String

	Name and Syntax	Returns	Description
Equals (used as a comparison)
	<String1> = <String2>	Boolean	Returns a value of true if <String1> exactly matches <String2>. Both case and length are examined to determine equality. See Character precedence: Unicode and Java Collator for character precedence.
Equals (used as an assignment)
	<String1> = <String2>	String	Assigns the value of <String2> to the value of <String1>.
Not Equal to
	<String1> <> <String2>	Boolean	Returns a value of true if <String1> is not equal to <String2>.
Less than
	<String1> < <String2>	Boolean	Returns a value of true if <String1> is less than <String2>. See Character precedence: Unicode and Java Collator for character precedence.
Greater than
	<String1> > <String2>	Boolean	Returns a value of true if <String1> is greater than <String2>. See Character precedence: Unicode and Java Collator for character precedence.
Less than or Equal to
	<String1> <= <String2>	Boolean	Returns a value of true if <String1> is less than or equal to <String2>. See Character precedence: Unicode and Java Collator for character precedence.
Greater than or Equal to
	<String1> >= <String2>	Boolean	Returns a value of true if <String1> is greater than or equal to <String2>. See Character precedence: Unicode and Java Collator for character precedence.
In (Range)
	attributeReference in [ \|(rangeExpression)\|]	Boolean	Returns a value of true if attributeReference is in the range of String values from..to, and where opening and closing parentheses ( )indicate exclusion of that limit and square brackets [ ] indicate inclusion of that limit.
In (List)
	attributeReference in {listExpression}	Boolean	Returns a value of true if attributeReference is in the comma-delimited list of literal values, defined enumeration values, or - if in use - enumeration labels.
Adding Strings
	<String1> + <String2>	String	Concatenates <String1> to <String2>. Alternative syntax.
Size
	<String>.size	String	Returns the number of characters in <String>.
Concatenate
	<String1>.concat(<String2>)	String	Concatenates <String1> to <String2>.
Uppercase
	<String>.toUpper	String	Converts all characters <String> to uppercase.
Lowercase
	<String>.toLower	String	Converts all characters in <String> to lowercase.
To DateTime
	<String>.toDateTime	DateTime	Converts the value in <String> to data type DateTime ONLY if all characters in <String> correspond to a valid DateTime mask (format)
To Decimal
	<String>.toDecimal	Decimal	Converts an attribute of type String to data type Decimal ONLY if all characters in <String> are numeric and contain not more than one decimal point. If any non-numeric characters are present (other than a single decimal point or leading minus sign), no value is returned.
To Integer
	<String>.toInteger	Integer	Converts an attribute of type String to type Integer ONLY if all characters in <String> are numeric. If any non-numeric characters are present, no value is returned.
Substring
	<String>.substring (<Integer1>,<Integer2>)	String	Returns that portion of <String> between character positions <Integer1> and Integer2>.
Equals Ignoring Case
	<String1>.equalsIgnoreCase (<String2>)	Boolean	Returns a value of true if <String1> is the same as <String2>, irrespective of case.
Starts with
	<String1>.startsWith (<String2>)	Boolean	Returns a value of true if the <String1> begins with the characters specified in <String2>.
Ends with
	<String1>.endsWith (<String2>)	Boolean	Evaluates the contents of <String1> and returns a value of true if the String ends with the characters specified in <String2>.
Contains
	<String1>.contains (<String2>)	Boolean	Evaluates the contents of <String1> and returns a value of true if it contains the exact characters defined by <String2>
Equals
	<String1>.equals (<String2>)	Boolean	Returns a value of true if <String1> is the same as <String2>.
Index Of
	<String1>.indexOf (<String2)	Integer	Returns the beginning character position number of <String2> within <String1>, if <String1> contains <String2>. If it does not, the function returns a value of zero.
containsBlanks
	<String>.containsBlanks	Boolean	Determines whether the specified String contains any blanks.
characterAt(index)
	<String>.characterAt(index:Integer)	String	Returns the character at the specified position in the String.
isInteger
	<String>.isInteger	Boolean	Determines whether "this" String contains only integer digits. Note: This operator examines each character in a string to determine whether it is in the range 0 to 9. Therefore, the operator returns true when the entire string evaluates as a positive integer, and false when a minus sign is the first character of a string that would evaluate as a negative integer. A new extended operator could be created if the string as a whole is to be evaluated as true whether positive or negative (for example, by allowing the first character to be a minus sign.)
trimSpaces
	<String>.trimSpaces	String	Trims leading and trailing spaces from "this" String.
charsIn(validSet)
	<String>.charsIn(validSet:String)	Boolean	Determines whether "this" String contains only characters specified in the validSet.