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Character string: How do I extract, delete or replace words?
This page presents the main operations that can be performed on a character string.
WeekNumber (Function)
Returns the week number within the year that corresponds to the specified date (this date is a character string).
ArrayToString (Function)
Converts a one- or two-dimensional array to a character string.
DocReplace (Function)
Finds all the instances of a character string and replaces them with another string: in an entire Word Processing document. in a fragment....
EncryptStandard (Function)
Encrypts a character string or a binary buffer by using a symmetrical encryption algorithm (AES, DES, etc.)
<Buffer type>.EncryptStandard (Function)
Encrypts a character string or a binary buffer by using a symmetrical encryption algorithm (AES, DES, etc.)
sWrite (Function)
Writes a character string to the output buffer of the specified serial port, parallel port or infrared port.
StringToTime (Function)
Converts a time in character string format to a time in HHMMSSCC format that can be used by a Time variable].
Decode (Function)
Decodes a character string that was encoded by Encode.
iPrintWord (Function)
Sends the character string passed in parameter to the print buffer.
StringInsert (Function)
Inserts a string into another character string at a given position.
ExtractStringBefore (Function)
Extracts a substring from the beginning of the string to a given delimiter.
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gToText (Function)
Deletes the graphic elements from a character string that uses gStoredValue, gImage, ...
<ANSI string>.DeleteDuplicate (Function)
Removes duplicates among substrings of a string, based on one or more separators.
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.
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.
WordToArray (Function)
Fills an array with the words from a string.
NoRightCharacter (Function)
Returns a string after removing the specified characters from the right side of the initial string.
<Type Buffer>Decode (Function)
Decodes a character string that was encoded by Encode.
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.
Position (Function)
Finds the position of a specified string within another string.
Unicode string on (Variable type)
The type Unicode string on is a fixed-length string containing only characters in Unicode format.
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.
MatchRegularExpression (Function)
Checks whether a character string matches a specific format and retrieves the different substrings that match the format.
CharactTypeCount (Function)
Returns the number of characters matching a given type.
RTFInsert (Function)
Inserts a character string in RTF into the content of an RTF control (found in a window or in a report) or into the content of a character string in RTF.
FOR ALL/FOR EACH statement (browse of strings)
The FOR EACH statement is used to browse strings according to different methods...
String functions
List of functions for managing character strings
Phonetic (Function)
Returns the phonetic transcription of the string passed as parameter.
LineToPosition (Function)
Returns the position of the first character of a line in a block of text.
String of (Variable type)
The String of type is used to manipulate fixed-length strings. These strings have a null character at the end, denoted by a zero (as in the C programming language).
XMLToText (Function)
Converts a character string in XML format into a standard character string.
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.
NoAccent (Function)
Converts accented characters in a string to non-accented characters.
<ANSI string>.Increment (Function)
Increments a number at the beginning or at the end of a string.
Encode (Function)
Encodes a character string or a buffer. To decode the result, simply use Decode.
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.
Hash functions
Hashing is used to summarize a file or a character string...
PositionOccurrence (Function)
Finds the Xth position of a string within another string.
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.
Multilingual messages: Convert to new format (version 27 and later)
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile have included multilingual project support in many previous versions...
Operators on character strings
The character strings can be handled by specific WLanguage functions or by the +, [[ and ]] operators...
<Type Buffer>Encode (Function)
Encodes a character string or a buffer. To decode the result, simply use Decode.
String literals: single-line and multiline strings
String literals are used to represent and manipulate data as a sequence of characters. For example, string literals can be used to display information, define a constant, etc.
ExtractLine (Function)
Extracts a specific line from a character string.
<DiskFile variable>.Find (Function)
Finds a character string or a buffer in a file opened by fOpen.
<ANSI string>.RegexMatch (Function)
Checks whether a string matches the format defined by a regular expression.
UUEncode (Function)
Encodes a character string according to the UUEncode algorithm.
<JSON variable>.ToString (Function)
Converts the content of a JSON variable to a JSON string.
Date and Time functions
List of functions for managing dates and times
Middle (Function)
Extracts:
  • a substring from a string starting at a specified position.
  • part of a buffer starting at a specified position.
JSONToString (Function)
Converts the content of a JSON variable to a JSON string.
<Unicode string>.RegexMatch (Function)
Checks whether a string matches the format defined by a regular expression.
