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Global procedure/function
A global procedure can be used in all the processes or events of the project.
Procedure (Variable type)
The Procedure type is used to handle through programming:
  • the procedures or methods found in the project.
  • the procedures or methods found in an internal component.
  • the procedures or methods found in an external component.
Internal procedure
Several features require a procedure called once or several times via a WLanguage function ("Callback").
Useful parameters of a procedure
A procedure can declare some parameters that are not immediately used. In this case, a warning appears in the code editor, indicating that the local variable is not used.
Declaring a procedure/a function
The different syntaxes for declaring a procedure...
Calling a procedure/a function
Syntax for calling a local or global procedure.
Procedure Description (Variable type)
The Procedure Description type allows you to get information about a procedure or a method.
Parameters of a procedure/function
You have the ability to pass parameters to a procedure.
Procedure/Function
A procedure is used to associate an identifier with a statement block...
Parameters of a procedure with a variable number of parameters
When the procedure uses a variable number of parameters, you must be able to handle the different parameters passed to the function in the code of the procedure.
Local procedure
Two types of procedures are available...
Automatic documentation of procedures and methods
To simplify the maintenance or the use of existing code by other developers, WINDEV proposes an automatic documentation for the procedures (or class methods)...
RETURN statement
The RETURN statement is used to exit the current event, process or procedure and return a result...
WEBDEV: Scheduled tasks and delayed tasks
WEBDEV allows you to implement tasks on the server directly...
SeekProcedure (Function)
Seeks a procedure identified by its name. The procedure found can be run directly.
Reactive procedures
Reactive procedures are executed when the value of a control or variable changes...
MyParameters (Reserved word)
The MyParameters keyword is used to handle the parameters passed to a WLanguage procedure...
Prototype overload/Overload
The procedures and the methods of classes can have several syntaxes.
Automatic procedures
The programming of timers, threads and delayed procedures is now automatically managed by the environment...
Typecasting of parameters
The description of the parameter type is optional...
RETURN statement
The RETURN statement is used to exit a statement block and the current process (or procedure).
Passing parameters
The parameters can be passed to a procedure...
ExecuteMainThreadAsynchronous (Function)
Executes a procedure in the main thread of the application without waiting for the end of its execution.
ExecuteMainThread (Function)
Triggers the execution of the procedure specified in the main application thread.
Optional parameters
Some of the parameters passed to a procedure can be optional parameters...
Set of procedures
The global procedures are grouped in set of procedures...
DotNetDelegate (Function)
Initializes a.NET delegate.
HUpdateSet (Function)
Creates or updates a set of procedures on an HFSQL server.
Integrating a WEBDEV site into a WINDEV application
By integrating a website into a window in a desktop application, you can share existing elements...
ExecuteProcess (Function)
Starts the execution of a process programmatically, i.e. without the user having to perform...
MapPolygon (Variable type)
The MapPolygon type is used to define the characteristics of a polygon to be drawn on the map...
FTPGet (Function)
Transfers a file or directory from an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) server to the current computer.
sEvent (Function)
Branches an event on a serial port.
appServerScheduledTask (Type of variable)
The appServerScheduledTask type is used to manage a scheduled task of WEBDEV Application Server...
Process (Property)
The Process property is used to modify the processes to be executed by the events available...
notificationAction (Variable type)
The notificationAction type is used to describe an additional action associated...
Handling a dictionary
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to easily perform the following operations...
AddVoiceCommand (Function)
Adds a voice command into the current window. From version 17, this function is replaced...
WinEdDeclareUndo (Function)
Declares how to cancel an action that was added by WinEdDo.
MapPolyline (Type of variable)
The MapPolyline type is used to define the characteristics of a line composed of several segments...
MapCircle (Type of variable)
The MapCircle type is used to define the characteristics of a circle to be drawn on the map...
MapImage (Type of variable)
The MapImage type is used to define the characteristics of an image to be drawn on the map...
AJAXExecute (Example)
Usage example of the AJAXExecute function
JSONExecuteExternal (Function)
Calls an external server URL that returns data in JSON format (JavaScript Object Notation).