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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
WDConver : Use in command line mode
Using WDConver in command line mode consists in running a conversion description created and saved with WDConver ("......
upnpService (Type of variable)
The upnpService type is used to define the advanced characteristics of a service provided by the UPnP device.
Process (Type of variable)
The Process type is used to define the characteristics of the remote application that can be started by ExeRemoteRun.
The J2EE structure
The following structure is used to pass parameters to a procedure run on a server of J2EE XML Web services......
JWTParameters (Type of Variable)
The JWTParameters type allows you to define all the information necessary to perform JTW authentication.
hBackupDescription (Type of variable)
The hBackupDescription type is used to programmatically describe an HFSQL Client/Server backup....
Push notifications: format of notifications (Android and iOS)
An application written in WINDEV Mobile Android or iOS can receive Push notifications......
OrgElement (Type of variable)
The OrgElement type is used to define the advanced characteristics of an element found in an Organization Chart control.
Appointment (Type of variable)
The Appointment type is used to define the advanced characteristics of an appointment: time, location, ...
SQLInfo (Function)
Initializes the different SQL variables with information relative to the last query run.
BCDecode (Function)
Decodes the information stored in a QR Code bar code.
Country (Type of variable)
The Country type is used to find out the characteristics of a country.
OpenIDParameters (Type of variable)
The OpenIDParameters type is used to define all the advanced features of an authentication for OpenID.
rssTextInput (Type of variable)
The rssTextInput type is used to describe the input area of RSS stream...
Cookie (Type of variable)
The Cookie type is used to handle the cookies transmitted in the HTTP requests.
kbCard (Type of variable)
The kbCard type defines all the advanced characteristics of a card in a Kanban control.
mongoFindOption (Type of variable)
The mongoFindOption type is used to define the advanced characteristics of a search in a MongoDB database.
sfExecuteProcessResult (Type of variable)
The sfExecuteProcessResult type is used to find out the result of SFExecuteProcess...
gpwUser (Type of variable)
The gpwUser type is used to describe and modify the characteristics of a user of WEBDEV or WINDEV User Groupware.
rssChannel (Type of variable)
The rssChannel type is used to handle a RSS channel...
EventTimeline (Type of variable)
The EventTimeline type is used to define the advanced characteristics of an event displayed in a Timeline control.
rssImage (Type of variable)
The rssImage type is used to describe the image of a RSS stream...
rssCloud (Type of variable)
The rssCloud type is used to describe the method for subscribing to the notifications of modification made to the RSS stream...
gglPerson (Type of variable)
The gglPerson type is used to describe and modify the participants attending an event of a Google calendar...
The Group structure
The Group structure is a preset structure of WLanguage (no declaration is required)......
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