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Method Summary
Object #dateFormat(date, format)
Format a date object to a text representation or a parses a datestring to a date object.
String #getUnicodeCharacter(unicodeCharacterNumber)
Returns a string containing the character for the unicode number.
Boolean #hasRecords(foundset_or_record, [qualifiedRelationString])
Returns true if the (related)foundset exists and has records.
Boolean #isMondayFirstDayOfWeek()
Returns true when Monday is the first day of the week for your current locale setting.
String #numberFormat(number, digitsOrFormat)
Format a number to specification (or to have a defined fraction).
String #stringEscapeMarkup(textString, [escapeSpaces], [convertToHtmlUnicodeEscapes])
Returns the escaped markup text (HTML/XML).
String #stringFormat(text_to_format, parameters_array)
Formats a string according to format specifiers and arguments.
String #stringIndexReplace(textString, i_start, i_size, replacement_text)
Replaces a portion of a string with replacement text from a specfied index.
String #stringInitCap(text)
Returns all words starting with capital chars.
String #stringLeft(textString, i_size)
Returns a string with the requested number of characters, starting from the left.
String #stringLeftWords(text, numberof_words)
Returns the number of words, starting from the left.
String #stringMD5HashBase16(textString)
Returns the md5 hash (encoded as base16) for specified text.
String #stringMD5HashBase64(textString)
Returns the md5 hash (encoded as base64) for specified text.
String #stringMiddle(textString, i_start, i_size)
Returns a substring from the original string.
String #stringMiddleWords(text, i_start, numberof_words)
Returns a substring from the original string.
Number #stringPatternCount(textString, searchString)
Returns the number of times searchString appears in textString.
Number #stringPosition(textString, searchString, i_start, i_occurrence)
Returns the position of the string to seach for, from a certain start position and occurrence.
String #stringReplace(text, search_text, replacement_text)
Replaces a portion of a string with replacement text.
String #stringReplaceTags(text, foundset_or_record_or_form)
Returns the text with %%tags%% replaced, based on provided record or foundset or form.
String #stringRight(textString, i_size)
Returns a string with the requested number of characters, starting from the right.
String #stringRightWords(text, numberof_words)
Returns the number of words, starting from the right.
Number #stringToNumber(textString)
Filters characters out of from a string and leaves digits, returns the number.
String #stringTrim(textString)
Returns the string without leading or trailing spaces.
Number #stringWordCount(textString)
Returns the number of words in the text string.
Date #timestampToDate(date)
Returns a datestamp from the timestamp (sets hours,minutes,seconds and milliseconds to 0).

Method Details
dateFormat

Object dateFormat (date, format)

Format a date object to a text representation or a parses a datestring to a date object.
Parameters
{Object} date – the date as text or date object
{Object} format – the format to output or parse the to date
Returns
Object – the date as text or date object
Sample
var parsedDate = utils.dateFormat(datestring,'EEE, d MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss'); 

var formattedDateString = utils.dateFormat(dateobject,'EEE, d MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss');
getUnicodeCharacter

String getUnicodeCharacter (unicodeCharacterNumber)

Returns a string containing the character for the unicode number.
Parameters
{Number} unicodeCharacterNumber – the number indicating the unicode character
Returns
String – a string containing the unicode character
Sample
//returns a big dot
var dot = utils.getUnicodeCharacter(9679);
hasRecords

Boolean hasRecords (foundset_or_record, [qualifiedRelationString])

Returns true if the (related)foundset exists and has records.
Another use is, to pass a record and qualified relations string to test multiple relations/foundset at once
Parameters
foundset_or_record – the foundset or record to be tested
[qualifiedRelationString] – the qualified relation string to reach a related foundset if a record is passes as first paramter
Returns
Boolean – true if exists
Sample
//test the orders_to_orderitems foundset 
if (elements.customer_id.hasRecords(orders_to_orderitems))
{
	//do work on relatedFoundSet
}
//test the orders_to_orderitems.orderitems_to_products foundset to be reached from the current record 
//if (elements.customer_id.hasRecords(foundset.getSelectedRecord(),'orders_to_orderitems.orderitems_to_products'))
//{
//	//do work on deeper relatedFoundSet
//}
isMondayFirstDayOfWeek

