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Version: 2026

Search the selected text on the Internet (AAF)
The context menu of Edit controls includes a "Search on Internet" option for the term selected in the control...
<HTML editor>.Search (Function)
Searches for a string in an HTML Editor control.
Search in current code
When coding, developers often need to do a quick search in the current code
<Diagram variable>.Search (Function)
Searches for shapes containing a specific text in a diagram.
<Code Editor>.Search (Function)
Searches for a string or regular expression in the Code Editor control.
<sfConnection variable>.Search (Function)
Performs a search among the records found in a Salesforce database.
Characteristics of columns found in a Table control in a page (prefix syntax)
The columns are used to display information in a Table control...
Managing space characters in the searches?
The LDAP protocol is increasingly used by the companies...
<ANSI string>.Contains (Function)
Allows you to check if a substring is within a string.
Project Management Hub: Presentation
The Project Management Hub is used to organize and schedule a project, from design to delivery...
TableSearch (Function)
Performs a search in:
  • a Table control,
  • a TreeView Table control,
  • tables displayed in a Combo Box control.
Characteristics of the columns of a Table control in a page
The columns are used to display information in a Table control.
Characteristics of the columns in a Table control in a window
The columns are used to display information in a Table control...
<TreeView Table column>.SearchChild (Function)
Searches for a value in a column of a TreeView Table control, in a specified branch.
TableSearchChild (Function)
Searches for a value in a column of a TreeView Table control, in a specified branch.
Finding text in multiple controls within a window
To find a word in the different controls of a window, simply press CTRL + F and type the desired word...
NearbyShareDiscoverDevice (Function)
Discovers nearby devices that have advertised themselves and are waiting to connect ("advertisers").
<Source>.Seek (Function)
Sets the position on the first record of the table whose value for a specific item is greater than or equal to a search value (generic search by default).
<TreeMap>.Seek (Function)
Finds the index of an element in a TreeMap control from the element path.
Characteristics of the columns in a Table control in a window (prefix syntax)
The columns are used to display information in a Table control...
<Document variable>.Seek (Function)
Finds a character string in an entire Document variable.
<Table>.SearchEverywhere (Function)
Searches for a value in all the columns of the following controls:
  • Table control,
  • TreeView Table control,
  • Table control displayed in a Combo Box control.
ListSeek (Function)
Searches for an element in:
  • a List Box control,
  • WINDEVJava a ListView control,
  • a Combo Box control,
  • Versions 2026 and later
    AndroidiPhone/iPad a Wheel control.
    Note: This control is only available from version 2026 - Update 2.
    Subscription-exclusive new feature
    AndroidiPhone/iPad a Wheel control.
    Note: This control is only available from version 2026 - Update 2.
    New in version 2026
    AndroidiPhone/iPad a Wheel control.
    Note: This control is only available from version 2026 - Update 2.
    AndroidiPhone/iPad a Wheel control.
    Note: This control is only available from version 2026 - Update 2.
<Word Processing>.Seek (Function)
Finds a character string in an entire Word Processing control.
LooperSearch (Function)
Searches for a value in an attribute of a Looper control.
LooperSearchEverywhere (Function)
Searches for a value in all the attributes of a Looper control.
Contains (Function)
Checks for a substring within a string.
<Looper>.SearchEverywhere (Function)
Searches for a value in all the attributes of a Looper control.
TableSearchEverywhere (Function)
Searches for a value in all the columns of the following controls:
  • Table control,
  • TreeView Table control,
  • Table control displayed in a Combo Box control.
StoredItem (Property)
The StoredItem property is used to: Find out the stored item or the stored variable of a Table,...
1. Creating windows to add and edit data
WINDEV Tutorial: WINDEV application: Managing data Lesson 1 - Creating windows to add and edit data...
Developing an application for iPhone/iPad
The development of an iPhone/iPad application is performed in 2 steps:...
UUID (Type of variable)
The UUID type is used to easily manage: UUIDs or GUIDs, automatic UUID HFSQL identifiers,...
Create the help system in WINDEV, WEBDEV or WINDEV Mobile
These are the main steps to create a help file (HTML, CHM or PDF)......
Managing HFSQL Classic tables
The HFSQL Control Center allows you to fully manage HFSQL Classic tables......
My Preset controls
It is not uncommon for developers to recreate the same controls, with the same style and (almost)...
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,...
HReadLast (Function)
Sets the position on the last record of a table according to a browse item.
Remote WEBDEV administrator: Server parameters
The server administrator can define the server parameters via the remote administration tool......
Native SQL Server Connector: Specific features and remarks
The following paragraphs present the main aspects and specific features of the Native SQL Server...
SQL functions that can be used in SQL queries
The following SQL functions can be used on the queries written in SQL code (classified by theme)......
WDOptimizer: Overview
The different operations that can be performed with WDOptimizer are as follows......
Toolbar and menu of the SCM
The different options of the SCM can be handled via the SCM toolbar or the options of a specific...
Native Access to SAP
SAP is a widely used ERP......
Creating and handling an item
The main operations that can be performed on an item are as follows......
Business rules
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to manage the business rules......
1. Project audits
WINDEV Tutorial: Optimizing a project Lesson 1 - Project audits - 15 min
httpRequest (Variable type)
The httpRequest type is used to retrieve the advanced characteristics of an HTTP/HTTPS request....
Prototype overload/Overload
The procedures and the methods of classes can have several syntaxes....
How to choose the data source of a control?
This help page presents the different data sources available for a control....
14. Managing the "Back" button in practice