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JStringFunctions

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List of types:

JStringFunctions

JStringFunctions


Events:

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Members:


  AddSpaces (HowMany As Int) As String

  AsciiCodes As String

  At (YourString As String, SearchFor As String) As Int

  CurrentWeek (MyDate As String) As Int

  DayOfMonth (MyDate As String) As Int

  Decrypt (YourText As String) As String

  DialogResponse As String

  Empty (StringText As String) As Boolean

  Encrypt (YourText As String) As String

  FileExist (PathAndFileName As String) As Boolean

  iif (Value1 As String, Value2 As String, Value3 As String) As String

  Initialize (Parent As Form) As String

  InString (YourString As String, SearchFor As String) As Long

  IsEmpty (StringText As String) As Boolean

  IsInitialized As Boolean

  Left (StringText As String, Length As Long) As String

  Len (StringText As String) As Long

  Lower (StringText As String) As String

  Ltrim (StringText As String) As String

  MB (Message As String) As String

  Mid (StringText As String, Start As Int, Length As Int) As String

  Month (MyDate As String) As Int

  MonthName (MyDate As String) As String

  MsgBox (mMessage As String, mTitle As String) As String

  MsgBox2 (mMessage As String, mTitle As String, mPositive As String, mCancel As String, mNegative As String, mIcon As String) As String

  NewDate (DatePassed As String, HowManyDays As Int) As String

  NumOfDaysBetween (CurrentDate As String, OtherDate As String) As Int

  Proper (StringText As String) As String

  Right (StringText As String, Length As Long) As String

  RndChrGen (StringLength As Int, CharacterType As Int) As String

  Rtrim (StringText As String) As String

  SearchDate (Date1 As String, Date2 As String, DateRange As Int) As Boolean

  Split (CurrentString As String, Split_At_Delimiter As String) As List

  SplitGetWord (CurrentString As String, Split_At_Delimiter As String, GetElement As Int) As String

  Stuff (CurrentText As String, InsertInString As String, RemoveFromString As String) As String

  ToastMessageShow (mMessage As String, LongDuration As Boolean) As String

  Today As String

  Trim (Text As String) As String

  Upper (StringText As String) As String

  Val (StringText As String) As Double

  ValidDate (ChkDate As String) As Boolean

  WeekDay (MyDate As String) As String

  WeekName (MyDate As String) As String

  Year (MyDate As String) As String

Members description:

AddSpaces (HowMany As Int) As String
Returns a string of spaces. The number returned is set by HowMany.
AsciiCodes As String
Returns a String with all the Characters and their ASCII codes.
At (YourString As String, SearchFor As String) As Int
Returns the position of the SearchFor within YourString.
CurrentWeek (MyDate As String) As Int
Returns the number of the current week, 1-52 from the date passed to MyDate.
DayOfMonth (MyDate As String) As Int
Returns the day of the month like 1-31, from the date passed to MyDate.
Decrypt (YourText As String) As String
Converts an encrypted string of text to readable format.
DialogResponse As String
Returns the last response from MsgBox2 selection. It differs from B4A in that the Text of the buttons will be
returned. If you set the buttons to: [Yes] [Cancel] [No], it will return: Yes, Cancel or No, just like the
text labels In the buttons.

Example:
Dim MyAnswer = MsgBox2("Delete File?", "WARNING", "Yes", "No", "", Null) As String

If you press the Yes button, MyAnswer will = "Yes"

If MyAnswer = "Yes" Then
'Delete File Here...
End If
Empty (StringText As String) As Boolean
Test to see if the string is empty and returns True if it is, otherwise returns False.
Encrypt (YourText As String) As String
Converts a string of text to simple encryption.
FileExist (PathAndFileName As String) As Boolean
Returns True if the filename passed does exist, otherwise returns False.
Be sure to include the path like:

If FileExist("/mnt/sdcard/mydata.dat") Then MsgBox("Yes", "The Answer")
iif (Value1 As String, Value2 As String, Value3 As String) As String
This is a single line if conditional test. If Value1 is true, Value2 is returned, otherwise
Value3 will be returned. Works with strings and booleans.
Example:

MsgBox(iif("Bob"="Jim", "They are the same", "They are not the same"), "The Answer")
or
MyBoolean = iif(FirstTime = True, StartMyService = True, StartMyService = False)
Initialize (Parent As Form) As String
Initializes the object for use. Pass the name of the Parent form, like: SF.Initialize(MainForm1).
InString (YourString As String, SearchFor As String) As Long
Returns the position of the SearchFor within YourString.
IsEmpty (StringText As String) As Boolean
Test to see if the string is empty and returns True if it is, otherwise returns False.
IsInitialized As Boolean
Tests whether the object has been initialized.
Left (StringText As String, Length As Long) As String
Returns the Left portion of a string with the number of characters passed
in Length.
Len (StringText As String) As Long
Returns the length of the string.
Lower (StringText As String) As String
Returns the string converted to Lowercase characters.
Ltrim (StringText As String) As String
Returns a new string with the leading spaces removed.
MB (Message As String) As String
Same as MsgBox but only needs one parameter.
Mid (StringText As String, Start As Int, Length As Int) As String
Returns the a new String for how ever many characters passed in Length from
a starting position passed in Start.
Example:

Mid(This is a long line of text, 5, 2)
In this example the function will Return: "is"
Month (MyDate As String) As Int
Returns the number of the current month 1-12 as Int type, from the date passed to MyDate.
MonthName (MyDate As String) As String
Returns the Name the current month as a String like January, etc., from the date passed to MyDate.
MsgBox (mMessage As String, mTitle As String) As String
Same as MsgBox in B4A.
MsgBox2 (mMessage As String, mTitle As String, mPositive As String, mCancel As String, mNegative As String, mIcon As String) As String
Same as MsgBox2 in B4A.
NewDate (DatePassed As String, HowManyDays As Int) As String
Returns a new date adding or subtracting HowManyDays. HowManyDays can be positive or
negitive numbers.
NumOfDaysBetween (CurrentDate As String, OtherDate As String) As Int
Returns the numbers of days passed between the two dates passed.
Proper (StringText As String) As String
Returns the string in proper format.
Example:

MyText = "jim joe brown"
MyText = SF.Proper(Mytext)
This function will return: "Jim Joe Brown"
Right (StringText As String, Length As Long) As String
Returns the Right portion of a string with the number of characters passed
in Length.
RndChrGen (StringLength As Int, CharacterType As Int) As String
Returns a string of ramdom characters with a length specified by StringLength. CharacterType tells
the function what type of characters to return.
CharacterType = 0 for Upper and Lower case
CharacterType = 1 for Upper case only
CharacterType = 2 for Lower case only
Rtrim (StringText As String) As String
Returns a new string with the trailing spaces removed.
SearchDate (Date1 As String, Date2 As String, DateRange As Int) As Boolean
Returns True if the Date1 and the Date2 are within x Days(DateRange) of each other.
Pass the dates as Strings.
Example:

SearchDate("03/01/2013", "02/15/2013", 30)
Split (CurrentString As String, Split_At_Delimiter As String) As List
Returns a LIST of items from the string split at the Delimiter.
EXAMPLE:

Dim ANS As List
ANS = SF.Split("This is a test string.", " ")
SplitGetWord (CurrentString As String, Split_At_Delimiter As String, GetElement As Int) As String
Returns just the one element selected with GetElement from the string.
EXAMPLE:

ANS = SF.SplitGetWord("This is a test string.", " ", 2)
In this example the function will Return: "test"
Stuff (CurrentText As String, InsertInString As String, RemoveFromString As String) As String
Used to replace text in a string with new text.
Example:

MyText = "I will tell you that joe is a good friend!"
MyText = SF.Stuff(MyText, "Joe Brown", "joe")
This function will return: "I will tell you that Joe Brown is a good friend!"
ToastMessageShow (mMessage As String, LongDuration As Boolean) As String
Shows a simple toast message, pass True for LongDuration for a longer display.
Today As String
Returns the devices date.
Trim (Text As String) As String
Returns a new string will leading and trailing spaces removed.
Upper (StringText As String) As String
Returns the string converted to Uppercase characters.
Val (StringText As String) As Double
Returns the numerical value of a string. If the string contains now value it returns 0.
ValidDate (ChkDate As String) As Boolean
Returns True if the date passed is a Valid date.
WeekDay (MyDate As String) As String
Returns the number of the day of the week 1-7 as a String, from the date passed to MyDate.
WeekName (MyDate As String) As String
Returns the name of the day of the week like Sunday, Monday, etc., from the date passed to MyDate.
Year (MyDate As String) As String
Returns the year of the date passed in MyDate.
Example:

SF.Year("01/01/2013") returns "2013"
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