Boolean isMondayFirstDayOfWeek ()

Returns true when Monday is the first day of the week for your current locale setting.
Returns
Boolean – true if Monday is first day of the week in current locale
Sample
if(utils.isMondayFirstDayOfWeek())
{
//a date calculation
}
numberFormat

String numberFormat (number, digitsOrFormat)

Format a number to specification (or to have a defined fraction).
Parameters
{Object} number – the number to format
{Object} digitsOrFormat – the format or digits
Returns
String – the resulting number in text
Sample
var textalNumber = utils.numberFormat(16.749, 2); //returns 16.75
var textalNumber2 = utils.numberFormat(100006.749, '#,###.00'); //returns 100,006.75
stringEscapeMarkup

String stringEscapeMarkup (textString, [escapeSpaces], [convertToHtmlUnicodeEscapes])

Returns the escaped markup text (HTML/XML).
Parameters
textString – the text to process
{Boolean} [escapeSpaces] – indicating to escape spaces
{Boolean} [convertToHtmlUnicodeEscapes] – indicating to use unicode escapes
Returns
String – the escaped text
Sample
var escapedText = utils.stringEscapeMarkup('<html><body>escape me</body></html>')
stringFormat

String stringFormat (text_to_format, parameters_array)

Formats a string according to format specifiers and arguments.
Parameters
{String} text_to_format – the text to format
{Object} parameters_array – the array with parameters
Returns
String – the formatted text
Sample
// the  format specifier has the syntax: %[argument_index$][flags][width][.precision]conversion
// argument index is 1$, 2$ ...
// flags is a set of characters that modify the output format
// typical values: '+'(The result will always include a sign), ','(The result will include locale-specific grouping separators)
// width is a non-negative decimal integer indicating the minimum number of characters to be written to the output
// precision is a non-negative decimal integer usually used to restrict the number of characters
// conversion is a character indicating how the argument should be formatted
// typical conversion values: b(boolean), s(string), c(character), d(decimal integer), f(floating number), t(prefix for date and time)
// Date/Time Conversions (used after 't' prefix): 
		// 'H' 	Hour of the day for the 24-hour clock, formatted as two digits with a leading zero as necessary i.e. 00 - 23. 
		// 'I' 	Hour for the 12-hour clock, formatted as two digits with a leading zero as necessary, i.e. 01 - 12. 
		// 'k' 	Hour of the day for the 24-hour clock, i.e. 0 - 23. 
		// 'l' 	Hour for the 12-hour clock, i.e. 1 - 12. 
		// 'M' 	Minute within the hour formatted as two digits with a leading zero as necessary, i.e. 00 - 59. 
		// 'S' 	Seconds within the minute, formatted as two digits with a leading zero as necessary, i.e. 00 - 60 ("60" is a special value required to support leap seconds).
		// 'L' 	Millisecond within the second formatted as three digits with leading zeros as necessary, i.e. 000 - 999.
		// 'p' 	Locale-specific morning or afternoon marker in lower case, e.g."am" or "pm". Use of the conversion prefix 'T' forces this output to upper case. 
		// 'z' 	RFC 822 style numeric time zone offset from GMT, e.g. -0800.
		// 'Z' 	A string representing the abbreviation for the time zone.
		// 'B' 	Locale-specific full month name, e.g. "January", "February".
		// 'b' 	Locale-specific abbreviated month name, e.g. "Jan", "Feb". 
		// 'h' 	Same as 'b'. 
		// 'A' 	Locale-specific full name of the day of the week, e.g. "Sunday", "Monday" 
		// 'a' 	Locale-specific short name of the day of the week, e.g. "Sun", "Mon" 
		// 'C' 	Four-digit year divided by 100, formatted as two digits with leading zero as necessary, i.e. 00 - 99 
		// 'Y' 	Year, formatted as at least four digits with leading zeros as necessary, e.g. 0092 equals 92 CE for the Gregorian calendar. 
		// 'y' 	Last two digits of the year, formatted with leading zeros as necessary, i.e. 00 - 99.
		// 'j' 	Day of year, formatted as three digits with leading zeros as necessary, e.g. 001 - 366 for the Gregorian calendar. 
		// 'm' 	Month, formatted as two digits with leading zeros as necessary, i.e. 01 - 13. 
		// 'd' 	Day of month, formatted as two digits with leading zeros as necessary, i.e. 01 - 31 
		// 'e' 	Day of month, formatted as two digits, i.e. 1 - 31.

