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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
CriticalSectionStart (Function)
Marks the start of a critical section: no other thread will be able to run the code as long as the current thread does not exit from the critical section.
<Connection variable>.SaveParameter (Function)
Saves a persistent value on the HFSQL server.
EmailStartPOP3Session (Function)
Starts a session for receiving and reading emails with the POP3 protocol.
WiFiConnect (Function)
Connects the device to the specified Wi-Fi network.
Spacing out a selection of controls
To create modern interfaces, you need to increase spacing between the controls in your windows......
2. Creating files in the analysis
WINDEV Tutorial: Creating a WINDEV project and its analysis Lesson 2 - Creating files in the analysis - 40 min
_VisiteGuideeEtapeBulle (Type of variable)
Le type _VisiteGuideeEtapeBulle permet de définir toutes les caractéristiques avancées d'un XXX....
Using Facebook authentication
Facebook is the world's most popular social network. It is commonly used by companies to reach their customers......
Image Editor control: Options in the ribbon and the panes
The Image Editor control offers a host of options accessible via......
<TreeView Table>.SortChild (Function)
Sorts a branch in a TreeView Table control on one or more columns.
iOSExcludeFileFromiCloud (Function)
Excludes a file from iCloud backup.
STOP (Reserved word)
STOP is used to call the WLanguage debugger during a test in the editor...
Defining colors in Table controls
The colors of a Table control (row background, text of rows, etc.) are defined in the control description......
EmailStartOutlookSession (Function)
Allows you to access data handled by the Outlook messaging software (emails, contacts, groups of contacts, tasks, appointments and folders).
Figma: Where to find the Figma key
To use Figma import in your product, you need to specify the Figma key in the general options of WINDEV, WEBDEV or WINDEV Mobile....
Managing the SNMP protocol
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is the standard protocol for managing the network devices......
HTML Editor control events
The following events appear by default in the WINDEV and WINDEV Mobile code editor...
Now (Function)
Returns or modifies the system time (current time defined for the current computer).
fTime (Function)
Returns or modifies the different times associated with a file or directory (date created, modified or accessed).
AutoLineWrap (Property)
The AutoLineWrap property is used to: determine if the automatic line wrap feature is enabled in a multiline Edit control, in a column of a Table or TreeView control or in a row header of a Pivot Table control. set the line wrap mode in a multiline Edit control, in a column of a Table or TreeView control or in a row header of a Pivot Table control....
sParameter (Function)
Defines or modifies the parameters for configuring the specified serial port, parallel port or infrared port.
dSaveImageJPEG (Function)
Saves an image: in a JPEG file. in memory....
Organizing the directories of a project
When creating a project, a directory specific to this project is automatically created......
Creating a .NET assembly from WINDEV
To create a.NET assembly, ......
<Table>.Sort (Function)
Sorts a Table or TreeView Table control on one or more columns (lexicographical sort).
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