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Version: 2025

Programming the browsing Looper controls
These are the main concepts for programming Looper controls based on a data file......
ConfigureSpellCheck (Function)
Configures the spelling checker for the edit controls and for the Table control columns in the whole application.
Spacing out a selection of controls
To create modern interfaces, you need to increase spacing between the controls in your windows......
Window controls
Several types of controls can be used in a window, ......
TreeView control linked to a data file
You have the ability to create TreeView controls directly linked to the data....
AnimationEnabled (Function)
Enables or disables the animations in the controls.
Screen,Input (External language)
Starts the input in the controls of a window.
The Native Container control
The Native Container control is used to manage the controls not created with WINDEV or WINDEV Mobile......
<Buffer type>.AnsiToUnicode (Function)
Converts a buffer containing an ANSI string (Windows) to a buffer containing a UNICODE string.
VisualEffect (Property)
The VisualEffect property allows you to apply a visual effect on a control or group of controls in a window.
Optional events
By default, the codes available in the code editor correspond to the most common codes......
<Date type>.ToString (Function)
Converts: a date to a string in the specified format. a date time to a string in the specified format....
Type of item: Secure password
"Password" items are used to securely store passwords by using a salt and a hash algorithm......
Window templates and inheritance
When a window template is applied to a window, all the controls and code in the template are "copied" to the window......
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)....
The .NET 2.0 control (WinForm)
The ".NET 2.0 control (WinForm)" is used to easily manage the.NET controls in WinForm format (for.NET 2.0)....
Handling a .NET 3.0, 4.0 control, ... (WPF) through programming
WINDEV enables you to handle a .NET 3.0, 4.0 control, ... (WPF) by programming......
Using the Control Centers in Client/Server mode
All the Control Centers provided with WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile use the same database......
Keyboard shortcut and hotkey
A control in a window or page can be associated with an alphanumeric character, a key or combination of keys ("keyboard shortcut"), etc....
FOR ALL/FOR EACH statement (browse of strings)
The FOR EACH statement is used to browse strings according to different methods...
<ANSI string type>.ToNum (Function)
Returns the numeric value of a character string. This feature enables you to perform numeric calculations on strings.
ERR_PARSER
<Page>.FromFile (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)....
ScreenToSource (Function)
Automatically initializes: the values of a data file's items in memory with the values from the controls in the window. the value of the WLanguage variables with the value of the window controls. This function is also available for WEBDEV pages....
StringToNum (Function)
Returns the numeric value of a character string. This feature enables you to perform numeric calculations on strings.