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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)...
Advanced types
The advanced types of WLanguage are as follows
<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.
WLanguage types
The different types in WLanguage are...
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.
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.
Assignment operators
Three assignment operators are available...
Code style
A code style is used to automatically prefix the name of all the variables and project elements (windows, report controls, classes, etc.
TypeVar (Function)
Identifies the type of an expression, a variable (during a call to a procedure for example) or a control.
Constant
The constants are language elements whose value is fixed once and for all...
Checkers available in the code editor
The code editor proposes several tools used to correct the code...
Type inference
The type inference is used to simplify the declaration of variables when the variable type can be automatically deduced by the compiler...
<GuidedTour>.Stop (Function)
Stops the specified tour or the tour in progress.
NumToString (Function)
Converts a numeric value (integer, real or currency) to a string according to a specified format.
<Chrono>.Pause (Function)
Pauses a stopwatch in order to measure the time spent on a process.
TourGuideStop (Function)
Stops the specified tour or the tour in progress.
HDeleteBackup (Function)
Deletes a backup previously created with HBackup.
HAddTask (Function)
Adds a scheduled task on the server defined by the connection.
ContactCreate (Function)
Displays the window for contact creation of the native application for contact management found...
SaaSAdminDeleteService (Function)
Deletes a SaaS service.
BCCapture (Function)
Decodes the information stored in a bar code by using the device camera (Android, iPhone, iPad).
ChronoPause (Function)
Pauses a stopwatch in order to measure the time spent on a process.
dSaveImageTIFF (Function)
Saves an image in TIFF format into a file or memory.
Handling Organization Chart controls programmatically
Thread management constants
List of constants used by the functions for managing threads, critical sections, semaphores,...
HErrorLock (Function)
Used to check whether a lock error occurred.
HDescribeConnection (Function)
Describes a new connection to an external database.
FOR EACH/FOR ALL statement (browse of associative arrays)
The FOR EACH statement is used to perform different types of browse on the associative arrays...
FOR ALL/FOR EACH statement (browse of strings)
The FOR EACH statement is used to browse strings according to different methods...
<Kanban>.DeleteCard (Function)
Deletes a card from a Kanban control or from a Kanban List control.
spMatchesDescription (Property)
The spMatchesDescription property determines if the parameters (key derivation function, hash...
spDerivation (Property)
The spDerivation property is used to: Get the key derivation function used to hash an item...
spLength (Property)
The spLength property is used to: Get the hash output length. This property can be used...
spIterationCount (Property)
The spIterationCount property is used to: Get the iteration count of the hash algorithm used...
spHash (Property)
The spHash property is used to: Get the algorithm used for salting an item of type "Password"....
spAge (Property)
The spAge property gets the time elapsed since the password was last changed.
KanbanDeleteCard (Function)
Deletes a card from a Kanban control or from a Kanban List control.