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Version: 2026

Code indentation
When typing compound statements ("Switch", "For" and "While", for example), the code is automatically indented to highlight the structure of the loops used in the program...
Reverse code modeling
The reverse code modeling allows you to view in a graph...
Navigation history in the code
The different editors enable you to directly view the code of an element by pressing the F2 key...
Code style
A code style is used to automatically prefix the name of all the variables and project elements (windows, report controls, classes, etc.
Code snippets
The code editor allows you to enter "Code snippets"...
Conditional target-code
The code editor allows you to enter a specific code for each environment (WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile)...
Server code/Browser code
WEBDEV allows you to create static pages and dynamic pages...
Checkers available in the code editor
The code editor proposes several tools used to correct the code...
Project anomalies: dead code and orphan elements
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to easily detect these "dead codes" and "orphan" elements.
MyPage (Reserved word)
MyPage is used to handle the current page...
Carrying over the differences from an element to another one
The project comparator is used to compare two elements and to list the differences found...
MyPopupControl (Reserved word)
MyPopupControl is used to handle the control that opened a popup window...
In64bitMode (Function)
Indicates whether or not the code is run in 64-bit mode.
IniOSEmulatorMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run in the iOS emulator (iPhone, iPad).
MyInternalWindow (Reserved word)
MyInternalWindow is used to handle the current internal window.
InBackgroundMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run when the application is in background.
InAJAXMode (Function)
Specifies whether the code is run from:
InUMCMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run from a code written in a user macro-code.
InKioskMode (Function)
Indicates whether the Android application is in kiosk mode.
MyWindow (Reserved word)
The keyword MyWindow keyword is used to manipulate the current window...
Programming by preset action
Preset actions allow you to define the code of an event in a single click, without having to write one single line of code...
InAndroidEmulatorMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run in the Android emulator.
MyReport (Reserved word)
MyReport is used to handle the current report...
InTSEMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run:
  • from a computer in TSE mode or from a remote desktop.
  • from a computer directly.
InComponentMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run:
  • from a WINDEV application, a WEBDEV website or a PHP page.
  • from a component.
Automatically executed processes / events in an application
Several actions are automatically performed when opening or closing an application.
InWebSocketServerMode (Function)
Indicates if the current code is being executed on the WebSocket server.
MySource (Reserved word)
MySource is used to handle the current data source (file, view or query) associated with a report or with a table based on a data file...
InDeviceOwnerMode (Function)
Indicates whether the Android application is in "Device owner" mode.
Project dashboard
The project dashboard provides an overall view of project status via different widgets....
InAndroidMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run in Android mode.
MySelf (Reserved word)
MySelf is used to handle the current control...
ExecuteCode (Function)
Runs the WLanguage code found in a character string.
InStoredProcedureMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run on an HFSQL server.
InWebSocketServerGlobalServiceMode (Function)
Indicates if the current code is being executed on the global service of the WebSocket server.
InDelayedProcedureMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run from a delayed procedure or from a scheduled task on the WEBDEV Application Server.
Managing the required input in WEBDEV
To prevent users from leaving a control empty, you can set it as a required field......
ParallelTaskRequestCancellation (Function)
Requests the cancellation of a parallel task.
EncryptStandard (Function)
Encrypts a character string or a binary buffer by using a symmetrical encryption algorithm (AES,...
25. Performing a process on several successive pages
Performing a process on several successive pages...
PageEndStick (Property)
The PageEndStick property is used to: Determine the page footer should be right below the last...
Describing a problem to the Free Technical Support
Customizing the guide
The guide is a powerful search engine included in WINDEV, allowing you to find all referenced...
Constants used by the TraceStart function
List of constants used by the TraceStart function....
Random (Function)
Returns a random number.
ErrorOccurred (Variable)
ErrorOccurred is a preset variable of WLanguage indicating the result of the last WLanguage...
ListSelectCount (Function)
Returns the number of elements selected in a List Box, ListView or Combo Box control.
TimeToString (Function)
Converts a time to a string in the specified format.
Renaming a project
Renaming a project is used ton modify the name of the project. All the elements linked...
grSaveParameter (Function)
Saves the parameters of a chart in the format of a compressed string.
OLELoad (Function)
Initializes an OLE control with an OLE object.
grIncreaseData (Function)
Adds a value to a data in a chart.
XML management: Use example
This application example manages an XML file named "Orders......
CDEject (Function)
Opens or closes the door of CD/DVD player selected on the current computer....
iPrintBodyComplement (Function)
Forces a body complement block to print while specifying the height of complement block.
iForceComplement (Function)
Forces the printing of a Body Complement block.
xlsNbColumn (Function)
Returns the number of columns found in a worksheet of an XLS file.
grAutoRefreshSeries (Function)
Identifies or defines whether a series is refreshed whenever the chart is drawn.
BurnerList (Function)
Returns the list of burners installed on the current computer.
iTextWidth (Function)
Calculates the width (in millimeters) of the text to print, according to the specified font.
XMLOut (Function)
Used to find out whether the element (tag or attribute) on which we want to be positioned...