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StringStartsWith (Function)
Checks whether a character string starts: with a specific character string. with one of the character strings in an array....
<String type>.StartsWith (Function)
Checks whether a character string starts: with a specific character string. with one of the character strings in an array....
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).
RTFSearch (Function)
Finds a character string in an RTF control (found in a window or in a report) or in a character string containing text in RTF format.
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....
RegistrySeek (Function)
Seeks a character string in the registry.
CertificateSignString (Function)
Creates the signature of a character string.
Complete (Function)
Returns a character string of a specified length.
Decrypt (Function)
Decrypts a character string that was encrypted by Encrypt.
Val (Function)
Returns the numeric value of a character string.
<Ansi string type>.Complete (Function)
Returns a character string of a specified length.
ExtractLine (Function)
Extracts a specific line from a character string.
Character string: How do I extract, delete or replace words?
This page presents the main operations that can be performed on a character string.
StringBuild (Function)
Builds a character string from an initial string and parameters.
EvaluateExpression (Function)
Evaluates the value of an expression built in a character string.
UUEncode (Function)
Encodes a character string according to the UUEncode algorithm.
ToClipboardRTF (Function)
Writes a character string in RTF format into the clipboard.
JSONToString (Function)
Converts the content of a JSON variable to a JSON string.
iPrintWord (Function)
Sends the character string passed in parameter to the print buffer.
MatchRegularExpression (Function)
Checks whether a character string matches a specific format and retrieves the different substrings that match the format.
NoRightCharacter (Function)
Returns a string after removing the specified characters from the right side of the initial string.
RTFInsert (Function)
Inserts a character string in RTF into the content of an RTF control (found in a window or in a report) or into the content of a character string in RTF.
NoAccent (Function)
Converts accented characters in a string to non-accented characters.
StringEndsWith (Function)
Checks whether a character string ends with:
  • with a specific character string.
  • with one of the character strings in an array.
<Type Buffer>Decode (Function)
Decodes a character string that was encoded by Encode.
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.
fInsertTextAtBeginning (Function)
Inserts text at the beginning of a file without overwriting the existing text.
fFind (Function)
Finds a character string or a buffer in a file opened by fOpen.
Decode (Function)
Decodes a character string that was encoded by Encode.
StringIncrement (Function)
Increments a number at the beginning or at the end of a string.
Middle (Function)
Extracts:
  • a substring from a string starting at a specified position.
  • part of a buffer starting at a specified position.
Functions for managing Dates and Times (prefix syntax)
List of functions for managing dates and times
Handling strings
WINDEV, WINDEV Mobile and WEBDEV allow you to perform different types of operations on character strings via the WLanguage functions...
UUDecode (Function)
Decodes a character string in UUEncode format.
Hash functions
Hashing is used to summarize a file or a character string...
Encode (Function)
Encodes a character string or a buffer. To decode the result, simply use Decode.
RTFAdd (Function)
Adds a character string (in RTF or not) at the end of RTF edit control, RTF control in a report or character string containing a text in RTF.
Date and Time functions
List of functions for managing dates and times
Truncate (Function)
Truncates the right part of a string or buffer.
<Type Buffer>Encode (Function)
Encodes a character string or a buffer. To decode the result, simply use Decode.
Operators on character strings
The character strings can be handled by specific WLanguage functions or by the +, [[ and ]] operators...
Unicode in character strings
The Unicode format is an encoding system that assigns a unique number to each character.
RegexMatch (Function)
Checks whether a string matches the format defined by a regular expression.
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.
NoLeftCharacter (Function)
Returns a string after removing the specified characters from the left side of the initial string.
String functions (prefix syntax)
The following functions are used to handle strings, using prefix syntax:
<DiskFile variable>.Find (Function)
Finds a character string or a buffer in a file opened by fOpen.
<Unicode string>.RegexMatch (Function)
Checks whether a string matches the format defined by a regular expression.
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.
NoCharacter (Function)
Returns a string after removing the specified leading and trailing characters.
<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.
Multilingual messages: Convert to new format (version 27 and later)
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile have included multilingual project support in many previous versions...
StringInsert (Function)
Inserts a string into another character string at a given position.
<JSON variable>.ToString (Function)
Converts the content of a JSON variable to a JSON string.
CommonLength (Function)
Returns the number of common characters between two strings (from the beginning or from the end of the string).
fAddText (Function)
Adds the content of a character string at the end of a file.
String functions
List of functions for managing character strings
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.
XMLToText (Function)
Converts a character string in XML format into a standard character string.
<ANSI string>.Increment (Function)
Increments a number at the beginning or at the end of a string.
FOR ALL/FOR EACH statement (browse of strings)
The FOR EACH statement is used to browse strings according to different methods...
TimeToString (Function)
Converts a time to a string in the specified format.
<ANSI string>.DeleteDuplicate (Function)
Removes duplicates among substrings of a string, based on one or more separators.
StringToJSON (Function)
Converts a JSON string into a JSON variable.
<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.
StringDeleteDuplicate (Function)
Removes duplicates among substrings of a string, based on one or more separators.
CharactTypeCount (Function)
Returns the number of characters matching a given type.
<Table>.ToText (Function)
Creates a character string from the data found in a Table or TreeView Table control.
Functions for managing RTF controls
List of functions for managing RTF controls
TableToText (Function)
Creates a character string from the data found in a Table or TreeView Table control.
Position (Function)
Finds the position of a specified string within another string.
<ANSI string>.CharactTypeCount (Function)
Returns the number of characters matching a given type.
PositionOccurrence (Function)
Finds the Xth position of a string within another string.
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