<ANSI string>.AnsiToOem (Function) Converts an ANSI string (Windows) to an OEM string (DOS). <ANSI string>.AnsiToUnicode (Function) Converts a string in ANSI (Windows) format into a string in Unicode format. <ANSI string>.BufferToHexa (Function) Converts an Ansi or Unicode string into a displayable hexadecimal string (e.g. "4A 5B 00"). <ANSI string>.CharactTypeCount (Function) Returns the number of characters matching a given type. <ANSI string>.Complete (Function) Returns a character string of a specified length. <ANSI string>.Contains (Function) Allows you to check if a substring is within a string. <ANSI string>.DeleteDuplicate (Function) Removes duplicates among substrings of a string, based on one or more separators. <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. <ANSI string>.ExtractString (Function) Allows you to: extract a substring from a string based on a specified string separator. search for substrings in a string based on a specified string separator. <ANSI string>.Format (Function) Formats a character string according to the selected options. <ANSI string>.Increment (Function) Increments a number at the beginning or at the end of a string. <ANSI string>.Insert (Function) Inserts a string into another character string at a given position. <ANSI string>.RegexMatch (Function) Checks whether a string matches the format defined by a regular expression. <ANSI string>.RegexReplace (Function) Replaces all the parts of a string that match a specific format. <ANSI string>.RegexSearch (Function) Searches for all the parts of a string that match a specific format. <ANSI string>.Replace (Function) Replaces all occurrences of a specified substring in a string with another specified substring. <ANSI string>.Reverse (Function) Reverses the characters of a string. <ANSI string>.Right (Function) Extracts the last characters from a string or string buffer. <ANSI string>.Split (Function) Extracts all the substrings from a character string based on one or more string separators. <ANSI string>.StartsWith (Function) Checks whether a character string starts: with a specific character string. with one of the character strings in an array. <ANSI string>.ToNum (Function) Returns the numeric value of a character string. This feature enables you to perform numeric calculations on strings. <Buffer>.AnsiToUnicode (Function) Converts a buffer containing an ANSI string (Windows) to a buffer containing a UNICODE string. <Buffer>.UTF8Valid (Function) Checks the validity of a UTF-8 buffer. <OEM string>.OemToAnsi (Function) Converts an OEM string (DOS) to an ANSI string (Windows). <Unicode string>.RegexMatch (Function) Checks whether a string matches the format defined by a regular expression. <Unicode string>.RegexReplace (Function) Replaces all the parts of a string that match a specific format. <Unicode string>.RegexSearch (Function) Searches for all the parts of a string that match a specific format. AnsiToOem (Function) Converts an ANSI string (Windows) to an OEM string (DOS). AnsiToUnicode (Function) Converts: an ANSI string (Windows) to a UNICODE string. a buffer containing an ANSI string (Windows) to a buffer containing a UNICODE string. Asc (Example) Usage example of the Asc function Asc (Function) Returns the ASCII code of the specified character. BufferToHexa (Function) Converts a buffer into a displayable hexadecimal string (e.g. "4A 5B 00"). BufferToInteger (Function) Extracts an integer from a binary buffer at a given position. BufferToPhrase (Function) Converts a buffer to a mnemonic phrase using the BIP39 algorithm. BufferToReal (Function) Extracts a real from a binary buffer at a given position. CapitalizeEachWord (Function) Capitalizes each word in a specified string. Charact (Example) Usage example of the Charact function Charact (Function) Returns the character corresponding to the specified ASCII code. CharactType (Function) Returns information about the type of character. CharactTypeCount (Function) Returns the number of characters matching a given type. CharactUnicode (Function) Returns the character corresponding to the specified Unicode code. CommonLength (Function) Returns the number of common characters between two strings (from the beginning or from the end of the string). Complete (Function) Returns a character string of a specified length. CompleteDir (Function) Adds a backslash to the end of a string, if necessary. Contains (Function) Allows you to check if a substring is within a string. ControlVisible (Function) Makes a control (or a group of controls) visible in a window. An animation can be set on the controls during this operation. ExtractLine (Function) Extracts a specific line from a character string. ExtractString (Function) Allows you to: extract a substring from a string based on a specified string separator. search for substrings in a string based on a specified string separator. 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. Handling strings WINDEV, WINDEV Mobile and WEBDEV allow you to perform different types of operations on character strings via the WLanguage functions... HexaToBuffer (Function) Converts a string with hexadecimal bytes to a binary buffer. HexaToInt (Function) Returns the numeric value of a hexadecimal string. HTMLToRTF (Function) Converts an HTML string or an HTML buffer to an RTF string. HTMLToText (Function) Converts an HTML string or buffer to text. IntToHexa (Function) Returns the hexadecimal string of a numeric value. Left (Function) Extracts the left part (i.e., the first characters) from a string or buffer. 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. LengthToString (Function) Converts a size in bytes to a string with human-readable units such as kilobytes, megabytes or terabytes. LineToPosition (Function) Returns the position of the first character of a line in a block of text. Lower (Function) Converts all characters in a string to lowercase according to the region settings defined in Windows. MarkdownLink (Function) Adds a clickable link in a Markdown string. This makes it possible to add a link in a control that supports Markdown format. MarkdownToDOCX (Function) Converts a Markdown string to a DOCX file. MarkdownToHTML (Function) Converts a Markwdown string to an HTML buffer (encoded in UTF-8). MarkdownToPDF (Function) Converts a Markdown string (or buffer) to a buffer containing a PDF document. MarkdownToText (Function) Converts a Markdown string to plain text (without tags). MatchRegularExpression (Function) Checks whether a character string matches a specific format and retrieves the different substrings that match the format. Middle (Function) Extracts: a substring from a string starting at a specified position. part of a buffer starting at a specified position. NoAccent (Function) Converts accented characters in a string to non-accented characters. NoCharacter (Function) Returns a string after removing the specified leading and trailing characters. NoLeftCharacter (Function) Returns a string after removing the specified characters from the left side of the initial string. NoRightCharacter (Function) Returns a string after removing the specified characters from the right side of the initial string. NoSpace (Function) Returns a character string without the space characters: from the left and right side of the initial string. within the string. NumberInWords (Function) Converts a number to words. NumericFormat (Variable type) The NumericFormat type allows you to define all the characteristics of the format to be used with the NumToString function. NumToFinancialWritingChinese (Function) Converts a numeric value (integer, real or currency) to a string in the Chinese financial writing format. NumToString (Function) Converts a numeric value (integer, real or currency) to a string according to a specified format. OemToAnsi (Function) Converts an OEM string (DOS) to an ANSI string (Windows). Phonetic (Function) Returns the phonetic transcription of the string passed as parameter. PhraseToBuffer (Function) Returns the buffer encoded in a BIP39 mnemonic phrase. Position (Function) Finds the position of a specified string within another string. PositionOccurrence (Function) Finds the Xth position of a string within another string. PositionToLine (Function) Returns the number of the line that contains a character identified by its position in a block of text. RegexMatch (Function) Checks whether a string matches the format defined by a regular expression. RegexReplace (Function) Replaces all the parts of a string that match a specific format. RegexSearch (Function) Searches for all the parts of a string that match a specific format. RepeatString (Function) Concatenates N number of copies of the same specified string or buffer. Replace (Example) Usage example of the Replace function Replace (Function) Replaces all occurrences of a specified substring in a string with another specified substring. Reverse (Function) Returns the character that corresponds to the difference between the ASCII code of a specific character in a string and 255. Right (Function) Extracts the last characters from a string or string buffer. Serialization constants The serialization constants are as follows: String constants List of constants used by string functions String functions List of functions for managing character strings String functions (prefix syntax) The following functions are used to handle strings, using prefix syntax: StringBuild (Function) Builds a character string from an initial string and parameters. StringCompare (Function) Compares two strings character by character: according to the sequence of ASCII characters. according to the alphabetical order. StringCount (Function) Calculates: the number of occurrences of a specific character string (by respecting the search criteria) in another character string. the number of occurrences of a set of strings in an array. 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. StringDeleteDuplicate (Function) Removes duplicates among substrings of a string, based on one or more separators. StringEndsWith (Function) Checks whether a character string ends with: with a specific character string. with one of the character strings in an array. StringFormat (Function) Formats a character string according to the selected options. StringIncrement (Function) Increments a number at the beginning or at the end of a string. StringInsert (Function) Inserts a string into another character string at a given position. StringRetrieve (Function) Retrieves a character string in a format external to PC Soft (character string that is the result of a Windows API for example). StringReverse (Function) Reverses the characters of a string. StringSplit (Function) Extracts all the substrings from a character string based on one or more string separators. StringStartsWith (Function) Checks whether a character string starts: with a specific character string. with one of the character strings in an array. StringToJSON (Function) Converts a JSON string into a JSON variable. StringToNum (Function) Returns the numeric value of a character string. This feature enables you to perform numeric calculations on strings. StringToUTF8 (Function) Converts an ANSI or Unicode string to UTF-8. SystemIntegerToInteger (Function) Converts a system integer to a 4-byte integer. TextToHTML (Function) Converts a text string into an HTML string (carriage returns are replaced by <BR>accents are replaced by their HTML equivalent, ...). TextToRTF (Function) Converts text to Rich Text Format. Truncate (Function) Truncates the right part of a string or buffer. UncompleteDir (Function) Removes the '/' or '\' characters from the end of a string, if necessary. Unicode in character strings The Unicode format is an encoding system that assigns a unique number to each character. UnicodeToAnsi (Function) Converts: a UNICODE string to ANSI (Windows). a buffer containing a UNICODE string to a buffer containing an ANSI string (Windows). Upper (Function) Converts all characters in a string to uppercase according to the region settings defined in Windows. URLDecode (Function) Decodes an encoded URL (which means with characters in %xx format). URLEncode (Function) Encodes a URL with a sub-set of ASCII characters. URLExtractPath (Function) Returns the various elements of a URL: protocol, user, password, domain, port, resource path, resource name, resource extension, request and fragment. UTF8ToAnsi (Function) Converts a UTF-8 string to ANSI. UTF8ToString (Function) Converts a string in UTF8 format into an ANSI or Unicode string. UTF8ToUnicode (Function) Converts a UTF-8 string to Unicode UTF8Valid (Function) Checks the validity of a UTF-8 string. UTFConvert (Function) Converts a string or buffer to the specified format: UTF, Ansi, Unicode. Val (Function) Returns the numeric value of a character string. VariantToJSON (Function) Converts the content of a Variant variable to JSON. WordCount (Function) Returns the number of words in a string. WordToArray (Function) Fills an array with the words from a string.