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Method Summary
dateFormat(date, format)
Format a date object to a text representation.
getUnicodeCharacter(unicodeCharacterNumber)
Returns a string containing the character for the unicode number.
hasRecords(foundset)
Returns true if the (related)foundset exists and has records.
hasRecords(record, relationString)
Returns true if the (related)foundset exists and has records.
isMondayFirstDayOfWeek()
Returns true when Monday is the first day of the week for your current locale setting.
numberFormat(number, digits)
Format a number to have a defined fraction.
numberFormat(number, format)
Format a number to specification.
stringEscapeMarkup(textString)
Returns the escaped markup text (HTML/XML).
stringEscapeMarkup(textString, escapeSpaces)
Returns the escaped markup text (HTML/XML).
stringEscapeMarkup(textString, escapeSpaces, convertToHtmlUnicodeEscapes)
Returns the escaped markup text (HTML/XML).
stringFormat(text_to_format, parameters)
Formats a string according to format specifiers and arguments.
stringIndexReplace(text, i_start, i_size, replacement_text)
Replaces a portion of a string with replacement text from a specified index.
stringInitCap(text)
Returns all words starting with capital chars.
stringLeft(text, i_size)
Returns a string with the requested number of characters, starting from the left.
stringLeftWords(text, numberof_words)
Returns the number of words, starting from the left.
stringMD5HashBase16(textString)
Returns the md5 hash (encoded as base16) for specified text.
stringMD5HashBase64(textString)
Returns the md5 hash (encoded as base64) for specified text.
stringMiddle(text, i_start, i_size)
Returns a substring from the original string.
stringMiddleWords(text, i_start, numberof_words)
Returns a substring from the original string.
stringPBKDF2Hash(textString)
Returns the PBKDF2 hash for specified text.
stringPBKDF2Hash(textString, iterations)
Returns the PBKDF2 hash for specified text.
stringPatternCount(text, toSearchFor)
Returns the number of times searchString appears in textString.
stringPosition(textString, toSearchFor, i_start, i_occurrence)
Returns the position of the string to search for, from a certain start position and occurrence.
stringReplace(text, search_text, replacement_text)
Replaces a portion of a string with replacement text.
stringReplaceTags(text, scriptable)
Returns the text with %%tags%% replaced, based on provided record or foundset or form.
stringRight(text, i_size)
Returns a string with the requested number of characters, starting from the right.
stringRightWords(text, numberof_words)
Returns the number of words, starting from the right.
stringToNumber(textString)
Filters characters out of from a string and leaves digits, returns the number.
stringToNumber(textString, decimalSeparator)
Filters characters out of from a string and leaves digits, returns the number.
stringTrim(textString)
Returns the string without leading or trailing spaces.
stringWordCount(text)
Returns the number of words in the text string.
timestampToDate(date)
Returns a datestamp from the timestamp (sets hours,minutes,seconds and milliseconds to 0).
validatePBKDF2Hash(password, hash)
Validates the given password against the given hash.
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Method Details
dateFormat
(date, format)
Format a date object to a text representation.
Sample
var formattedDateString = utils.dateFormat(dateobject,'EEE, d MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss');
getUnicodeCharacter
(unicodeCharacterNumber)
Returns a string containing the character for the unicode number.
Parameters
{Number} unicodeCharacterNumber – the number indicating the unicode character
Sample
//returns a big dot var dot = utils.getUnicodeCharacter(9679);
hasRecords
(foundset)
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
{JSFoundSet} foundset – the foundset to be tested
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 //}
hasRecords
(record, relationString)
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
Returns
Boolean – true if the foundset/relation has records.
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
()
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
(number, digits)
Format a number to have a defined fraction.
Sample
var textalNumber = utils.numberFormat(16.749, 2); //returns 16.75
numberFormat
(number, format)
Format a number to specification.
Sample
var textalNumber2 = utils.numberFormat(100006.749, '#,###.00'); //returns 100,006.75
parseDate
(date, format)
Parse a string to a date object.
Sample
var parsedDate = utils.parseDate(datestring,'EEE, d MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss');
stringEscapeMarkup
(textString)
Returns the escaped markup text (HTML/XML).
Sample
var escapedText = utils.stringEscapeMarkup('<html><body>escape me</body></html>')
stringEscapeMarkup
(textString, escapeSpaces)
Returns the escaped markup text (HTML/XML).
Sample
var escapedText = utils.stringEscapeMarkup('<html><body>escape me</body></html>')
stringEscapeMarkup
(textString, escapeSpaces, convertToHtmlUnicodeEscapes)
Returns the escaped markup text (HTML/XML).
