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Procedure Description (Variable type)
The Procedure Description type allows you to get information about a procedure or a method.
Local procedure
Two types of procedures are available...
Internal procedure
Several features require a procedure called once or several times via a WLanguage function ("Callback").
Procedure (Variable type)
The Procedure type is used to handle through programming:
  • the procedures or methods found in the project.
  • the procedures or methods found in an internal component.
  • the procedures or methods found in an external component.
Useful parameters of a procedure
A procedure can declare some parameters that are not immediately used. In this case, a warning appears in the code editor, indicating that the local variable is not used.
Declaring a procedure/a function
The different syntaxes for declaring a procedure...
Calling a procedure/a function
Syntax for calling a local or global procedure.
Parameters of a procedure with a variable number of parameters
When the procedure uses a variable number of parameters, you must be able to handle the different parameters passed to the function in the code of the procedure.
Global procedure/function
A global procedure can be used in all the processes or events of the project.
Parameters of a procedure/function
You have the ability to pass parameters to a procedure.
Procedure/Function
A procedure is used to associate an identifier with a statement block...
Passing parameters
The parameters can be passed to a procedure...
RETURN statement
The RETURN statement is used to exit the current event, process or procedure and return a result...
Prototype overload/Overload
The procedures and the methods of classes can have several syntaxes.
ExecuteMainThreadAsynchronous (Function)
Executes a procedure in the main thread of the application without waiting for the end of its execution.
WEBDEV: Scheduled tasks and delayed tasks
WEBDEV allows you to implement tasks on the server directly...
SeekProcedure (Function)
Seeks a procedure identified by its name. The procedure found can be run directly.
ExecuteMainThread (Function)
Triggers the execution of the procedure specified in the main application thread.
RETURN statement
The RETURN statement is used to exit a statement block and the current process (or procedure).
MyParameters (Reserved word)
The MyParameters keyword is used to handle the parameters passed to a WLanguage procedure...
Optional parameters
Some of the parameters passed to a procedure can be optional parameters...
Automatic documentation of procedures and methods
To simplify the maintenance or the use of existing code by other developers, WINDEV proposes an automatic documentation for the procedures (or class methods)...
Typecasting of parameters
The description of the parameter type is optional...
Set of procedures
The global procedures are grouped in set of procedures...
Automatic procedures
The programming of timers, threads and delayed procedures is now automatically managed by the environment...
Reactive procedures
Reactive procedures are executed when the value of a control or variable changes...
PageSubmit (Function)
Validates the specified page and starts the execution of a button.
Events associated with supercontrols
List of events associated with supercontrols...
WDLog: Overview
The different operations that can be performed with WDLog are as follows......
WDAdminHF: Saving the databases
The remote HFSQL administrator allows you to create backups of HFSQL Client/Server data files......
GuidedTour (Type of Variable)
The GuidedTour type allows you to define all the advanced characteristics of a guided tour...
NetClientMessageBox (Function)
Displays a dialog box on each client computer connected to the server. This function is kept...
<DiskFile variable>.ReadLine (Function)
Reads a line from an external file (ANSI or UNICODE).
hScheduledTask (Type of variable)
The hScheduledTask type is used to manage a scheduled HFSQL Client/Server task...
SQLModify (Example)
Usage example of the SQLModify function
tapiKeyPressed (Function)
Returns the history of the keys pressed on the phone keypad since the last call to tapiKeyPressed.
SAPConnect (Function)
Connects a SAP R/3 system from the information given in the SAP structure....
DDEUpdate (Function)
Modifies a linked data.
Array (Type of variable)
An array is a structured type that is used to group a set of elements of the same type...
Telephony: Managing the outgoing calls
To manage the outgoing calls in a WINDEV or WINDEV Mobile application......
apExecute (Function)
Runs an action plan.
WDScript overview
WDScript is a WLanguage script editor included with WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile......
<Map>.DisplayPosition (Function)
Centers the map displayed in a Map control on a geographical position or on a specific location.
tapiCallEnd (Function)
Returns the date and time of the end of call.
NetClientSendMessage (Function)
Sends a message from the server to all the connected client computers. This function is kept...
tapiStopCallDetection (Function)
Stops the specified call detection that was started by tapiListen.
HTML 5: Example for managing the programmed Drag and Drop
To make a WEBDEV site more interactive, you have the ability to implement Drag and Drop...
Dynamic array (Type of variable)
A dynamic array is an "advanced" type of array...
Choose the action of the button in a page
WEBDEV proposes several actions of the button on the controls of the page......
Using an external component in an application
A component can be reused at any time in any application......
Handling a WinForm .Net control through programming