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An unnamed namespace can be used to ensure names have internal linkage (can only be referred to by the current translation unit). Such a namespace is defined in the same way as any other namespace, but without the name: namespace { int foo = 42; } foo is only visible in the translation uni...

Controller class names are pluralized. The reason is the controller controls multiple instances of object instance. For Example: OrdersController would be the controller for an orders table. Rails will then look for the class definition in a file called orders_controller.rb in the /app/controllers ...

Java-like enumerations can be created by extending Enumeration. object WeekDays extends Enumeration { val Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun = Value } def isWeekend(day: WeekDays.Value): Boolean = day match { case WeekDays.Sat | WeekDays.Sun => true case _ => false } isWeekend...

Functions can either be named or unnamed (anonymous functions): var namedSum = function sum (a, b) { // named return a + b; } var anonSum = function (a, b) { // anonymous return a + b; } namedSum(1, 3); anonSum(1, 3); 4 4 But their names are private to their own scope: ...

To avoid verbose null checking, the ?. operator has been introduced in the language. The old verbose syntax: If myObject IsNot Nothing AndAlso myObject.Value >= 10 Then Can be now replaced by the concise: If myObject?.Value >= 10 Then The ? operator is particularly powerful when you...

This new feature makes the string concatenation more readable. This syntax will be compiled to its equivalent String.Format call. Without string interpolation: String.Format("Hello, {0}", name) With string interpolation: $"Hello, {name}" The two lines are equivalent and ...

The number of seconds from the current date and time for the new date. Use a negative value to specify a date before the current date. For doing this we have a method named dateWithTimerIntervalSinceNow(seconds: NSTimeInterval) -> NSDate (Swift) or + (NSDate*)dateWithTimeIntervalSinceNow:(NSTime...

There are 4 methods for comparing dates: Swift isEqualToDate(anotherDate: NSDate) -> Bool earlierDate(anotherDate: NSDate) -> NSDate laterDate(anotherDate: NSDate) -> NSDate compare(anotherDate: NSDate) -> NSComparisonResult Objective-C - (BOOL)isEqualToDate:(NSDate *)anothe...

Swift let alert = UIAlertController(title: "Hello", message: "Welcome to the world of iOS", preferredStyle: UIAlertControllerStyle.alert) let defaultAction = UIAlertAction(title: "OK", style: UIAlertActionS...

Dim array() As Integer = {2, 0, 1, 6} ''Initialize an array of four Integers. Dim strings() As String = {"this", "is", "an", "array"} ''Initialize an array of four Strings. Dim floats() As Single = {56.2, 55.633, 1.2, 5.7743, 22.345} ...

Custom Font Support Applications that want to use custom fonts can now include those fonts in their application bundle and register those fonts with the system by including the UIAppFonts key in their Info.plist file. The value of this key is an array of strings identifying the font files in the ...

We write custom action filters for various reasons. We may have a custom action filter for logging, or for saving data to database before any action execution. We could also have one for fetching data from the database and setting it as the global values of the application. To create a custom actio...

To get the timestamp in seconds Math.floor((new Date().getTime()) / 1000)

With UIAlertController, action sheets like the deprecated UIActionSheet are created with the same API as you use for AlertViews. Simple Action Sheet with two buttons Swift let alertController = UIAlertController(title: "Demo", message: "A demo with two buttons", preferredStyle...

<p contenteditable>This is an editable paragraph.</p> Upon clicking on the paragraph, the content of it can be edited similar to an input text field. When the contenteditable attribute is not set on an element, the element will inherit it from its parent. So all child text of a conte...

The java.math.BigInteger class provides operations analogues to all of Java's primitive integer operators and for all relevant methods from java.lang.Math. As the java.math package is not automatically made available you may have to import java.math.BigInteger before you can use the simple class nam...

{ "name": "my-project", "version": "0.0.1", "description": "This is a project.", "author": "Someone <[email protected]>", "contributors": [{ "name": "Som...

Look at the contents of /etc/redhat-release cat /etc/redhat-release Here is the output from a Fedora 24 machine: Fedora release 24 (Twenty Four) As mentioned in the debian-based response, you can also use the lsb_release -a command, which outputs this from a Fedora 24 machine: LSB Version: ...

async functions do not replace the Promise type; they add language keywords that make promises easier to call. They are interchangeable: async function doAsyncThing() { ... } function doPromiseThing(input) { return new Promise((r, x) => ...); } // Call with promise syntax doAsyncThing() ...

The Oracle SQL and PL/SQL || operator allows you to concatenate 2 or more strings together. Example: Assuming the following customers table: id firstname lastname --- ----------- ---------- 1 Thomas Woody Query: SELECT firstname || ' ' || lastname || ' is in my database.' a...