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Version: 2026
Unicode in character strings
The Unicode format is an encoding system that assigns a unique number to each character.
<Unicode string>.RegexMatch (Function)
Checks whether a string matches the format defined by a regular expression.
<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 ALL/FOR EACH statement (browse of strings)
The FOR EACH statement is used to browse strings according to different methods...
RegexMatch (Function)
Checks whether a string matches the format defined by a regular expression.
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.
Truncate (Function)
Truncates the right part of a string or buffer.
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.
NoAccent (Function)
Converts accented characters in a string to non-accented characters.
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.
Phonetic (Function)
Returns the phonetic transcription of the string passed as parameter.
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.
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.
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.
String functions (prefix syntax)
The following functions are used to handle strings in prefix syntax: