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Version: 2025
Character string: How do I extract, delete or replace words?
This page presents the main operations that can be performed on a character string.
Functions for managing RTF controls
List of functions for managing RTF controls
<Table>.ToText (Function)
Creates a character string from the data found in a Table or TreeView Table control.
CharactTypeCount (Function)
Returns the number of characters matching a given type.
TableToText (Function)
Creates a character string from the data found in a Table or TreeView Table control.
StringDeleteDuplicate (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.
StringToJSON (Function)
Converts a JSON string into a JSON variable.
<ANSI string>.DeleteDuplicate (Function)
Removes duplicates among substrings of a string, based on one or more separators.
TimeToString (Function)
Converts a time to a string in the specified format.
FOR ALL/FOR EACH statement (browse of strings)
The FOR EACH statement is used to browse strings according to different methods...
<ANSI string>.Increment (Function)
Increments a number at the beginning or at the end of a string.
XMLToText (Function)
Converts a character string in XML format into a standard character string.
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.
String functions (prefix syntax)
The following functions are used to handle strings, using prefix syntax:
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.
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.
MatchRegularExpression (Function)
Checks whether a character string matches a specific format and retrieves the different substrings that match the format.
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.
NoAccent (Function)
Converts accented characters in a string to non-accented characters.
NoRightCharacter (Function)
Returns a string after removing the specified characters from the right side of the initial string.
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.
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.
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.
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...
Date and Time functions
List of functions for managing dates and times
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.
Unicode in character strings
The Unicode format is an encoding system that assigns a unique number to each character.
<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
Cursor (Property)
The Cursor property is used to get and change the position of the mouse cursor in one of the following controls: Edit control. Editable Combo Box. "Edit control" table column and "Editable Combo Box" table column. Word Processing control. HTML Editor control....
CurrentWin (Function)
Identifies the window currently in edit.
Constants for managing multilingual applications
List of constants used by the functions for managing multilingual applications...
HJSONToRecord (Function)
Imports JSON data into the current record.
How to develop a site for Linux?
The method for developing a site for Linux is identical to the method for developing a site for Windows....
CallDLL32 (Function)
Runs a function found in an external DLL.
Check: Test of a WLanguage code
The monitoring robot is used to compile and run the WLanguage code entered......
WindowFromSource (Function)
Automatically initializes the controls of a window with: the values of the bound items in the current record (loaded in memory) of the HFSL data file described in the data model editor. the values of the bound WLanguage variables....
SQL query (WLanguage type)
The "SQL query" type is used to write an SQL query in the WLanguage code.
Native xBase/FoxPro Access: Specific features and remarks
This help page presents the specific features regarding the programming of Native xBase/FoxPro Access......
CallInterface (Function)
Runs a method of an interface of an object implemented in a DLL external to the WINDEV framework.
How to develop a PHP site?
What is a PHP site?......
1. Creating pages
WEBDEV Tutorial: My first WEBDEV website Lesson 1 - Creating pages - 10 min
API (Function)
Runs a function found in an external DLL.
SendKey (Function)
Simulates the keystrokes and the mouse actions.
HFilterStartsWith (Function)
Defines and enables a "Start with" filter on a file, view or query.
Window for quick selection
You are searching for a project element? You only know part of its name? Press [CTRL]+[E] to open the quick selection window......
SourceToScreen (Function)
Automatically updates the controls in a window or page with: the values of the bound items in the current record (loaded in memory) of the HFSL data file described in the data model editor. the values of the bound WLanguage variables....
CursorEnd (Property)
The CursorEnd property gets and sets the end position of the mouse selection range in the following controls: Edit control. Editable Combo Box. "Edit control" table column and "Editable Combo Box" table column. Word Processing control....
Control constants
List of constants used by the functions for managing controls...
FileToScreen (Function)
Automatically updates the controls in a window or 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. the values of the bound WLanguage variables. This operation is performed regardless of the state of the controls (grayed, inactive or invisible)....
Using Java code
You can use Java code: in Java applications generated with WINDEV. in Android applications generated with WINDEV Mobile. This allows you to create global procedures in Java....
SourceToPage (Function)
Automatically updates the controls of a page with: the values of the bound items in the current record (loaded in memory) of the HFSL data file described in the data model editor. the values of the bound WLanguage variables....
PageFromSource (Function)
Automatically updates the controls of a page with: the values of the bound items in the current record (loaded in memory) of the HFSL data file described in the data model editor. the values of the bound WLanguage variables. This operation is performed regardless of the state of the controls (grayed, inactive or invisible)....
The Captcha control
The "captcha" are the distorted texts that the Web user must decode and re-enter in a site before validating a form....
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