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Version: 2026

<ANSI string>.Format (Function)
Formats a character string according to the selected options.
<WLanguageCodeFormatting>.Format (Function)
Formats WLanguage code: coloring, normalized rewriting, indentation, translation.
Format (Property)
The Format property is used to define the data format of a table.
Format of the content in the text file
The text files created by WDMSG use a specific format...
StringFormat (Function)
Formats a character string according to the selected options.
DateTimeToString (Function)
Converts a DateTime to string in the specified format.
MatchRegularExpression (Function)
Checks whether a character string matches a specific format and retrieves the different substrings that match the format.
zipFilter (Function)
Returns the list of archive formats supported by the current platform, in the format expected by the filter of fSelect.
<DateTime type>.ToString (Function)
Converts a DateTime to string in the specified format.
The formatted display control
This control can be used to display dates, times and monetary values for example, respecting the corresponding display format...
DurationToString (Function)
Converts a duration to a character string in the specified format.
LengthToString (Function)
Converts a size in bytes to a string with human-readable units such as kilobytes, megabytes or terabytes.
DateToString (Function)
Converts:
  • a date to a string in the specified format.
  • a date time to a string in the specified format.
RegexMatch (Function)
Checks whether a string matches the format defined by a regular expression.
fGraphicFilter (Function)
Returns the list of image formats supported by the current platform, in the format expected by the filter of fSelect.
Limitations of WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile
A structure is a custom type of data...
<ANSI string>.RegexMatch (Function)
Checks whether a string matches the format defined by a regular expression.
ImageInfo (Function)
Retrieves the characteristics of an image file or the characteristics of a PDF file:
  • format.
  • width and height.
  • number of bits per pixel.
  • area of transparency.
TimeToString (Function)
Converts a time to a string in the specified format.
<Unicode string>.RegexMatch (Function)
Checks whether a string matches the format defined by a regular expression.
SQLColumnFormat (Function)
Returns the different types of columns supported:
<Duration type>.ToString (Function)
Converts a duration to a character string in the specified format.
<Date type>.ToString (Function)
Converts:
  • a date to a string in the specified format.
  • a date time to a string in the specified format.
SpreadsheetLoad (Function)
Loads a file in XLSX format in a Spreadsheet control found in a window.
XMLToText (Function)
Converts a character string in XML format into a standard character string.
UTFConvert (Function)
Converts a string or buffer to the specified format: UTF, ANSI, Unicode.
Unicode (Property)
The Unicode property is used to get and change the Unicode format of an element.
ColorFormat (Property)
The ColorFormat property is used to manage the color format (color or grayscale).
AuthImportToken( Function)
Creates a webservice access token from an description token in JSON format.
UTF8ToString (Function)
Converts a string in UTF8 format into an ANSI or Unicode string.
notificationFormat (Variable type)
The notificationFormat type is used to describe the display format of a notification...
<Spreadsheet>.Load (Function)
Loads a file in XLSX format in a Spreadsheet control found in a window.
RTFToText (Function)
Returns the text without the formatting characteristics specific to the RTF format.
HRecordToJSON (Function)
... format.
WDPic (Type of variable)
The WDPic type is used to define the advanced characteristics of an image in ".wdpic" format.
<Image variable>.SaveBMP (Function)
Saves an image contained in an Image variable: in a file in BMP format. in memory....
<Image variable>.SaveGIF (Function)
Saves an image found in an Image variable: in a file in GIF format. in memory....
<Source>.RecordToJSON (Function)
... format.
MCIPositionFormat (Function)
Fixes the format used to define the position in a media file (opened by MCIOpen).
URLDecode (Function)
Decodes an encoded URL (which means with characters in %xx format).
rssBuildString (Function)
Builds the RSS feed and returns the result (in XML format) in a character string.