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    B4A Stringfunctions: Written by Margret

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    This document describes the StringFunctions module in B4A, which provides methods for manipulating and analyzing strings. It lists over 50 string methods, including ones to add/remove spaces, convert case, extract substrings, check for empty/valid strings, split strings, generate random strings, and perform date-related parsing and calculations on strings representing dates. Each method is concisely described in 1-2 sentences explaining its functionality and parameters.

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    This document describes the StringFunctions module in B4A, which provides methods for manipulating and analyzing strings. It lists over 50 string methods, including ones to add/remove spaces, convert case, extract substrings, check for empty/valid strings, split strings, generate random strings, and perform date-related parsing and calculations on strings representing dates. Each method is concisely described in 1-2 sentences explaining its functionality and parameters.

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    This document describes the StringFunctions module in B4A, which provides methods for manipulating and analyzing strings. It lists over 50 string methods, including ones to add/remove spaces, convert case, extract substrings, check for empty/valid strings, split strings, generate random strings, and perform date-related parsing and calculations on strings representing dates. Each method is concisely described in 1-2 sentences explaining its functionality and parameters.

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    B4A Stringfunctions: Written by Margret

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    This document describes the StringFunctions module in B4A, which provides methods for manipulating and analyzing strings. It lists over 50 string methods, including ones to add/remove spaces, convert case, extract substrings, check for empty/valid strings, split strings, generate random strings, and perform date-related parsing and calculations on strings representing dates. Each method is concisely described in 1-2 sentences explaining its functionality and parameters.

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    The document outlines the different string manipulation functions available in the StringFunctions module in B4A including functions to encrypt, decrypt, trim, split, search and manipulate strings and dates.

    The document outlines that StringFunctions contains functions to manipulate strings including functions to encrypt, decrypt, trim, split, search and manipulate substrings.

    Functions like Mid, Left, Right, Trim, Upper, Lower, Proper etc are described which can be used to manipulate parts of strings.

    B4A StringFunctions

    Written by Margret
    List of types:
    StringFunctions

    StringFunctions

    Events:
    None
    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
    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 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
    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 Boolea
    n
    Split (CurrentString As String, Split_At_Delimiter As String) As List
    Split2 (CurrentString As String, Split_At_Delimiter As String) As String()
    SplitGetWord (CurrentString As String, Split_At_Delimiter As String, GetEle
    ment As Int) As String
    Stuf (CurrentText As String, InsertInString As String, RemoveFromString As
    String) 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
    Displays a MessageBox with all 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.
    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 As String
    Initializes the object for use.
    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.
    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) A
    s 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.", " ")
    Split2 (CurrentString As String, Split_At_Delimiter As String) As Strin
    g()

    Returns an Array of items from the string split at the Delimiter.


    EXAMPLE:
    Dim ANS() As String
    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"
    Stuf (CurrentText As String, InsertInString As String, RemoveFromS
    tring 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!"
    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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