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Version: 2025

Code snippets
The code editor allows you to enter "Code snippets"...
Navigation history in the code
The different editors enable you to directly view the code of an element by pressing the F2 key...
Server code/Browser code
WEBDEV allows you to create static pages and dynamic pages...
Conditional target-code
The code editor allows you to enter a specific code for each environment (WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile)...
Project anomalies: dead code and orphan elements
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to easily detect these "dead codes" and "orphan" elements.
Reverse code modeling
The reverse code modeling allows you to view in a graph...
MySource (Reserved word)
MySource is used to handle the current data source (file, view or query) associated with a report or with a table based on a data file...
InWebSocketServerMode (Function)
Indicates if the current code is being executed on the WebSocket server.
MyInternalWindow (Reserved word)
MyInternalWindow is used to handle the current internal window.
ExecuteCode (Function)
Runs the WLanguage code found in a character string.
InWebSocketServerGlobalServiceMode (Function)
Indicates if the current code is being executed on the global service of the WebSocket server.
InTSEMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run:
  • from a computer in TSE mode or from a remote desktop.
  • from a computer directly.
Project dashboard
The project dashboard provides an overall view of project status via different widgets....
Carrying over the differences from an element to another one
The project comparator is used to compare two elements and to list the differences found...
MyWindow (Reserved word)
The keyword MyWindow keyword is used to manipulate the current window...
Automatically executed processes / events in an application
Several actions are automatically performed when opening or closing an application.
InBackgroundMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run when the application is in background.
InComponentMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run:
  • from a WINDEV application, a WEBDEV website or a PHP page.
  • from a component.
Programming by preset action
Preset actions allow you to define the code of an event in a single click, without having to write one single line of code...
InAJAXMode (Function)
Specifies whether the code is run from:
InDeviceOwnerMode (Function)
Indicates whether the Android application is in "Device owner" mode.
InKioskMode (Function)
Indicates whether the Android application is in kiosk mode.
HNbRec (Function)
Returns the number of records in a file, query or HFSQL view: active records, crossed records,...
XMLChild (Function)
Positions on the first child element of current element.
ExecuteMainThreadAsynchronous (Function)
Executes a procedure in the main thread of the application without waiting for the end...
HourglassNetwork (Function)
Displays or hides an endless gauge in the title bar of Android application windows .
Constants for encryption/compression
List of constants used by the encryption/compression functions...
Validity period of site pages
When creating a page, a validity period can be defined for this page......
HBackward (Function)
Moves backward several records from the current position in the data file, according to a specified...
zipExtractPath (Function)
Returns the path of a file found in the archive.
zipDeleteFile (Function)
Deletes a file from an archive.
FOR EACH/FOR ALL statement (loop through controls)
The statement FOR EACH is used to perform different types of browse on the controls (List Box,...
Flexbox control description: General tab
In the "General" tab of the Flexbox control description window, you can view and change the options...
CurrentDay( Function)
Returns the number of the current day in the current month.
BTChangeVisibility (Function)
Changes the visibility of a Bluetooth radio.
Creating an RSS stream
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to produce and/or consume an RSS feed (Rapid Simple...
ServiceInstall (Function)
Installs a Windows service or a Linux daemon according to the information given in the members...
PageDisplayDialog (Function)
Displays a page in modal mode. This function is used to establish a dialog with the user. The page...
The Web Camera control
...The Web Camera control is used to view a file that is refreshed at regular time intervals....
dbgCheckDifferent (Function)
Checks whether the specified expressions are different in assertive programming and in automated...
dbgCheckTrue (Function)
Checks whether an expression is set to True in assertive programming and in automated test mode.
pdfAttachment (Type of variable)
The pdfAttachment type is used to define all the advanced characteristics of an attachment in a PDF...
fDir (Function)
Finds a file or directory.
Ping (Function)
Checks whether a network address can be reached by using the ICMP protocol (similar to the PING...
ProgressBar (Function)
Displays a progress bar in the status bar of current window.
HNoModif (Function)
Forbids all the modifications on a data file (for all the programs, including the one...
HTransactionInterrupted (Function)
Used to find out whether a transaction was interrupted (the transaction was neither validated...