Questions

How can I do a case insensitive string comparison?

How can I make the line below case insensitive? ``` drUser["Enrolled"] = (enrolledUsers.FindIndex(x => x.Username == (string)drUser["Username"]) != -1); ``` I was given some advice earlier t...

Why doesn't Java allow overriding of static methods?

Why is it not possible to override static methods? If possible, please use an example.

How to zip a whole folder using PHP

I have found here at stackoveflow some code on how to ZIP a specific file, but how about a specific folder? ``` Folder/ index.html picture.jpg important.txt ``` inside in `My Folder`, there are...

27 Dec at 01:21

How to split a string literal across multiple lines in C / Objective-C?

I have a pretty long sqlite query: ``` const char *sql_query = "SELECT statuses.word_id FROM lang1_words, statuses WHERE statuses.word_id = lang1_words.word_id ORDER BY lang1_words.word ASC"; ``` H...

23 Jul at 03:59

How to correctly use Html.ActionLink with ASP.NET MVC 4 Areas

I recently discovered [Areas in ASP.NET MVC 4](http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/714356/Areas-in-ASP-NET-MVC), which I have successfully implemented, but I'm running into troubles with the `@Html.Ac...

How to tell if UIViewController's view is visible

I have a tab bar application, with many views. Is there a way to know if a particular `UIViewController` is currently visible from within the `UIViewController`? (looking for a property)

24 Sep at 00:36

How to update maven repository in Eclipse?

Assuming you're already using the [m2eclipse plugin](http://m2eclipse.sonatype.org/), what can you do when it doesn't update the dependencies to the latest in your repo? For example, on the command l...

22 Nov at 02:25

How to get row from R data.frame

I have a data.frame with column headers. How can I get a specific row from the data.frame as a list (with the column headers as keys for the list)? Specifically, my data.frame is And I want to ...

29 Nov at 06:18

Python Error: "ValueError: need more than 1 value to unpack"

In Python, when I run this code: ``` from sys import argv script, user_name =argv prompt = '>' print "Hi %s, I'm the %s script." % (user_name, script) ``` I get this error: ``` Traceback (most r...

16 Dec at 23:57

How to center canvas in html5

I've been searching for a solution for a while now, but haven't found anything. Maybe it's just my search terms. Well, I'm trying to make the canvas center according to the size of the browser window....

13 Dec at 08:54

SSL_connect: SSL_ERROR_SYSCALL in connection to github.com:443

Since a few days I got an issue with Mac OS High Sierra 10.13.3 : When I run a `git clone` like `git clone github.com/xxx.git failed` it print: > LibreSSL SSL_connect: SSL_ERROR_SYSCALL in connection...

19 Jan at 23:25

How to hide a <option> in a <select> menu with CSS?

I've realized that Chrome, it seems, will not allow me to hide `<option>` in a `<select>`. Firefox will. I need to hide the `<option>`s that match a search criteria. In the Chrome web tools I can see ...

16 Sep at 14:17

Spring MVC: Complex object as GET @RequestParam

Suppose i have a page that lists the objects on a table and i need to put a form to filter the table. The filter is sent as an Ajax GET to an URL like that: [http://foo.com/system/controller/action?pa...

5 Jun at 14:10

Find duplicate records in a table using SQL Server

I am validating a table which has a transaction level data of an eCommerce site and find the exact errors. I want your help to find duplicate records in a 50 column table on SQL Server. Suppose my d...

12 Nov at 17:54

Watermark / hint / placeholder text in TextBox?

How can I put some text into a `TextBox` which will be removed automatically when the user types something in it?

24 Jun at 18:16

When can I use a forward declaration?

I am looking for the definition of when I am allowed to do forward declaration of a class in another class's header file: Am I allowed to do it for a base class, for a class held as a member, for a c...

22 Mar at 12:10

Why do I get a NameError when using input()?

I am getting an error executing this code: ``` nameUser = input("What is your name ? ") print (nameUser) ``` The error message is ``` Traceback (most recent call last): File "C:/Users/DALY/Desk...

16 Aug at 23:1

What is the equivalent of bigint in C#?

What am I supposed to use when handling a value in C#, which is bigint for an SQL Server database?

9 Jul at 04:43

Android - Dynamically Add Views into View

I have a layout for a view - ``` <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" andro...

2 Jun at 15:18

Error: No toolchains found in the NDK toolchains folder for ABI with prefix: llvm

I want to compile an open source android project (Netguard) using gradel (`gradlew clean build`) But I encountered this Error: ``` A problem occurred configuring project ':app'. > Exception thrown wh...

Two decimal places using printf( )

I'm trying to write a number to two decimal places using `printf()` as follows: ``` #include <cstdio> int main() { printf("When this number: %d is assigned to 2 dp, it will be: 2%f ", 94.9456, 94.9...

11 Feb at 15:23

pandas dataframe columns scaling with sklearn

I have a pandas dataframe with mixed type columns, and I'd like to apply sklearn's min_max_scaler to some of the columns. Ideally, I'd like to do these transformations in place, but haven't figured o...

3 Mar at 08:38

How to create a shared library with cmake?

I have written a library that I used to compile using a self-written Makefile, but now I want to switch to cmake. The tree looks like this (I removed all the irrelevant files): ``` . ├── include │   ...

MySQL - ERROR 1045 - Access denied

In some way I have managed to get this error when I try to access into MySQL via the command line: ``` [root@localhost ~]# mysql -u root -p Enter password: ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user ...

How do I concatenate text in a query in sql server?

The following SQL: ``` SELECT notes + 'SomeText' FROM NotesTable a ``` Give the error: > The data types nvarchar and text are incompatible in the add operator.

1 Aug at 15:17