Sample
var escapedText = utils.stringEscapeMarkup('<html><body>escape me</body></html>')
stringFormat
(text_to_format, parameters)
Formats a string according to format specifiers and arguments.
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
(text, i_start, i_size, replacement_text)
Replaces a portion of a string with replacement text from a specified index.
Sample
//returns 'this was a test' var retval = utils.stringIndexReplace('this is a test',6,2,'was');
stringInitCap
(text)
Returns all words starting with capital chars.
Sample
//returns 'This Is A Test' var retval = utils.stringInitCap('This is A test');
stringLeft
(text, i_size)
Returns a string with the requested number of characters, starting from the left.
Sample
//returns 'this i' var retval = utils.stringLeft('this is a test',6);
stringLeftWords
(text, numberof_words)
Returns the number of words, starting from the left.
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
(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
Sample
var hashed_password = utils.stringMD5HashBase16(user_password)
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
Sample
var hashed_password = utils.stringMD5HashBase64(user_password)
stringMiddle
(text, i_start, i_size)
Returns a substring from the original string.
Sample
//returns 'his' var retval = utils.stringMiddle('this is a test',2,3);
stringMiddleWords
(text, i_start, numberof_words)
Returns a substring from the original string.
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);
stringPBKDF2Hash
(textString)
Returns the PBKDF2 hash for specified text. This method is preferred above the old MD5 hash for enhanced security.
It uses a default of 2000 iterations.
NOTE: PBKDF2 is the key hash function for the PKCS (Public-Key Cryptography) standard, for more info see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PBKDF2
Sample
var hashed_password = utils.stringPBKDF2Hash(user_password)
stringPBKDF2Hash
(textString, iterations)
Returns the PBKDF2 hash for specified text. This method is preferred above the old MD5 hash for enhanced security.
NOTE: PBKDF2 is the key hash function for the PKCS (Public-Key Cryptography) standard, for more info see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PBKDF2
Sample
var hashed_password = utils.stringPBKDF2Hash(user_password,5000)
stringPatternCount
(text, toSearchFor)
Returns the number of times searchString appears in textString.
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
(textString, toSearchFor, i_start, i_occurrence)
Returns the position of the string to search for, from a certain start position and occurrence.
Sample
//returns 4 as position var pos = utils.stringPosition('This is a test','s',1,1)
stringReplace
(text, search_text, replacement_text)
Replaces a portion of a string with replacement text.
Sample
//returns 'these are cow 1 and cow 2.' var retval = utils.stringReplace('these are test 1 and test 2.','test','cow');
stringReplaceTags
(text, scriptable)
Returns the text with %%tags%% replaced, based on provided record or foundset or form.
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); //The next sample shows the use of a javascript object //var obj = new Object();//create a javascript object //obj['x'] = 'test';//assign an named value //var y = utils.stringReplaceTags("The value of object variable is %%x%% ", obj);//use the named value in a tag
stringRight
(text, i_size)
Returns a string with the requested number of characters, starting from the right.
Sample
//returns 'a test' var retval = utils.stringLeft('this is a test',6);
stringRightWords
(text, numberof_words)
Returns the number of words, starting from the right.
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
(textString)
Filters characters out of from a string and leaves digits, returns the number. Uses locale decimal separator.
Sample
//returns 65567 var retval = utils.stringToNumber('fg65gf567');
stringToNumber
(textString, decimalSeparator)
Filters characters out of from a string and leaves digits, returns the number. Decimal separator is specified as parameter.
Sample
//returns 65.567 var retval = utils.stringToNumber('fg65gf.567','.');
stringTrim
(textString)
Returns the string without leading or trailing spaces.
Sample
//returns 'text' var retval = utils.stringTrim(' text ');
stringWordCount
(text)
Returns the number of words in the text string.
Sample
//returns '4' as result var retval = utils.stringWordCount('this is a test');
timestampToDate
(date)
Returns a datestamp from the timestamp (sets hours,minutes,seconds and milliseconds to 0).
Parameters
{Date} date – object to be stripped from its time elements
Sample
var date = utils.timestampToDate(application.getTimeStamp());
validatePBKDF2Hash
(password, hash)
Validates the given password against the given hash. The hash should be generated by one of the stringPBKDF2Hash(password [,iteration]) functions.
NOTE: PBKDF2 is the key hash function for the PKCS (Public-Key Cryptography) standard, for more info see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PBKDF2
Returns
Boolean – true if his hash is valid for that password
Sample
if (utils.validatePBKDF2Hash(user_password, hashFromDb)) { // logged in }