Construction Methods
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| CString | Constructs CString objects in various ways. |
String as an Array Methods
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| GetLength | Returns the number of characters in a CString object. |
| IsEmpty | Tests whether a CString object contains no characters. |
| Empty | Forces a string to have 0 length. |
| GetAt | Returns the character at a specified position. |
| SetAt | Sets a character at a specified position. |
Comparison Methods
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| Compare | Compares two strings (case sensitive). |
| CompareNoCase | Compares two strings (case insensitive). |
Extraction Methods
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| Mid | Extracts the middle part of a string (like the Basic MID$ function). |
| Left | Extracts the left part of a string (like the Basic LEFT$ function). |
| Right | Extracts the right part of a string (like the Basic RIGHT$ function). |
| SpanIncluding | Extracts a substring that contains only the characters in a set. |
| SpanExcluding | Extracts a substring that contains only the characters not in a set. |
Other Conversion Methods
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| MakeUpper | Converts all the characters in this string to uppercase characters. |
| MakeLower | Converts all the characters in this string to lowercase characters. |
| MakeReverse | Reverses the characters in this string. |
| Format | Format the string as sprintf does. |
| TrimLeft | Trim leading white-space characters from the string. |
| TrimRight | Trim trailing white-space characters from the string. |
Searching Methods
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| Find | Finds a character or substring inside a larger string. |
| ReverseFind | Finds a character inside a larger string; starts from the end. |
| FindOneOf | Finds the first matching character from a set. |
Buffer Access Methods
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| GetBuffer | Returns a pointer to the characters in the CString. |
| GetBufferSetLength | Returns a pointer to the characters in the CString, truncating to the specified length. |
| ReleaseBuffer | Releases control of the buffer returned by GetBuffer. |
| FreeExtra | Removes any overhead of this string object by freeing any extra memory previously allocated to the string. |
| LockBuffer | Disables reference counting and protects the string in the buffer. |
| UnlockBuffer | Enables reference counting and releases the string in the buffer. |
Windows-Specific Methods
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| AllocSysString | Allocates a BSTR from CString data. |
| SetSysString | Sets an existing BSTR object with data from a CString object. |
| LoadString | Loads an existing CString object from a Windows CE resource. |