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Declaring and using a variable
A variable is defined by name and type...
Service variable
The Service variable is used to...
Report based on a variable (Data binding)
A report based on a variable is used to directly print the information found in a WLanguage variable...
Composite variable
A composite variable contains different types of elements (members)...
TypeVar (Function)
Identifies the type of an expression, a variable (during a call to a procedure for example) or a control.
Advanced types
The advanced types of WLanguage are as follows
Checkers available in the code editor
The code editor proposes several tools used to correct the code...
Constant
The constants are language elements whose value is fixed once and for all...
IsNumeric (Function)
Enables you to find out whether a variable or a control is:
  • a numeric (integer, real, currency or numeric).
  • a string that can be converted into numeric.
WLanguage types
The different types in WLanguage are...
Assignment operators
Three assignment operators are available...
<Source>.Reset (Function)
Initializes:
  • one or all variables of file items with their default values.
  • one or all items of a Record variable with their default values.
HReset (Function)
Initializes:
  • one or all variables of file items with their default values.
  • one or all items of a Record variable with their default values.
Type inference
The type inference is used to simplify the declaration of variables when the variable type can be automatically deduced by the compiler...
Code style
A code style is used to automatically prefix the name of all the variables and project elements (windows, report controls, classes, etc.
HRSExecute (Function)
Immediately execute periodic replication between HFSQL servers: replication is triggered ahead...
GeometryContain (Function)
Determines if geometry A contains geometry B.
GeometryCover (Function)
Determines if geometry A covers geometry B.
GeometryOverlap (Function)
Determines whether two geometries overlap.
zipExist (Function)
Used to find out whether an archive exists.
COMCreateInstance (Function)
Instantiates a COM object (Component Object Model).
COMCallMethod (Function)
Runs a method of an interface of a COM object instantiated by COMCreateInstance.
<TimeLine>.AddEvent (Function)
Adds an event into a TimeLine control.
<Map>.InfoPosition (Function)
Returns the coordinates (in pixels) of the point corresponding to a geographical position (latitude...
ModbusWriteFloat (Function)
Writes one or more single-precision floats to a Modbus slave, starting at a specific address.
Toast constants
Component (Property)
The Component property configures the different components of a composite key.
ThreadExecute (Function)
Starts the execution of a secondary thread.
zipFindFile (Function)
Finds a file in an archive (in CAB, ZIP, RAR, WDZ or 7z format).
zipCreateExe (Function)
Creates a self-extracting archive as a 32-bit executable (.EXE).
zipListFile (Function)
Returns the list of files found in an archive.
zipDeleteFileList (Function)
Deletes a list of files from an archive.
<xmlDocument>.ToJSON (Function)
Converts an XML string to JSON.
<redisConnection>.Get (Function)
Gets the value of a key from a Redis server as a string.
<redisConnection>.Set (Function)
Changes the value of a key on a Redis server.
<redisConnection>.Publish (Function)
Publishes a message on a Redis broadcast channel.
<redisConnection>.Unsubscribe (Function)
Cancels a subscription to a Redis broadcast channel.
<redisConnection>.Subscribe (Function)
Subscribes to a Redis broadcast channel.
<Gantt chart>.ListLink (Function)
Lists the links in a Gantt Chart column in a Table or TreeView Table control.
<Gantt chart>.DeleteLink (Function)
Removes links from a Gantt Chart column in a Table or TreeView Table control.