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Functions may accept closures (or other functions) as parameters: func foo(value: Double, block: () -> Void) { ... } func foo(value: Double, block: Int -> Int) { ... } func foo(value: Double, block: (Int, Int) -> String) { ... } Trailing closure syntax If a function's last parameter ...

class MyClass { func sayHi() { print("Hello") } deinit { print("Goodbye") } } When a closure captures a reference type (a class instance), it holds a strong reference by default: let closure: () -> Void do { let obj = MyClass() // Captures a strong re...

In Python, variables inside functions are considered local if and only if they appear in the left side of an assignment statement, or some other binding occurrence; otherwise such a binding is looked up in enclosing functions, up to the global scope. This is true even if the assignment statement is ...

A for loop iterates over a sequence, so altering this sequence inside the loop could lead to unexpected results (especially when adding or removing elements): alist = [0, 1, 2] for index, value in enumerate(alist): alist.pop(index) print(alist) # Out: [1] Note: list.pop() is being used t...

You can define a new class using the class keyword. class MyClass end Once defined, you can create a new instance using the .new method somevar = MyClass.new # => #<MyClass:0x007fe2b8aa4a18>

There are several special variable types that a class can use for more easily sharing data. Instance variables, preceded by @. They are useful if you want to use the same variable in different methods. class Person def initialize(name, age) my_age = age # local variable, will be destroyed ...

We have three methods: attr_reader: used to allow reading the variable outside the class. attr_writer: used to allow modifying the variable outside the class. attr_accessor: combines both methods. class Cat attr_reader :age # you can read the age but you can never change it attr_writer...

Ruby has three access levels. They are public, private and protected. Methods that follow the private or protected keywords are defined as such. Methods that come before these are implicitly public methods. Public Methods A public method should describe the behavior of the object being created. T...

math.log(x) gives the natural (base e) logarithm of x. math.log(math.e) # 1.0 math.log(1) # 0.0 math.log(100) # 4.605170185988092 math.log can lose precision with numbers close to 1, due to the limitations of floating-point numbers. In order to accurately calculate logs close to 1, ...

There is a problem when using optional arguments with a mutable default type (described in Defining a function with optional arguments), which can potentially lead to unexpected behaviour. Explanation This problem arises because a function's default arguments are initialised once, at the point whe...

Python 2.x2.3 raw_input will wait for the user to enter text and then return the result as a string. foo = raw_input("Put a message here that asks the user for input") In the above example foo will store whatever input the user provides. Python 3.x3.0 input will wait for the user ...

def input_number(msg, err_msg=None): while True: try: return float(raw_input(msg)) except ValueError: if err_msg is not None: print(err_msg) def input_number(msg, err_msg=None): while True: try: return ...

Python 2.x2.3 In Python 2.x, to continue a line with print, end the print statement with a comma. It will automatically add a space. print "Hello,", print "World!" # Hello, World! Python 3.x3.0 In Python 3.x, the print function has an optional end parameter that is what...

The simplest way to iterate over a file line-by-line: with open('myfile.txt', 'r') as fp: for line in fp: print(line) readline() allows for more granular control over line-by-line iteration. The example below is equivalent to the one above: with open('myfile.txt', 'r') as fp: ...

The preferred method of file i/o is to use the with keyword. This will ensure the file handle is closed once the reading or writing has been completed. with open('myfile.txt') as in_file: content = in_file.read() print(content) or, to handle closing the file manually, you can forgo with...

with open('myfile.txt', 'w') as f: f.write("Line 1") f.write("Line 2") f.write("Line 3") f.write("Line 4") If you open myfile.txt, you will see that its contents are: Line 1Line 2Line 3Line 4 Python doesn't automatically add line b...

if (navigator.geolocation) { navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(geolocationSuccess, geolocationFailure); } else { console.log("Geolocation is not supported by this browser."); } // Function that will be called if the query succeeds var geolocationSuccess = function(pos) {...

with open(input_file, 'r') as in_file, open(output_file, 'w') as out_file: for line in in_file: out_file.write(line) Using the shutil module: import shutil shutil.copyfile(src, dst)

The following variables set up the below example: var COOKIE_NAME = "Example Cookie"; /* The cookie's name. */ var COOKIE_VALUE = "Hello, world!"; /* The cookie's value. */ var COOKIE_PATH = "/foo/bar"; /* The cookie's path. */ var COOKIE_EXPIRES; ...

var name = name + "=", cookie_array = document.cookie.split(';'), cookie_value; for(var i=0;i<cookie_array.length;i++) { var cookie=cookie_array[i]; while(cookie.charAt(0)==' ') cookie = cookie.substring(1,cookie.length); if(cookie.indexOf(name)==0) ...