What UDF means ??

[Alandor]

I read all over the forum UDF a lot of times, but I don't know what It means. Can anyone tell me what It means ??

Thanx very much

- Alandor -

[techbard]

Probably, it means User Define Function...

[pekster]

Correct. A User Defined Function is a function that you can define in your code to do a task. It is often used so that you can eaisily run a block of code without having to type it out over and over. It can also return a value, and/or accept paramaters into the function. You can create some functions, and put them in a seperate source file so that you can include them in your scripts. That way, you just need to do a #include <FileName.au3> at the top of any script to gain access to any functions defined in that file. The full install of AutoIt also comes with some UDFs that you can use.

[CyberSlug]

Yep, it means a user-defined function. The following is an example of a UDF that counts the number of times a character occurs in a string:

Func _StringCount($string, $char)
   Local $i, $count
   For $i = 1 to StringLen($string)
      If StringMid($string, $i, 1) = $char Then $count = $count + 1
   Next
   Return $count
EndFunc

[ezzetabi]

I think we should add this question to the FAQ

[Alandor]

Ohhh, ok ok. I know what a user function is. But becausse my native language is spanish and we don't use UDF in coding, I thought It was something different.

Thanx very much to all for your help.

Greetings,

- Alandor -

[Josbe]

@Alandor: Also, you can download this help file

[Alandor]

Thanx Josbe, I downloaded already the spanish help file. But the problem was not the english language, only was the meaning of UDF.

[Josbe]

Thanx Josbe, I downloaded already the spanish help file. But the problem was not the english language, only was the meaning of UDF.

Fine. You could see the section(at the end): "Notas del traductor"

[Proof]

Or check the Acronymfinder.