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An example of a RLMObject base model class that uses a primary key and some generic default properties. Subclasses can then set metadata specific to their needs. @interface BaseModel : RLMObject @property NSString *uuid; @property NSString *metadata; @end @implementation BaseModel + (N...

It can be useful to load a resource (image, text file, properties, KeyStore, ...) that is packaged inside a JAR. For this purpose, we can use the Class and ClassLoaders. Suppose we have the following project structure : program.jar | \-com \-project | |-file.txt \-Test.class ...

SimpleDateFormatter is great in a pinch, but like the name suggests it doesn't scale well. If you hard-code "MM/dd/yyyy" all over your application your international users won't be happy. Let Java do the work for you Use the static methods in DateFormat to retrieve the right formatting ...

dput() and dget() The easiest way to share a (preferable small) data frame is to use a basic function dput(). It will export an R object in a plain text form. Note: Before making the example data below, make sure you're in an empty folder you can write to. Run getwd() and read ?setwd if you need t...

Package reproducibility is a very common issue in reproducing some R code. When various packages get updated, some interconnections between them may break. The ideal solution for the problem is to reproduce the image of the R code writer's machine on your computer at the date when the code was writt...

When you show a location to your users, you might want the MKMapView to display a coordinate at a zoom-level instead of setting a region to show. This functionality is not implemented by default, so you need to extend MKMapView with a methods that do the complex calculation from a coordinate and zoo...

In Python 2, writing directly to a file handle returns None: Python 2.x2.3 hi = sys.stdout.write('hello world\n') # Out: hello world type(hi) # Out: <type 'NoneType'> In Python 3, writing to a handle will return the number of characters written when writing text, and the number of by...

Setting up key value observing. In this case, we want to observe the contentOffset on an object that our observer owns // // Class to observe // @interface XYZScrollView: NSObject @property (nonatomic, assign) CGPoint contentOffset; @end @implementation XYZScrollView @end // // Clas...

Install module and read docs npm i formidable@latest Example of server on 8080 port var formidable = require('formidable'), http = require('http'), util = require('util'); http.createServer(function(req, res) { if (req.url == '/upload' && req.method.toLowerCase() == 'pos...

Often times you will need to be able to manage your notifications, by being able to keep track of them and cancel them. Track a notification You can assign a UUID (universally unique identifier) to a notification, so you can track it: Swift let notification = UILocalNotification() let uuid = NS...

Each gem has a file in the format of <gem name>.gemspec which contains metadata about the gem and it's files. The format of a gemspec is as follows: Gem::Specification.new do |s| # Details about gem. They are added in the format: s.<detail name> = <detail value> end The ...

Once you have created your gem to publish it you have to follow a few steps: Build your gem with gem build <gem name>.gemspec (the gemspec file must exist) Create a RubyGems account if you do not already have one here Check to make sure that no gems exist that share your gems name Publis...

class Message DEFAULT_MESSAGE = "Hello, world" def speak(message = nil) if message puts message else puts DEFAULT_MESSAGE end end end The constant DEFAULT_MESSAGE can be changed with the following code: Message::DEFAULT_MESSAGE = "Hullo, wo...

Local variables (unlike the other variable classes) do not have any prefix local_variable = "local" p local_variable # => local Its scope is dependent on where it has been declared, it can not be used outside the "declaration containers" scope. For example, if a local va...

Class variables have a class wide scope, they can be declared anywhere in the class. A variable will be considered a class variable when prefixed with @@ class Dinosaur @@classification = "Like a Reptile, but like a bird" def self.classification @@classification ...

Global variables have a global scope and hence, can be used everywhere. Their scope is not dependent on where they are defined. A variable will be considered global, when prefixed with a $ sign. $i_am_global = "omg" class Dinosaur def instance_method p "global vars ca...

Instance variables have an object wide scope, they can be declared anywhere in the object, however an instance variable declared on class level, will only be visible in the class object. A variable will be considered an instance variable when prefixed with @. Instance variables are used to set and g...

public void SaveNewEmployee(Employee newEmployee) { // best practice - wrap all database connections in a using block so they are always closed & disposed even in the event of an Exception // best practice - retrieve the connection string by name from the app.config or web.config (dep...

The easiest way to install and manage various versions of Ruby with rbenv is to use the ruby-build plugin. First clone the rbenv repository to your home directory: $ git clone https://github.com/rbenv/rbenv.git ~/.rbenv Then clone the ruby-build plugin: $ git clone https://github.com/rbenv/rub...

It is best to use latest SLIME from Emacs MELPA repository: the packages may be a bit unstable, but you get the latest features. Portale and multiplatform Emacs, Slime, Quicklisp, SBCL and Git You can download a portable and multiplatform version of Emacs25 already configured with Slime, SBCL, Qui...