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Version: 2026

Window with arrow (iPad)
The principle of windows with arrow is straightforward...
Developing applications for iPhone/iPad
To develop a WINDEV Mobile application for iPhone/iPad, you need:
Specific features of iPhone/iPad applications
Developing an application for iPhone/iPad
The development of an iPhone/iPad application is performed in 2 steps:
IniOSEmulatorMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run in the iOS emulator (iPhone, iPad).
Non-maximized windows in iOS
A non-maximized window can occupy a section of the screen only...
Action Bar of a window
Action Bars replace the title bar of a window and display different types of information...
Developing sites for specific platforms
Websites can be displayed on many devices (Android, iPhone, etc.)...
Compiling a WINDEV Mobile project in Xcode
When the WINDEV Mobile project for iPhone/iPad is generated on the development computer, the generated files must be transferred onto a Mac in order to be compiled...
Using Objective-C code
You can use Objective-C code in iPhone/iPad applications generated with WINDEV Mobile.
Generating an iOS application
Several steps must be performed to develop an iPhone/iPad application:
iOSExcludeFileFromiCloud (Function)
Excludes a file from iCloud backup.
MacOS - Developing an application in Catalyst mode
Apple has recently released an SDK to natively compile iOS applications for MacOS...
Speech synthesis in the mobile applications
The phones can talk!...
fListResource (Function)
Lists the resources integrated to the application.
fExtractResource (Function)
Extracts a resource from the application into a physical device location.
Managing contacts (mobile devices)
In your mobile applications, you can directly manage the contacts on your mobile device (Android, iPhone, iPad, etc.).
Signature of iOS applications
Signing an application is mandatory from Xcode 8...
HStatTime (Function)
Returns the time of the last update for the index statistics.
BackgroundColor (Property)
The BackgroundColor property is used to set the background color of a control, window, page...
XMLToText (Function)
Converts a character string in XML format into a standard character string.
Indirection operators
The { and } operators are used to access a control, a variable, a class member or a file item...
Calendar (Type of variable)
The Calendar type is used to handle a calendar (or organizer) associated with a user account...
Main characteristics of a List Box control
The main characteristics of a List Box control are as follows......
Ellipsis (Property)
The Ellipsis property is used to determine and change the truncation mode with ellipses...
Alias (Property)
The Alias property is used to: get or change the alias of a window (WINDEV and WINDEV Mobile)....
zipListFile (Function)
Returns the list of files found in an archive.
zipOpen (Function)
Opens an existing archive.
The Looper control
A Looper control is used to repeat the controls found in a specific area......
MultimediaDuration (Function)
Returns the size of the media file currently played (in milliseconds) in the Multimedia control.
ManageHTML (Property)
ManageHTML is used to configure the management mode of the HTML format in a full-text index.
ManageRTF (Property)
ManageRTF is used to configure the management mode of the RTF format in a full-text index.
TableInsertChild (Function)
Inserts a row into a TreeView Table control, in a given hierarchy level.
UUDecode (Function)
Decodes a character string in UUEncode format.
HModifyScheduledOptimization (Function)
Modifies a scheduled optimization task on the HFSQL server defined by the connection.
ContactList (Function)
Lists the device contacts corresponding to the specified criteria.
WordCount (Function)
Returns the number of words in a string.
HRecordToJSON (Function)
Retrieves the structure and value of the current record and exports them into a string in JASON...
FolderImageWidth (Property)
The FolderImageWidth property is used to get and change the folder image width in TreeView...
PDFReaderOpen (Function)
Opens a PDF file displayed in a PDF Reader control.
DisplayMode (Property)
The DisplayMode property gets and changes: the display mode in a Word Processing control,...
Exchange operator (<=>)
The <=> operator is used to exchange the contents of two elements...
GUIDFile (Property)
The GUIDFile property returns the GUID of the file defined in the analysis that was used to create...