Function)
Adds a calculated row to a Table control by providing custom calculation procedures.
Code statistics
The code statistics affect......
Configuring the server for the CGI/AWP protocol
To use WEBDEV, a Web server must to be found on the computer where WEBDEV is installed......
HCancelDeclaration (Function)
Used to: Delete a declaration made previously using HDeclare, HDeclareExternal, HDescriveFile....
Handling Kanban controls programmatically
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to programmatically handle Kanban controls......
WarningAsynchronous (Function)
Displays a custom message in a non-blocking system warning window.
Notification (Type of variable)
The Notification type is used to handle the local notifications or the push notifications.
Enumeration (Type of variable)
An enumeration is a set of values......
Log-based replication
The replication is the operation allowing you to keep updated remote databases of identical...
Configuring a WINDEV SOAP server
WINDEV allows you to easily manage the SOAP protocol by allowing you to create......
Creating a service with WINDEV
A service is a specific type of application intended to be run without any user intervention......
Creating an action plan
The action plans group all actions that will be performed by the software factory....
Operators on character strings
The character strings can be handled by specific WLanguage functions...
SQL statements
The main SQL statements allowed in the SQL queries managed by WINDEV and WEBDEV are as follows......
Debugger: Running a project step by step
Running a project step-by-step allows you to start the debugger when launching the application......
Events associated with an Ad control
WINDEV Mobile manages the following events by default (in order of appearance in the code editor):
WDOptimizer: Editing and modifying a ".REP" file
WDReplic: Starting the replication
Depending on the type of replication to perform, WDReplic must be started......
2. Performance profiler
WINDEV Tutorial: Optimizing a project Lesson 2 - Performance profiler - 15 min
Handling a TreeView Table control programmatically
This page explains how to program TreeView Table controls......
Creating the executable and the setup program
WINDEV Tutorial - Deploying an application Creating the executable and the setup program - 30 min
HSynchronizeReplica (Function)
Synchronizes the master replica and the subscriber replica: the operations performed on one...