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Version: 2026

Reverse code modeling
The reverse code modeling allows you to view in a graph...
Conditional target-code
The code editor allows you to enter a specific code for each environment (WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile)...
Checkers available in the code editor
The code editor proposes several tools used to correct the code...
Navigation history in the code
The different editors enable you to directly view the code of an element by pressing the F2 key...
Code style
A code style is used to automatically prefix the name of all the variables and project elements (windows, report controls, classes, etc.
Code snippets
The code editor allows you to enter "Code snippets"...
Project anomalies: dead code and orphan elements
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to easily detect these "dead codes" and "orphan" elements.
Server code/Browser code
WEBDEV allows you to create static pages and dynamic pages...
Code indentation
When typing compound statements ("Switch", "For" and "While", for example), the code is automatically indented to highlight the structure of the loops used in the program...
MyPopupControl (Reserved word)
MyPopupControl is used to handle the control that opened a popup window...
Automatically executed processes / events in an application
Several actions are automatically performed when opening or closing an application.
IniOSEmulatorMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run in the iOS emulator (iPhone, iPad).
InKioskMode (Function)
Indicates whether the Android application is in kiosk mode.
Project dashboard
The project dashboard provides an overall view of project status via different widgets....
MyWindow (Reserved word)
The keyword MyWindow keyword is used to manipulate the current window...
InComponentMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run:
  • from a WINDEV application, a WEBDEV website or a PHP page.
  • from a component.
MySource (Reserved word)
MySource is used to handle the current data source (file, view or query) associated with a report or with a table based on a data file...
InWebSocketServerGlobalServiceMode (Function)
Indicates if the current code is being executed on the global service of the WebSocket server.
InTSEMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run:
  • from a computer in TSE mode or from a remote desktop.
  • from a computer directly.
MyReport (Reserved word)
MyReport is used to handle the current report...
InBackgroundMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run when the application is in background.
InWebSocketServerMode (Function)
Indicates if the current code is being executed on the WebSocket server.
InStoredProcedureMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run on an HFSQL server.
InAndroidEmulatorMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run in the Android emulator.
InDelayedProcedureMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run from a delayed procedure or from a scheduled task on the WEBDEV Application Server.
InUMCMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run from a code written in a user macro-code.
InAJAXMode (Function)
Specifies whether the code is run from:
Programming by preset action
Preset actions allow you to define the code of an event in a single click, without having to write one single line of code...
MyPage (Reserved word)
MyPage is used to handle the current page...
InAndroidMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run in Android mode.
InDeviceOwnerMode (Function)
Indicates whether the Android application is in "Device owner" mode.
MySelf (Reserved word)
MySelf is used to handle the current control...
Carrying over the differences from an element to another one
The project comparator is used to compare two elements and to list the differences found...
ExecuteCode (Function)
Runs the WLanguage code found in a character string.
MyInternalWindow (Reserved word)
MyInternalWindow is used to handle the current internal window.
In64bitMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run in 64-bit mode or not.
zipOpen (Function)
Opens an existing archive.
BufferToInteger (Function)
Extracts an integer from a binary buffer at a given position.
DashMoveWidget (Function)
Changes the position of a widget found in a Dashboard control.
DashResizeWidget (Function)
Changes the dimensions of a widget found in a Dashboard control.
ModbusReadFloat (Function)
Reads one or more single-precision floats from a Modbus slave, starting at a specific address.
iAddBookmark (Function)
Adds a bookmark in the report viewer or when exporting to PDF.
GetGUID (Function)
Calculates a globally unique identifier (named "GUID"), whose size is: equal to 16 bytes,...
fLoadText (Function)
Loads the contents of a text file into any text field or variable (string variable, window edit...
Tilt (Property)
The Tilt property gets or sets the tilt of the map displayed in a Map control.
Sound (Function)
Plays a sound in WAV format.
Group (Property)
The Group property is used to: find out whether the control belongs to a group of controls....
HTTPCookieReplace (Function)
Replaces all the cookies stored for a domain: by HTTPRequest. by HTTPSend....
DateToString (Function)
Converts: a date to a string in the specified format. a date time to a string...
WEBDEV 2025: New WLanguage features
In version 2025, new functions, properties and data types have been introduced...
Creating the Table pages of the WEBDEV RAD pattern
Creating the Vision pages of the WEBDEV RAD pattern
Translating the interface into multiple languages
When the different languages supported by the application have been selected, the information...
Creating the Form pages of a WEBDEV RAD pattern
Deletes a worksheet from the Excel document....
httpRequest (Variable type)
The httpRequest type is used to retrieve the advanced characteristics of an HTTP/HTTPS request....
CommonLength (Function)
Returns the number of common characters between two strings (from the beginning or from the end...
Hint (Property)
The Hint property gets and sets the hint text displayed when the Edit control is empty.
BrowserType (Function)
Returns the type of browser used by the Web user.