		// common compositions for date/time conversion
		// 'R' 	Time formatted for the 24-hour clock as "%tH:%tM" 
		// 'T' 	Time formatted for the 24-hour clock as "%tH:%tM:%tS". 
		// 'r' 	Time formatted for the 12-hour clock as "%tI:%tM:%tS %Tp". The location of the morning or afternoon marker ('%Tp') may be locale-dependent. 
		// 'D' 	Date formatted as "%tm/%td/%ty". 
		// 'F' 	ISO 8601 complete date formatted as "%tY-%tm-%td". 
		// 'c' 	Date and time formatted as "%ta %tb %td %tT %tZ %tY", e.g. "Sun Jul 20 16:17:00 EDT 1969".

utils.stringFormat('%s Birthday: %2$tm %2$te,%2$tY',new Array('My',new Date(2009,0,1))) // returns My Birthday: 01 1,2009
utils.stringFormat('The time is: %1$tH:%1$tM:%1$tS',new Array(new Date(2009,0,1,12,0,0))) // returns The time is: 12:00:00
utils.stringFormat('My %s: %2$.0f, my float: %2$.2f',new Array('integer',10)) // returns My integer: 10, my float: 10.00
utils.stringFormat('Today is: %1$tc',new Array(new Date())) // returns current date/time as:  Today is: Fri Feb 20 14:15:54 EET 2009
utils.stringFormat('Today is: %tF',new Array(new Date())) // returns current date as: Today is: 2009-02-20
stringIndexReplace

String stringIndexReplace (textString, i_start, i_size, replacement_text)

Replaces a portion of a string with replacement text from a specfied index.
Parameters
{Object} textString – the text to process
{Object} i_start – the start index to work from
{Object} i_size – the size of the text to replace
{Object} replacement_text – the replacement text
Returns
String – the changed text string
Sample
//returns 'this was a test'
var retval = utils.stringIndexReplace('this is a test',6,2,'was');
stringInitCap

String stringInitCap (text)

Returns all words starting with capital chars.
Parameters
{Object} text – the text to process
Returns
String – the changed text
Sample
//returns 'This Is A Test'
var retval = utils.stringInitCap('This is A test');
stringLeft

String stringLeft (textString, i_size)

Returns a string with the requested number of characters, starting from the left.
Parameters
{Object} textString – the text to process
{Object} i_size – the size of the text to return
Returns
String – the result text string
Sample
//returns 'this i'
var retval = utils.stringLeft('this is a test',6);
stringLeftWords

String stringLeftWords (text, numberof_words)

Returns the number of words, starting from the left.
Parameters
{Object} text – to process
{Object} numberof_words – to return
Returns
String – the string with number of words form the left
Sample
//returns 'this is a'
var retval = utils.stringLeftWords('this is a test',3);
stringMD5HashBase16

String stringMD5HashBase16 (textString)

Returns the md5 hash (encoded as base16) for specified text.

NOTE: MD5 (Message-Digest Algorythm 5) is a hash function with a 128-bit hash value, for more info see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MD5
Parameters
{Object} textString – the text to process
Returns
String – the resulting hashString
Sample
var hashed_password = utils.stringMD5HashBase16(user_password)
stringMD5HashBase64

String stringMD5HashBase64 (textString)

Returns the md5 hash (encoded as base64) for specified text.

