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XSD, XML Schema Definition, is a language which describes the structure of XML documents. XSD files can be used to validate an XML file. The process of doing this will depend on what you choose to implement it with. Care should be taken to ensure the validation engine you use is compatible with the ...

On CLiki, a Wiki for Common Lisp and free Common Lisp software, a list of Proposed ANSI Revisions and Clarifications is being maintained. Since the Common Lisp standard has not changed since 1994, users have found several problems with the specification document. These are documented on the CLiki p...

The split-sequence library provides a function split-sequence, which allows to split on elements of a sequence (split-sequence:split-sequence #\Space "John Doe II") ;; => ("John" "Doe" "II")

From the official documentation: If you want to get advanced, you can also open up the project file for a specific platform by opening the required XCode or Android Eclipse project in platforms/PLATFORM inside the root of your project. Then, you can build and test from inside the platform-specifi...

There are several good examples of using lambdas as a FunctionalInterface in simple scenarios. A fairly common use case that can be improved by lambdas is what is called the Execute-Around pattern. In this pattern, you have a set of standard setup/teardown code that is needed for multiple scenarios ...

This example uses a push button (tact switch) attached to digital pin 2 and GND, using an internal pull-up resistor so pin 2 is HIGH when the button is not pressed. const int LED_PIN = 13; const int INTERRUPT_PIN = 2; volatile bool ledState = LOW; void setup() { pinMode(LED_PIN, OUTPUT); ...

When to use Virtually all WPF controls make heavy use of dependency properties. A dependency property allows for the use of many WPF features that are not possible with standard CLR properties alone, including but not limited to support for styles, animations, data binding, value inheritance, and c...

When to use An attached property is a dependency property that can be applied to any DependencyObject to enhance the behavior of various controls or services that are aware of the property's existence. Some use cases for attached properties include: Having a parent element iterate through its c...

When to use A read-only dependency property is similar to a normal dependency property, but it is structured to not allow having its value set from outside the control. This works well if you have a property that is purely informational for consumers, e.g. IsMouseOver or IsKeyboardFocusWithin. How...

implode() combines all the array values but looses all the key info: $arr = ['a' => "AA", 'b' => "BB", 'c' => "CC"]; echo implode(" ", $arr); // AA BB CC Imploding keys can be done using array_keys() call: $arr = ['a' => "AA", 'b'...

Generic parameters can also be bound to more than one type using the T extends Type1 & Type2 & ... syntax. Let's say you want to create a class whose Generic type should implement both Flushable and Closeable, you can write class ExampleClass<T extends Flushable & Closeable> { }...

Html <img id="cats"></img> Dart import 'dart:html'; /// Stores the image in [blob] in the [ImageElement] of the given [selector]. void setImage(selector, blob) { FileReader reader = new FileReader(); reader.onLoad.listen((fe) { ImageElement image = document...

To prompt for credentials, you should almost always use the Get-Credential cmdlet: $credential = Get-Credential Pre-filled user name: $credential = Get-Credential -UserName 'myUser' Add a custom prompt message: $credential = Get-Credential -Message 'Please enter your company email address a...

The password in a credential object is an encrypted [SecureString]. The most straightforward way is to get a [NetworkCredential] which does not store the password encrypted: $credential = Get-Credential $plainPass = $credential.GetNetworkCredential().Password The helper method (.GetNetworkCrede...

Tuples are useful to swap values between 2 (or more) variables without using temporary variables. Example with 2 variables Given 2 variables var a = "Marty McFly" var b = "Emmett Brown" we can easily swap the values (a, b) = (b, a) Result: print(a) // "Emmett Bro...

The Common Lisp Quick Reference is a document which can be printed and bound as a booklet in various layouts to have a printed quick reference for Common Lisp.

To get the previous element you can use the .prev() method. <ul> <li>Mark</li> <li class="anna">Anna</li> <li>Paul</li> </ul> If you are standing on the "Anna" element and you want to get the previous element, &q...

Until Java 8, two instances of the same annotation could not be applied to a single element. The standard workaround was to use a container annotation holding an array of some other annotation: // Author.java @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME) public @interface Author { String value(); } ...

This will create a composite index of both keys, mystring and mydatetime and speed up queries with both columns in the WHERE clause. CREATE INDEX idx_mycol_myothercol ON my_table(mycol, myothercol) Note: The order is important! If the search query does not include both columns in the WHERE claus...

On Debian-based distributions, including Ubuntu, the most straightforward way is to use the .deb installation file. Go to the Scala website. Choose the version you want to install then scroll down and look for scala-x.x.x.deb. You can install the scala deb from command line: sudo dpkg -i scala-x.x...