What's the difference between git switch and git checkout <branch>
Git 2.23 [introduces](https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/Documentation/RelNotes/2.23.0.txt) a new command `git switch` -- after reading the docs, it seems pretty much the same as `git checkout <br...
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- 12 Oct at 06:41
How can I view the source code for a function?
I want to look at the source code for a function to see how it works. I know I can print a function by typing its name at the prompt: ``` > t function (x) UseMethod("t") <bytecode: 0x2332948> <envir...
What does "dereferencing" a pointer mean?
Please include an example with the explanation.
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- 20 Jun at 12:37
Calling remove in foreach loop in Java
In Java, is it legal to call remove on a collection when iterating through the collection using a foreach loop? For instance: ``` List<String> names = .... for (String name : names) { // Do somet...
How do I make a textbox that only accepts numbers?
I have a windows forms app with a textbox control that I want to only accept integer values. In the past I've done this kind of validation by overloading the KeyPress event and just removing character...
Invoking JavaScript code in an iframe from the parent page
Basically, I have an `iframe` embedded in a page and the `iframe` has some [JavaScript](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaScript) routines I need to invoke from the parent page. Now the opposite is qu...
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- 5 Mar at 01:44
Why does JavaScript only work after opening developer tools in IE once?
IE9 Bug - JavaScript only works after opening developer tools once. Our site offers free pdf downloads to users, and it has a simple "enter password to download" function. However, it doesn't work at...
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- 5 Aug at 04:14
Sort a list by multiple attributes?
I have a list of lists: ``` [[12, 'tall', 'blue', 1], [2, 'short', 'red', 9], [4, 'tall', 'blue', 13]] ``` If I wanted to sort by one element, say the tall/short element, I could do it via `s = sor...
What's the difference between REST & RESTful
What's the difference between a REST system and a system that is RESTful? From a few things I've [read](http://www.infoq.com/articles/subbu-allamaraju-rest) most so called REST services are actually ...
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- 19 Apr at 14:12
How do I capture SIGINT in Python?
I'm working on a python script that starts several processes and database connections. Every now and then I want to kill the script with a + signal, and I'd like to do some cleanup. In Perl I'd do th...
Using wget to recursively fetch a directory with arbitrary files in it
I have a web directory where I store some config files. I'd like to use wget to pull those files down and maintain their current structure. For instance, the remote directory looks like: ``` http://m...
How can I capture the result of var_dump to a string?
I'd like to capture the output of [var_dump](http://us3.php.net/manual/en/function.var-dump.php) to a string. The PHP documentation says; > As with anything that outputs its result directly to the b...
Rename a dictionary key
Is there a way to rename a dictionary key, without reassigning its value to a new name and removing the old name key; and without iterating through dict key/value? In case of [OrderedDict](https://doc...
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- 10 Nov at 08:56
Why is “while( !feof(file) )” always wrong?
What is wrong with using `feof()` to control a read loop? For example: ``` #include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> int main(int argc, char **argv) { char *path = "stdin"; FILE *fp = argc > 1 ...
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- 13 Jun at 18:12
Cross-reference (named anchor) in markdown
Is there syntax for the equivalent of: ``` Take me to <a href="#pookie">pookie</a> ... <a name="pookie">this is pookie</a> ```
Docker - Name is already in use by container
Running the `docker` registry with below command always throws an error: ``` dev:tmp me$ docker run \ -d --name registry-v1 \ -e SETTINGS_FLAVOR=local \ -e STORAGE_PATH=/registry \ ...
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- 9 Aug at 18:49
Hide keyboard in react-native
If I tap onto a textinput, I want to be able to tap somewhere else in order to dismiss the keyboard again (not the return key though). I haven't found the slightest piece of information concerning thi...
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- 12 Oct at 10:33
What to gitignore from the .idea folder?
> [Intellij Idea 9/10, what folders to check into (or not check into) source control?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3041154/intellij-idea-9-10-what-folders-to-check-into-or-not-check-into-so...
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- 21 Nov at 10:17
How to detect escape key press with pure JS or jQuery?
> [Which keycode for escape key with jQuery](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1160008/which-keycode-for-escape-key-with-jquery) How to detect escape key press in IE, Firefox and Chrome? Bel...
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- 22 Aug at 21:53
How do I use itertools.groupby()?
I haven't been able to find an understandable explanation of how to actually use Python's `itertools.groupby()` function. What I'm trying to do is this: - `lxml`- - I've reviewed [the documentation]...
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- 29 Jul at 19:19
When to use JSX.Element vs ReactNode vs ReactElement?
I am currently migrating a React application to TypeScript. So far, this works pretty well, but I have a problem with the return types of my `render` functions, specifically in my functional component...
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- 28 Sep at 18:19
Share cookies between subdomain and domain
I have two questions. I understand that if I specify the domain as `.example.com` (with the leading dot) in the cookie that all subdomains can share a cookie. Can `subdomain.example.com` access a cook...
Best practice to call ConfigureAwait for all server-side code
When you have server-side code (i.e. some `ApiController`) and your functions are asynchronous - so they return `Task<SomeObject>` - is it considered best practice that any time you await functions th...
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- 25 Feb at 04:32
Is it possible to set the equivalent of a src attribute of an img tag in CSS?
Is it possible to set the `src` attribute value in CSS? In most cases, we use it like this: ``` <img src="pathTo/myImage.jpg" /> ``` and I want it to be something like this ``` <img class="myClass" ...
How to print struct variables in console?
How can I print (to the console) the `Id`, `Title`, `Name`, etc. of this struct in Golang? ``` type Project struct { Id int64 `json:"project_id"` Title string `json:"title"` Name...