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Version: 2026

Developing an application for iPhone/iPad
The development of an iPhone/iPad application is performed in 2 steps:
Specific features of iPhone/iPad applications
Developing applications for iPhone/iPad
To develop a WINDEV Mobile application for iPhone/iPad, you need:
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...
iOSExcludeFileFromiCloud (Function)
Excludes a file from iCloud backup.
IniOSEmulatorMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run in the iOS emulator (iPhone, iPad).
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.)...
Using Objective-C code
You can use Objective-C code in iPhone/iPad applications generated with WINDEV Mobile.
Managing contacts (mobile devices)
In your mobile applications, you can directly manage the contacts on your mobile device (Android, iPhone, iPad, etc.).
Generating an iOS application
Several steps must be performed to develop an iPhone/iPad application:
fListResource (Function)
Lists the resources integrated to the application.
tapiDialerCall (Function)
Opens the default Phone application and dials the specified number.
Speech synthesis in the mobile applications
The phones can talk!...
fExtractResource (Function)
Extracts a resource from the application into a physical device location.
The pages
Pages are the main interface of a WEBDEV website...
Signature of iOS applications
Signing an application is mandatory from Xcode 8...
Summary table: Managing application directories by platform
grStockAddData (Function)
Adds data into a stock chart (candlestick, barcharts or minmax).
HMode (Function)
Changes the mode and the method for locking data files.
HDescribeItem (Function)
Describes a file item through programming.
ArrayAddLine (Function)
Adds a row at the end: of a one- or two-dimensional WLanguage array. of an advanced...
fWrite (Function)
Writes: a character string into an external file. a memory section....
TableDeleteSelect (Function)
Deletes the selected rows from a Table or Treeview Table control.
WLanguage properties of Internal Window controls
List of WLanguage properties of Internal Window controls...
Overloading a WLanguage function or using a WLanguage function in an SQL query
WLanguage includes the "WL" keyword......
HAdd (Function)
Adds: the record found in memory into the data file (query or view). the record found...
Language (Property)
The Language property is used to get and change the language used.
Email (Property)
The Email property is used to get and change an email address.
5. HFSQL Client/Server
A WINDEV Mobile application can also use an HFSQL database in Client/Server mode....
GesturePointerType (Function)
Returns the type of pointer used on the device: finger, mouse or stylus.
fAttribute (Example)
Usage example of the fAttribute function
NFC: Transferring data
NFC (Near Field Communication) is a wireless communication technology at short range and high...
Array (Type of variable)
An array is a structured type that is used to group a set of elements of the same type...
RETURN statement
The RETURN statement is used to exit the current event, process or procedure and return a result...
TableSearch (Function)
Performs a search in: a Table control, a TreeView Table control, a table displayed...
HTransactionCancel (Function)
If a transaction is in progress, cancels all the operations performed on the data files...
The Button control
The Button control allows the user or the Web user to run a specific action with a simple click......
Source (Property)
The Source property is used to get and change the source of an element.
geoTrackingEnable (Function)
Enables the management of location tracking in a WINDEV Mobile application.
gFontStrikeout (Function)
Builds a sequence of characters used to specify whether the text that follows the call...
BeaconStopBackgroundDetection (Function)
Stops one or more Beacon detections in the background.
EmailCheckAddress (Function)
Checks the validity of an email address.