Extracting the last n characters from a string in R
How can I get the last n characters from a string in R? Is there a function like SQL's RIGHT?
How to pass prepareForSegue: an object
I have many annotations in a mapview (with `rightCalloutAccessory` buttons). The button will perform a segue from this `mapview` to a `tableview`. I want to pass the `tableview` a different object (t...
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- 14 Apr at 16:5
How can I add a custom HTTP header to ajax request with js or jQuery?
Does anyone know how to add or create a custom HTTP header using JavaScript or jQuery?
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- 9 Apr at 03:57
PHP - Check if two arrays are equal
I'd like to check if two arrays are equal. I mean: same size, same index, same values. How can I do that? Using `!==` as suggested by a user, I expect that the following would print if at least one ...
How do I filter query objects by date range in Django?
I've got a field in one model like: ``` class Sample(models.Model): date = fields.DateField(auto_now=False) ``` Now, I need to filter the objects by a date range. How do I filter all the objec...
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- 5 Oct at 01:1
Deleting all files from a folder using PHP?
For example I had a folder called `Temp' and I wanted to delete or flush all files from this folder using PHP. Could I do this?
Plotting two variables as lines using ggplot2 on the same graph
A very newbish question, but say I have data like this: ``` test_data <- data.frame( var0 = 100 + c(0, cumsum(runif(49, -20, 20))), var1 = 150 + c(0, cumsum(runif(49, -10, 10))), date =...
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- 2 May at 11:37
Change MySQL default character set to UTF-8 in my.cnf?
Currently we are using the following commands in PHP to set the character set to [UTF-8](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTF-8) in our application. Since this is a bit of overhead, we'd like to set thi...
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- 1 Aug at 00:12
Debugging iframes with Chrome developer tools
I'd like to use the Chrome developer console to look at variables and DOM elements in my app, but the app exists inside an `iframe` (since it's an OpenSocial app). So the situation is: ``` <containi...
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- 31 May at 08:43
Connect Java to a MySQL database
How do you connect to a MySQL database in Java? When I try, I get ``` java.sql.SQLException: No suitable driver found for jdbc:mysql://database/table at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(Dri...
Switching to landscape mode in Android Emulator
This is probably a pretty easy to answer question, but I can't find the solution myself after a couple hours of searching the documentation and Google. I set the orientation of my Android app to `land...
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- 15 Jan at 11:33
How to apply a patch generated with git format-patch?
I have two local git repositories, both pointing to the remote repository. In one git repository, if I do `git format-patch 1`, how can I apply that patch to the other repository?
JavaScript get clipboard data on paste event (Cross browser)
How can a web application detect a paste event and retrieve the data to be pasted? I would like to remove HTML content before the text is pasted into a rich text editor. Cleaning the text after bein...
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- 11 Dec at 12:39
Center a button in a Linear layout
I am using a linear layout to display a pretty light initial screen. It has 1 button that is supposed to centre in the screen both horizontally and vertically. However no matter what I try to do the...
How to temporarily exit Vim and go back
How could I exit Vim, not `:q`, and then go back to continue editing?
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- 12 Sep at 14:54
127 Return code from $?
What is the meaning of return value 127 from $? in UNIX.
What is the difference between :focus and :active?
What is the difference between the `:focus` and `:active` pseudo-classes?
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- 8 Nov at 07:13
SQL how to make null values come last when sorting ascending
I have a SQL table with a datetime field. The field in question can be null. I have a query and I want the results sorted ascendingly by the datetime field, however I want rows where the datetime fiel...
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- 24 Jan at 13:22
Nested using statements in C#
I am working on a project. I have to compare the contents of two files and see if they match each other precisely. Before a lot of error-checking and validation, my first draft is: ``` DirectoryInfo...
Why is "extends T" allowed but not "implements T"?
Is there a special reason in Java for using always "`extends`" rather than "`implements`" for defining bounds of type parameters? For example: ``` public interface C {} public class A<B implements C>{...
Understanding events and event handlers in C#
I understand the purpose of events, especially within the context of creating user interfaces. I think this is the prototype for creating an event: ``` public void EventName(object sender, EventArgs ...
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- 29 Jul at 22:59
Why am I getting tree conflicts in Subversion?
I had a feature branch of my trunk and was merging changes from my trunk into my branch periodically and everything was working fine. Today I went to merge the branch back down into the trunk and any ...
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- 3 Dec at 08:49
Interface naming in Java
Most OO languages prefix their interface names with a capital I, why does Java not do this? What was the rationale for not following this convention? To demonstrate what I mean, if I wanted to have ...
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- 19 Feb at 05:53
Vue.js - How to remove hashbang #! from url?
How to remove hashbang `#!` from url? I found option to disable hashbang in vue router documentation ( [http://vuejs.github.io/vue-router/en/options.html](http://vuejs.github.io/vue-router/en/options....
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- 6 May at 10:34
Display curl output in readable JSON format in Unix shell script
In my Unix shell script, when I execute a curl command, the result will be displayed as below which I am redirecting to file: ``` {"type":"Show","id":"123","title":"name","description":"Funny","chann...