<ANSI string>.EndsWith (Function)
Checks whether a character string ends with:
  • a specific string.
  • one of the strings in an array.
TableToText (Function)
Creates a character string from the data found in a Table or TreeView Table control.
<ANSI string>.Reverse (Function)
Reverses the characters of a string.
StringReverse (Function)
Reverses the characters of a string.
WordCount (Function)
Returns the number of words in a string.
ASCIIZ string of (Variable type)
The ASCIIZ string of type is used to manipulate strings with a null character at the end, denoted by a zero (as in the C programming language).
String (Variable type)
The String type is used to manipulate strings...
Unicode in character strings
The Unicode format is an encoding system that assigns a unique number to each character.
fFind (Function)
Finds a character string or a buffer in a file opened by fOpen.
StringToJSON (Function)
Converts a JSON string into a JSON variable.
<ANSI string>.CharactTypeCount (Function)
Returns the number of characters matching a given type.
NoCharacter (Function)
Returns a string after removing the specified leading and trailing characters.
UUDecode (Function)
Decodes a character string in UUEncode format.
RTFReplace (Function)
Replaces or inserts a character string in an RTF control (found in a window or in a report) or in a string in RTF (containing a text in RTF).
Functions for managing RTF controls
List of functions for managing RTF controls
Project string manager
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile include a string management tool that allows you to view and manipulate all the strings used in the project (or in an element of the project)...
StringIncrement (Function)
Increments a number at the beginning or at the end of a string.
Manipulating strings
WINDEV, WINDEV Mobile and WEBDEV allow you to perform different types of operations on strings using WLanguage functions...
Truncate (Function)
Truncates the right part of a string or buffer.
RegexMatch (Function)
Checks whether a string matches the format defined by a regular expression.
StringDeleteDuplicate (Function)
Removes duplicates among substrings of a string, based on one or more separators.
NoLeftCharacter (Function)
Returns a string after removing the specified characters from the left side of the initial string.
<Table>.ToText (Function)
Creates a character string from the data found in a Table or TreeView Table control.
<ANSI string>.Insert (Function)
Inserts a string into another character string at a given position.
StringEndsWith (Function)
Checks whether a character string ends with:
  • a specific string.
  • one of the strings in an array.
RTFAdd (Function)
Adds a character string (in RTF or not) at the end of RTF edit control, RTF control in a report or character string containing a text in RTF.
String functions (prefix syntax)
The following functions are used to handle strings in prefix syntax:
CommonLength (Function)
Returns the number of common characters between two strings (from the beginning or from the end of the string).
TimeToString (Function)
Converts a time to a string in the specified format.
Functions for managing Dates and Times (prefix syntax)
List of functions for managing dates and times
fInsertTextAtBeginning (Function)
Inserts text at the beginning of a file without overwriting the existing text.
TextToXML (Function)
Converts an ANSI string to an XML string.
fAddText (Function)
Adds the content of a character string at the end of a file.
PositionToLine (Function)
Returns the number of the line that contains a character identified by its position in a block of text.
ChangeCharset (Function)
Retrieves and/or changes the character set used: by all the screen fonts. by all the operations performed on the character strings (functions and/or operators)....
ArrayToCSV (Function)
Converts a one-dimensional array or a two-dimensional array into a character string in CSV format.
StringToArray (Function)
Fills a one- or two-dimensional array of the specified type with the character string passed in parameter.
DocToText (Function)
Creates a character string from the data: found in a Word Processing control or in a Word Processing document. found in a paragraph of a Word Processing control....
Types of Edit controls
CSVToArray (Function)
Fills a one- or two-dimensional array of the specified type with the character string in CSV format passed in parameter.
NetSendBuffer (Function)
Transmits a character string to an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) or RPC (Remote Procedure Call) server powered by WINDEV. This function is kept for backward compatibility....
Deserialize (Function)
Deserializes a buffer or a character string containing the data from a class, structure, array (including an associative array), queue, stack, list or advanced variable, as well as their subelements.
The RTF control (Report editor)
The "RTF" (Rich Text Format) control is used to display a formatted character string in your report......
Checkers available in the code editor
The code editor proposes several tools used to correct the code......
Handling an HTML control through programming
WINDEV and WEBDEV allow you to handle an HTML control through programming......
XML management: Use example
This application example manages an XML file named "Orders......
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