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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.
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    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.
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.
<Word Processing>.Seek (Function)
Finds a character string in an entire Word Processing 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.
<Source>.ReadSeekFirst (Function)
... value (exact-match search).
<Source>.ReadSeekLast (Function)
... to a sought value (exact-match search).
StringCount (Function)
Calculates: the number of occurrences of a specific character string (by respecting the search...
HReadSeekLast (Function)
... to a sought value (exact-match search).
HReadSeekFirst (Function)
... value (exact-match search).
Customizing the guide
The guide is a powerful search engine included in WINDEV, allowing you to find all referenced...
PunctuationSensitive (Property)
... etc.) are taken into account in the different searches performed on the item (with HReadSeek,...
Reference (Property)
The property Search Engine Optimization enables: get and change the unique identifier of one...
29. SEO in practice
Partial indexing of memos
You now have the ability to index the content of a text memo item......
SEO of a WEBDEV site
In order for your site to get visitors, the Web users must be able to find it......
Report viewer: "Find" tab
A search feature is automatically available when previewing a report......
WDBal messaging: Overview
WDBal is a secure messaging, included in WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile......
Context menu of windows (AAF)
The popup menu of the windows (right mouse click on the window) contains the following options......
StopWord (Property)
The StopWord property is used to define stopwords in a full-text index defined through programming.
Synonym (Property)
The Synonym property is used to define synonyms in a programmatically defined full-text index.
Stemming (Property)
The Stemming property is used to enable stemming and to define the language used for stemming...
Minimap
The minimap is an option that allows you to quickly navigate the code editor......
URL Rewriting
URL Rewriting is a technique used to improve SEO......