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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.
drag-and-drop operation set programmatically
The programmed Drag and Drop is used to entirely manage Drag/Drop between the different types...
EmailReadMessageHeader (Function)
Reads the header of an incoming email according to the protocol used (POP3 or IMAP, Lotus Notes...
zipCreate (Function)
Creates an archive.
Calendar control properties
Several WLanguage properties can be used on the Calendar control found in a window or in a page......
Button control properties
Button controls in a window or page can be manipulated using different WLanguage properties......
JSON
JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) if a light format for exchanging data......
GPSFollowMovement (Function)
Requests to be notified periodically of the device's current location....
iPhone window: window creation wizard
The wizard for window creation allows you to easily create a window containing all main elements...
Copying controls from the window editor
The controls can be copied from the window editor......
ThreadExecute (Function)
Starts the execution of a secondary thread.
HCreateSubscriberReplica (Function)
Creates the description file of a subscriber replica.
HOnError (Function)
Customizes the management of HFSQL errors.
The Cell control
The Cell control contains controls......
HReadLast (Function)
Sets the position on the last record of a data file according to a browse item.
OAuth2Parameters (Type of variable)
The OAuth2Parameters type is used to define the information required to authenticate on a web...
Customizing the report viewer (preview)
You can display a print preview in the report viewer......
Writing an email
Writing an email in WLanguage consists in filling the email structure of WLanguage......
Automated tests
WINDEV Tutorial - Monitoring the evolution of an application Automated tests - 20 min
HModify (Function)
Modifies the specified record or the record found in memory in the data file (query or view).
fCompare (Function)
Compares the content of two files bit by bit.
LengthToString (Function)
Converts a size in bytes to a string with human-readable units such as kilobytes, megabytes...
GetGUID (Function)
Calculates a globally unique identifier (named "GUID"), whose size is: equal to 16 bytes,...
MovementAPT (Property)
The MovementAPT property allows you to know and specify whether users can move appointments...
PeriodSelection (Property)
The PeriodSelection property is used to determine and specify if the user can select a time period...
MarginWidth (Property)
The MarginWidth property is used to: Find out the horizontal margin between the widgets found...