As a follow-up to our post on Escaping Quotes in Strings, someone asked how they might deal with something such as the tab character in a String. Unlike with a quote, dealing with a non-visual character (such as a tab or end-of-line) in a String is trickier because you can’t actually type those characters. So instead you have to refer to the character another way.
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Here’s a quick tip about embedding quotes in your string literals. Let’s say you need to put quotes inside a string. The most common way…
Comments closedIn the newest version of the MBS Xojo Plugin 10.0 we offer functions for the use of JavaScript in your Xojo solutions. If you have a problem that you want to solve, you don’t have to reinvent the wheel again and again.
Comments closedThere’s a new programming font that was just released and since I like to look at programming fonts, I thought I’d give this one a try with Xojo.
Comments closedHave a class that has an object property that needs to be initialized or instantiated? You can always instantiate the property in the Constructor (or Open event) like this:
Comments closedIn a desktop Canvas control you have two ways to handle a right mouse button press.
Comments closedThis guide is going to walk you through the steps to set up in-app purchases in your iOS apps. It may be best to get…
Comments closedAs if software development isn’t hard enough, the approach you or your team adopts can make a dramatic difference in project success. Using a traditional project management approach may not lend itself to “learn, discover, and adapt” inherent with software development. Although most Xojo developers are aware of Scrum and other popular agile methodologies, it may be unnecessary to use. Being a Xojo developer and a Certified ScrumManager, my goal is to demystify how agility, specifically Scrum, helps improve product quality, prioritize functionality, and provides an intuitive framework to complete work.
Comments closedAs part of API 2.0, the DatabaseRow class was introduced alongside RowSet and DatabaseColumn. These three classes replace DatabaseRecord, RecordSet and DatabaseField respectively.
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