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RegexMatch (Function)
Checks whether a string matches the format defined by a regular expression.
<Buffer type>.Encode (Function)
Encodes a string or a buffer. To decode the result, simply use Decode.
NoLeftCharacter (Function)
Returns a string after removing the specified characters from the left side of the initial string.
CommonLength (Function)
Returns the number of common characters between two strings (from the beginning or from the end of the string).
<Buffer type>.Decode (Function)
Decodes a string that was encoded by Encode.
StringInsert (Function)
Inserts a string into another character string at a given position.
Decode (Function)
Decodes a string that was encoded by Encode.
StringDelete (Function)
Deletes:
  • all the occurrences of a substring within a string.
  • part of a string within another string. The part of the string to remove is identified by its position and length.
Encode (Function)
Encodes a string or a buffer. To decode the result, simply use Decode.
UUDecode (Function)
Decodes a string in UUEncode format.
MatchRegularExpression (Function)
Checks whether a string matches a specific format and retrieves the different substrings that match the format.
NoCharacter (Function)
Returns a string after removing the specified leading and trailing characters.
PositionOccurrence (Function)
Finds the Xth position of a string within another string.
Translating programming messages
When developing a multilingual application, you can translate the different messages displayed to the user (messages displayed by Info and YesNo, for example.
RTFReplace (Function)
Replaces or inserts a string in an RTF control (found in a window or in a report) or in a string in RTF (containing a text in RTF).
Position (Function)
Finds the position of a specified string within another string.
StringEndsWith (Function)
Checks whether a character string ends with:
  • a specific string.
  • one of the strings in an array.
<Unicode string>.RegexMatch (Function)
Checks whether a string matches the format defined by a regular expression.
Functions for managing RTF controls
List of functions for managing RTF controls
<ANSI string>.RegexMatch (Function)
Checks whether a string matches the format defined by a regular expression.
<ANSI string>.Increment (Function)
Increments a number at the beginning or at the end of a string.
<JSON variable>.ToString (Function)
Converts the content of a JSON variable to a JSON string.
fInsertTextAtBeginning (Function)
Inserts text at the beginning of a file without overwriting the existing text.
FOR EVERYTHING: chain routes
The FOR EACH statement is used to browse strings according to different methods:
  • Browse the substrings separated by a separator.
  • Finding the occurrences of a string inside another string.
NoRightCharacter (Function)
Returns a string after removing the specified characters from the right side of the initial string.
JSONToString (Function)
Converts the content of a JSON variable to a JSON string.
StringIncrement (Function)
Increments a number at the beginning or at the end of a string.
XMLToText (Function)
Converts a string in XML format into a standard character string.
Truncate (Function)
Truncates the right part of a string or buffer.
<ANSI string>.DeleteDuplicate (Function)
Removes duplicates among substrings of a string, based on one or more separators.
Unicode in character strings
The Unicode format is an encoding system that assigns a unique number to each character.
NoAccent (Function)
Converts accented characters in a string to non-accented characters.
StringDeleteDuplicate (Function)
Removes duplicates among substrings of a string, based on one or more separators.
String (Variable type)
The String type is used to manipulate strings...
Length (Function)
Returns:
  • the length of a string, i.e., the number of characters in the string (including spaces and binary zeros).
  • the size of a buffer, i.e., the number of bytes in the buffer.
<ANSI string>.Insert (Function)
Inserts a string into another character string at a given position.
Phonetic (Function)
Returns the phonetic transcription of the string passed as parameter.
<ANSI string>.EndsWith (Function)
Checks whether a character string ends with:
  • a specific string.
  • one of the strings in an array.
Unicode string of (Variable type)
The Unicode string of type is a fixed-length string containing Unicode characters only.
Pascal string of (Variable type)
The Pascal string of type corresponds to a length-prefixed string (this length is stored as a byte value). This type of variable is kept for backward compatibility.
Middle (Function)
Extracts:
  • a substring from a string starting at a specified position.
  • part of a buffer starting at a specified position.
String functions
List of functions for managing character strings
ExtractStringAfter (Function)
Extracts a substring from a given delimiter to the end of the string.
Versions 2026 and later
Note: This function is only available from version 2026 - Update 1.
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New in version 2026
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Multilingual messages: Convert to new format (version 27 and later)
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile have included multilingual project support in many previous versions...
Manipulating strings
WINDEV, WINDEV Mobile and WEBDEV allow you to perform different types of operations on strings using WLanguage functions...
ExtractStringBefore (Function)
Extracts a substring from the beginning of the string to a given delimiter.
Versions 2026 and later
Note: This function is only available from version 2026 - Update 1.
Subscription-exclusive new feature
Note: This function is only available from version 2026 - Update 1.
New in version 2026
Note: This function is only available from version 2026 - Update 1.
Note: This function is only available from version 2026 - Update 1.
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.
String functions (prefix syntax)
The following functions are used to handle strings in prefix syntax:
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