NOTE: MD5 (Message-Digest Algorythm 5) is a hash function with a 128-bit hash value, for more info see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MD5
Parameters
{Object} textString – the text to process
Returns
String – the resulting hashString
Sample
var hashed_password = utils.stringMD5HashBase64(user_password)
stringMiddle

String stringMiddle (textString, i_start, i_size)

Returns a substring from the original string.
Parameters
{Object} textString – the text to process
{Object} i_start – the start index to work from
{Object} i_size – the size of the text to return
Returns
String – the result text string
Sample
//returns 'his'
var retval = utils.stringMiddle('this is a test',2,3);
stringMiddleWords

String stringMiddleWords (text, i_start, numberof_words)

Returns a substring from the original string.
Parameters
{Object} text – to process
{Object} i_start – start word index
{Object} numberof_words – the word count to return
Returns
String – the string with number of words form the left and
Sample
//returns 'is a'
var retval = utils.stringMiddleWords('this is a test',2,2);
stringPatternCount

Number stringPatternCount (textString, searchString)

Returns the number of times searchString appears in textString.
Parameters
{Object} textString – the text to process
{Object} searchString – the string to search
Returns
Number – the occurrenceCount that the search string is found in the text
Sample
//returns 2 as count
var count = utils.stringPatternCount('this is a test','is');
stringPosition

Number stringPosition (textString, searchString, i_start, i_occurrence)

Returns the position of the string to seach for, from a certain start position and occurrence.
Parameters
{Object} textString – the text to process
{Object} searchString – the string to search
{Object} i_start – the start index to search from
{Object} i_occurrence – the occurrence
Returns
Number – the position
Sample
//returns 4 as position
var pos = utils.stringPosition('This is a test','s',1,1)
stringReplace

String stringReplace (text, search_text, replacement_text)

Replaces a portion of a string with replacement text.
Parameters
{Object} text – the text to process
{Object} search_text – the string to search
{Object} replacement_text – the replacement text
Returns
String – the changed text string
Sample
//returns 'these are cow 1 and cow 2.'
var retval = utils.stringReplace('these are test 1 and test 2.','test','cow');
stringReplaceTags

String stringReplaceTags (text, foundset_or_record_or_form)

Returns the text with %%tags%% replaced, based on provided record or foundset or form.
Parameters
{Object} text – the text tags to work with
{Object} foundset_or_record_or_form – the foundset or record or form to be used to fill in the tags
Returns
String – the text with replaced tags
Sample
//Next line places a string in variable x, whereby the tag(%%TAG%%) is filled with the value of the database column 'company_name' of the selected record.
var x = utils.stringReplaceTags("The companyName of the selected record is %%company_name%% ", foundset)
//var otherExample = utils.stringReplaceTags("The amount of the related order line %%amount%% ", order_to_orderdetails);
//var recordExample = utils.stringReplaceTags("The amount of the related order line %%amount%% ", order_to_orderdetails.getRecord(i);
//Next line places a string in variable y, whereby the tag(%%TAG%%) is filled with the value of the form variable 'x' of the form named 'main'.
var y = utils.stringReplaceTags("The value of form variable is %%x%% ", forms.main);
stringRight

String stringRight (textString, i_size)

Returns a string with the requested number of characters, starting from the right.
Parameters
{Object} textString – the text to process
{Object} i_size – the size of the text to return
Returns
String – the result text string
Sample
//returns 'a test'
var retval = utils.stringLeft('this is a test',6);
stringRightWords

String stringRightWords (text, numberof_words)

Returns the number of words, starting from the right.
Parameters
{Object} text – to process
{Object} numberof_words – to return
Returns
String – the string with number of words form the right
Sample
//returns 'is a test'
var retval = utils.stringRightWords('this is a test',3);
stringToNumber

Number stringToNumber (textString)

Filters characters out of from a string and leaves digits, returns the number.
Parameters
{Object} textString – the text to process
Returns
Number – the resulting number
Sample
//returns '65567'
var retval = utils.stringToNumber('fg65gf567');
stringTrim

String stringTrim (textString)

Returns the string without leading or trailing spaces.
Parameters
{Object} textString – the text to process
Returns
String – the resulting trimmed string
Sample
//returns 'text'
var retval = utils.stringTrim('   text   ');
stringWordCount

Number stringWordCount (textString)

Returns the number of words in the text string.
Parameters
{Object} textString – the text to process
Returns
Number – the word count
Sample
//returns '4' as result
var retval = utils.stringWordCount('this is a test');
timestampToDate

Date timestampToDate (date)

Returns a datestamp from the timestamp (sets hours,minutes,seconds and milliseconds to 0).
Parameters
{Object} date – object to be stripped from its time elements
Returns
Date – the stripped date object
Sample
var date = utils.timestampToDate(application.getTimeStamp());
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