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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.
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:
  • a specific string.
  • one of the strings in an array.
StringToJSON (Function)
Converts a JSON string into a JSON variable.
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.
<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:
  • a specific string.
  • one of the 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.
Phonetic (Function)
Returns the phonetic transcription of the string passed as parameter.
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
Manipulate character 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.
Date and Time functions
List of functions for managing dates and times
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.
Operators on character strings
The character strings can be handled by specific WLanguage functions or by the +, [[ and ]] operators...
<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
Using WDDIXIO
To translate the text used in your project:...
Native SQL Server Connector: Retrieving the output value of a stored procedure
The Native SQL Server Connector is used to: specify the input values during the call to a stored procedure. retrieve the output values after a call to a stored procedure....
ArrayToParameters( Function)
Converts an array of elements into a list of parameters.
TraceBuild (Function)
Displays a customizable message in the trace window opened in parallel with the current window.
HSeek (Function)
Positions on the first record of the data file whose value for a specific item is greater than or equal to a sought value (generic search by default).
Structure of log files (HFSQL Classic)
The following files are automatically created when logging an HFSQL Classic data file......
iPageHeight (Example)
Usage example of the iPageHeight function
WDInst: configuring the interface of setup program
By default, WDInst (the setup editor) proposes a standard setup program (the wallpaper corresponds to a gradient shade of blue and no slide is displayed......
Compilation statement: COMPILE IF
The <COMPILE IF> statement allows you to compile (or not) a WLanguage code according to a condition.
SpreadsheetInputFunction (Function)
Inserts a function name at cursor position in the editable cell of a Spreadsheet control found in a window.
HDeclareExternal (Function)
Temporarily imports into the current analysis the description of a data file from an existing HFSQL data file.
Printing in PDF format: Special cases
Specific features of print in PDF format...
Calling a procedure/a function
Syntax for calling a local or global procedure.
Using Objective C code
You can use Objective C code in iPhone/iPad applications generated with WINDEV Mobile....
Font (Type of variable)
A Font variable creates a font programmatically...
mlGetVariable (Function)
Retrieves the value of a variable for the MATLAB session.
mlSetVariable (Function)
Writes the value of a variable for the MATLAB session.
SpreadsheetModifyName (Function)
Modifies the name used to identify a cell in a Spreadsheet control.
ShortcutKey (Property)
The ShortcutKey property gets and sets the keyboard shortcut associated with a control.
<Looper>.Add (Function)
Adds a row at the end of a Looper control.
Printing in WLanguage
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile propose several print methods......
WDInst: including an "autorun" in a setup on CD
An "autorun" can be run (or not) when the setup CD is inserted into the drive of the setup computer......
StoreTheConfiguration (Property)
The StoreTheConfiguration property is used to: Determine whether the configuration of the panes in a dynamic Tab control or Ribbon control is automatically saved and restored. Modify the configuration of the panes in a dynamic Tab control or Ribbon control so that it is automatically saved and restored (or not)...
Native Sybase Connector: Running the same stored procedure several times
In some cases, it may be useful to execute the same stored procedure multiple times by changing one or more parameters......
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