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Buffer (Type de variable)
The Buffer type corresponds to a binary memory area.
<Type Buffer>Decode (Function)
Decodes a character string that was encoded by Encode.
<Type Buffer>Encode (Function)
Encodes a character string or a buffer. To decode the result, simply use Decode.
Left (Function)
Extracts the left part (i.e., the first characters) from a string or buffer.
BufferToPhrase (Function)
Converts a buffer to a mnemonic phrase using the BIP39 algorithm.
Truncate (Function)
Truncates the right part of a string or buffer.
fIsImage (Function)
Determines whether a file on disk or in a buffer corresponds to an image format recognized by WINDEV or WEBDEV.
Encode (Function)
Encodes a character string or a buffer. To decode the result, simply use Decode.
fFind (Function)
Finds a character string or a buffer in a file opened by fOpen.
BufferToURI (Function)
Saves the contents of a buffer to a resource identified by its URI.
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.
<DiskFile variable>.Find (Function)
Finds a character string or a buffer in a file opened by fOpen.
diffCreate (Function)
Compares two buffers and creates a buffer containing the differences between these two buffers.
StringDisplay (Function)
Returns a specific string (or a buffer) to the client browser in response to a request.
BufferToInteger (Function)
Extracts an integer from a binary buffer at a given position.
Middle (Function)
Extracts:
  • a substring from a string starting at a specified position.
  • part of a buffer starting at a specified position.
fSaveBuffer (Function)
Creates and fills a text file with the content of a string or buffer variable.
fAddBuffer (Function)
Adds the content of a buffer at the end of a file.
fLoadBuffer (Function)
Loads the content of an external file (text, image, ...) in a buffer variable.
BufferToReal (Function)
Extracts a real from a binary buffer at a given position.
Decode (Function)
Decodes a character string that was encoded by Encode.
<ANSI string>.BufferToHexa (Function)
Converts an Ansi or Unicode string into a displayable hexadecimal string (e.g. "4A 5B 00").
Right (Function)
Extracts the last characters from a string or string buffer.
diffApply (Function)
Applies a difference buffer to a specific buffer.
BufferToHexa (Function)
Converts a buffer to a hexadecimal string (e.g. "4A 5B 00").
HexaToBuffer (Function)
Converts a string with hexadecimal bytes to a binary buffer.
External language: Programming in C++ (WDWDIAL interface)
This third method uses the notion of class inheritance to simplify the interfacing between a C++...
Replace (Function)
Replaces all occurrences of a specified substring in a string with another specified substring.
ExtractStringBetween (Function)
Allows you to: extract a substring between two given separators from a character string....
PositionOccurrence (Function)
Finds the Xth position of a string within another string.
zipArchivedFile (Type of variable)
The zipArchivedFile type is used to handle a file found in an archive in one of the following...
Socket: creating a standard socket server
WINDEV allows you to create a standard socket server......
WBAdminAccount (Variable type)
The WBAdminAccount type is used to define all the advanced characteristics of a WEBDEV account...
Communicating with an SSH server
Secure Shell (SSH) is a secure communication protocol. The exchanged data is secured via encryption...
Advanced types
The advanced types of WLanguage are as follows...
Image (Type of variable)
The Image type is used to define the advanced characteristics of an image.
OAuth2Parameters (Variable type)
The OAuth2Parameters type is used to define the information required to authenticate on a web...
ExtractString (Function)
Allows you to: extract a substring from a string based on a specified string separator....
Constants for managing certificates
String (Variable type)
The String type is used to manipulate strings......
Use WebSockets with the WebSocket server
The WebSocket protocol provides a communication channel over a TCP socket for browsers and Web...
Miscellaneous Windows constants
List of constants used by the Windows functions....
HTTPRequest (Function)
Starts an HTTP request on a server.