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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
ReplicSynchro: Use
3. Deploying a dynamic WEBDEV site
Handling the versions of a window, report, query or project
When creating and developing the different elements of a project (window, query, report, project, ......
Thread management constants
List of constants used by the functions for managing threads, critical sections, semaphores, mutexes, ......
FTPSend (Function)
Transfers a file or directory to an FTP server (File Transfer Protocol).
Table control based on a data file
A Table control based on a data file is a control whose columns are bound to the items of a data file or query (data source)......
2. Searching and iterating over records
WINDEV Tutorial: WINDEV application: Managing data Lesson 2 - Searching and iterating over records - 30 min
The Scheduler control
...The Scheduler control is used to automatically display and handle schedules. It is used to manage the display of multiple resources and it is used in several applications or sites....
Creating a .NET assembly that can be accessed using COM
To create a.NET assembly accessible by COM, you must......
HLinkMemo (Function)
Used to associate a file with a binary memo item or to cancel the existing link between a file and a binary item.
Distributing Reports & Queries
This help page presents the operations that must be performed in order for a WINDEV application to be handled by Reports & Queries......
ReplicEdit: Replication editor
ReplicEdit is a tool used to define the characteristics of a replication......
Image editor
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile include an image editor......
NotifPushSend (Function)
Sends a push notification to a mobile device (iOS or Android).
SysBatteryOptimBackground (Function)
Used to manage battery optimization: Identifies the battery optimization mode for the current application. Prompts the user to disable battery optimization for a given application on the device. This function can be used to tell the operating system to stop preventing the application from running in the background....
EventCreate (Function)
Creates an event.
grSaveBMP (Function)
Saves a chart that was previously drawn in a file in BMP format.
Flexible modeling editor
The flexible modeling editor allows you to easily create a "non-restricting" and "flexible" modeling, entirely included in the environment......
iConfigure (Function)
Configures the printer for a print performed in WLanguage: by opening the configuration window. by modifying the printer used for the current print....
OpenAI: How to find the OpenAI key
Several features of WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile use an OpenAI account ......
WDInst: choosing the type of setup to generate
WDInst allows you to create several types of setup......
FTPGet (Function)
Transfers a file or directory from an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) server to the current computer.
Appendix 3: Configuration file
Bloque entièrement ou partiellement un fichier externe....
Requirement
To manage the project development lifecycle, the Project Management Hub allows you to set requirements......
Do not show a message again
The environment of WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile often displays warning windows......
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