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XML functions (prefix syntax)
List of XML functions
Management of XML
WINDEV, WINDEV Mobile and WEBDEV include several functions for handling XML code...
XML functions
List of XML functions
XML: Handling large (multi-gigabyte) files
Starting with version 23, an XML parser is available to handle XML files that are multiple GB in size...
Native XML Connector
WINDEV and WEBDEV allow you to import and handle a definition of XML files via the data model editor...
XMLOpenReader (Function)
Creates a reader used to read an XML document without loading it in memory.
Managing the XSD
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to import files in XSD format.
<xmlDocument variable>.Save (Function)
Saves an XML document in a file.
FOR EACH/FOR ALL statement (loop through a variable of type XMLReader)
The FOR EACH statement loops through a variable of type xmlReader in various ways:
  • Loop through a level.
  • Loop through a level with copy.
  • In-depth loop.
Importing and consuming SOAP web services
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to directly import web services into your applications...
ExecuteAAF (Function)
Runs an Automatic Application Feature (AAF) on a control or window.
<Source>.DeactivateAutoFilter (Function)
Disables an automatic filter on the linked files when browsing an XML file.
HRecordToXML (Function)
Retrieves the structure and the value of the current record and exports them into a character string in XML format.
<xmlDocument>.ToJSON (Function)
Converts an XML string to JSON.
<Looper>.ToXML (Function)
Creates an XML file with data from a Looper control (Looper control based on a data file or populated programmatically).
HExportXML (Function)
Exports the records found in a table (HFSQL or OLE DB), view or query to an XML file.
ExtractStringBetween (Function)
Allows you to:
  • extract a substring between two given separators from a character string.
  • search for substrings between two given separators in a character string.
<Source>.ActivateAutoFilter (Function)
Enables an automatic filter on the linked files when browsing an XML file.
DisableAAF (Function)
Disables an Automatic Application Feature (AAF) on a control, window or on the current application.
HActivateAutoFilter (Function)
Enables an automatic filter on the linked files when browsing an XML file.
HDeactivateAutoFilter (Function)
Disables an automatic filter on the linked files when browsing an XML file.
<xmlNode>.ToJSON (Function)
Converts an XML string to JSON.
XMLFindNamespaceByName (Function)
Finds an XML namespace according to its XML node and in the parents of the node.
Report viewer: "Export" pane
The "Export" pane in the report viewer allows you to perform the following operations...
XMLSave (Function)
Saves an XML document in a file.
AAFDisable (Function)
Disables an Automatic Application Feature (AAF) on a control, window or on the current application.
<Source>.RecordToXML (Function)
Retrieves the structure and the value of the current record and exports them into a character string in XML format.
TableToXML (Function)
Creates an XML file from the data found in a Table or TreeView Table control.
Result of a query in test mode
After its execution in test mode (see Running the query test), the result of the query can be...
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The different types of items proposed in the data model editor are as follows:
<xmlNode variable>.FindNamespaceByURI (Function)
Finds an XML namespace from its URI (Universal Resource Identifier) in a node and in the parents of this node.
LooperToXML (Function)
Creates an XML file with data from a Looper control (Looper control based on a table or populated programmatically).
XMLToJSON (Function)
Converts an XML string to JSON.
<Source>.ExportXML (Function)
Exports the records found in a table (HFSQL or OLE DB), view or query to an XML file.
<xmlNode variable>.FindNamespaceByName (Function)
Finds an XML namespace according to its XML node and in the parents of the node.
AAFExecute (Function)
Runs an Automatic Application Feature (AAF) on a control or window. This function can be used to start the spelling checker on an edit control for example.
<Table>.ToXML (Function)
Creates an XML file from the data found in a Table or TreeView Table control.
XMLSign (Function)
Signs an XML document.
XMLOpen (Function)
Loads an XML document from a file, a URL or a string into an xmlDocument variable.
XMLFindNamespaceByURI (Function)
Finds an XML namespace from its URI (Universal Resource Identifier) in a node and in the parents of this node.
Print constants
List of constants used by the print functions....
YAML (Variable type)
The YAML type simplifies the handling of data in YAML format.
Test of a query
The query editor allows you to run the test of query result......
WEBDEV 2025 Update
Here are the new features and improvements that you will discover in this version......
NULL values: Allowing nullable types
Starting with version 2024, you can allow nullable types in a WINDEV, WEBDEV or WINDEV Mobile...
iOutputInfo (Type of variable)
The iOutputInfo type is used to get the details of a report print or export job, or the details...
GDPR: Concrete solutions
GDPR: General Data Protection Regulation...
Private Store for mobile applications
There are two methods two deploy your applications......
New Features brochure - Version 27: new features of WINDEV Mobile
New features in WINDEV Mobile 27 presented in the New Features brochure....
WLanguage
The integrated WINDEV language, WLanguage, is powerful, simple and intuitive......
Creating a .NET assembly from WINDEV
To create a.NET assembly, ......
WEBDEV site deployment: Deployment profile
The setup program creation wizard allows you to select the deployment profile to use......
"Project explorer" pane
The "Project explorer" pane is used to simplify the development environment of WINDEV, WEBDEV...
Mobile User Groupware (Android and iOS)
WINDEV Mobile includes a User Groupware for Android and iOS applications......
Brochure of new features: Common new features
New features in WINDEV/WEBDEV/WINDEV Mobile 28 presented in the New Features brochure....
New Features brochure - Version 28: Common new features
New features in WINDEV/WEBDEV/WINDEV Mobile 28 presented in the New Features brochure....
Characteristics of Table controls in a page
Table controls allow you to display and/or enter data......
Character strings
WLanguage supports different types of strings....
Organizing the directories of a project
When creating a project, a directory specific to this project is automatically created......
Automatic Application Features (AAF) constants
List of constants used by the Automatic Application Features (AAF) functions....