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String Functions

Function Description UTF-8 equivalent
Asc Returns the ASCII code of a character in a string. String.Code
Base64 Encode a string in Base64. -
Since 3.2
Chr Returns a character from its ASCII code. String.Chr
Comp Compares two strings. String.Comp
FromBase64 Decode a Base64 string. -
Since 3.7
FromHtml Return the text contents of an HTML string. -
Since 3.21
FromUrl Decode an URL. -
Since 3.7
Html Quotes a string so that it is valid HMTL. -
InStr Searches a string into another string. String.InStr
LCase Converts a string to lowercase. String.LCase
Left Returns the first characters of a string. String.Left
Len Returns the length of a string. String.Len
LTrim Strips white spaces from the left of a string. -
Mid Returns a part of a string. String.Mid
NInStr Returns the number of occurrence of a string into another string. String.NInStr
Since 3.21
Quote Quotes a string. -
Replace Replaces in a string a substring by another one. -
Right Returns the last characters of a string. String.Right
RInStr Searches a string into another string from its right. String.RInStr
RTrim Strips white spaces from the right of a string. -
Scan Splits a string against a regular expression pattern. -
Space Returns a string containing only space. -
Split Splits a string into substrings. -
String Returns the same string concatenated many times. -
Subst Substitutes strings in a pattern. -
Tokenize Splits a string into tokens and returns them. -
Since 3.21
Trim Strips white spaces from a string. -
UCase Converts a string to uppercase. String.UCase
UnBase64 Decode a Base64 string. -
Since 3.2
Url Encode an URL. -
UnQuote Unquotes a string. -
Since 3.7

Most of these functions only deal with ASCII strings. To manipulate UTF-8 strings, use the UTF-8 equivalent method of the String class indicated in the third column.

If no UTF-8 equivalent function is indicated, then the ASCII function also works with UTF-8 strings.

See also