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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.
StringSplit (Function)
Extracts all the substrings from a character string based on one or more string separators.
<String type>.Split (Function)
Extracts all the substrings from a character string based on one or more string separators.
HaspHLEncrypt (Function)
Encrypts a character string by using the algorithms of the specified Hasp key.
sRead (Function)
Reads a character string in the entry buffer of the specified serial port.
gToText (Function)
Deletes the graphic elements from a character string that uses gStoredValue, gImage, ...
DocFind (Function)
Finds a character string: in an entire Word Processing document. in a fragment....
ConsoleError (Function)
Writes a character string in the standard error output stream "stderr".
StringToDate (Function)
Converts a date in character string format to a date in YYYYMMDD format.
<Document variable>.Replace (Function)
Finds all the instances of a character string and replaces them with another string in a Document variable.
rssBuildString (Function)
Builds the RSS feed and returns the result (in XML format) in a character string.
HaspHLRead (Function)
Reads data (character string or buffer) in the internal memory of the Hasp key.
HaspHLWrite (Function)
Writes data (character string or buffer) into the internal memory of the Hasp key.
<Word Processing>.Replace (Function)
Finds all the instances of a character string and replaces them with another string in a Word Processing control.
TabSaveConfiguration (Function)
Saves the configuration of dynamic panes found in a Tab control in character string format.
HRecordToXML (Function)
Retrieves the structure and the value of the current record and exports them into a character string in XML format.
ConsoleWrite (Function)
Writes a character string in the standard output stream "stdout" (also called "console").
<Tab>.SaveConfiguration (Function)
Saves the configuration of dynamic tabs found in a Tab control in character string format.
<Source>.RecordToXML (Function)
Retrieves the structure and the value of the current record and exports them into a character string in XML format.
StringToDuration (Function)
Converts a duration in character string format to a duration that can be used by a Duration variable.
StringToNum (Function)
Returns the numeric value of a character string. This feature enables you to perform numeric calculations on strings.
<ANSI string type>.ToNum (Function)
Returns the numeric value of a character string. This feature enables you to perform numeric calculations on strings.
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.
StringIncrement (Function)
Increments a number at the beginning or at the end of a string.
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.
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.
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.
<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.
NoAccent (Function)
Converts accented characters in a string to non-accented characters.
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.
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.
Position (Function)
Finds the position of a specified string within another string.
NoLeftCharacter (Function)
Returns a string after removing the specified characters from the left side of the initial string.
iPrintWord (Function)
Sends the character string passed in parameter to the print buffer.
<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.
NoRightCharacter (Function)
Returns a string after removing the specified characters from the right side of the initial 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
JSONToString (Function)
Converts the content of a JSON variable to a JSON string.
MatchRegularExpression (Function)
Checks whether a character string matches a specific format and retrieves the different substrings that match the format.
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.
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.
String functions (prefix syntax)
The following functions are used to handle strings, using prefix syntax:
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.
Truncate (Function)
Truncates the right part of a string or buffer.
Date and Time functions
List of functions for managing dates and times
<Type Buffer>Encode (Function)
Encodes a character string or a buffer. To decode the result, simply use Decode.
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