Questions

How to for each the hashmap?

I have this field: ``` HashMap<String, HashMap> selects = new HashMap<String, HashMap>(); ``` For each `Hash<String, HashMap>` I need to create a `ComboBox`, whose items are the value (which happen...

12 Jun at 03:46

When is it appropriate to use C# partial classes?

I was wondering if someone could give me an overview of why I would use them and what advantage I would gain in the process.

21 Nov at 10:14

What is the format for the PostgreSQL connection string / URL?

What is the format for the PostgreSQL connection string (URL `postgres://...`) when the host is not the localhost?

7 Feb at 01:59

Is there a RegExp.escape function in JavaScript?

I just want to create a regular expression out of any possible string. ``` var usersString = "Hello?!*`~World()[]"; var expression = new RegExp(RegExp.escape(usersString)) var matches = "Hello".match(...

13 Oct at 16:8

Transpose/Unzip Function (inverse of zip)?

I have a list of 2-item tuples and I'd like to convert them to 2 lists where the first contains the first item in each tuple and the second list holds the second item. ``` original = [('a', 1), ('b...

27 Mar at 12:23

How to comment multiple lines in Visual Studio Code?

I cannot find a way to comment and uncomment multiple lines of code in [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/). Is it possible to comment and uncomment multiple lines in Visual Studio Co...

10 Feb at 00:49

Unable to resolve "unable to get local issuer certificate" using git on Windows with self-signed certificate

I am using Git on Windows. I installed the msysGit package. My test repository has a self signed certificate at the server. I can access and use the repository using HTTP without problems. Moving to H...

How can I get list of values from dict?

How can I get a list of the values in a dict in Python? In Java, getting the values of a Map as a List is as easy as doing `list = map.values();`. I'm wondering if there is a similarly simple way in...

30 Mar at 19:27

What is the difference between __dirname and ./ in node.js?

When programming in Node.js and referencing files that are located somewhere in relation to your current directory, is there any reason to use the `__dirname` variable instead of just a regular `./`? ...

25 Mar at 14:19

Validate a username and password against Active Directory?

How can I validate a username and password against Active Directory? I simply want to check if a username and password are correct.

5 Nov at 16:42

In what cases do I use malloc and/or new?

I see in C++ there are multiple ways to allocate and free data and I understand that when you call `malloc` you should call `free` and when you use the `new` operator you should pair with `delete` and...

jQuery/JavaScript to replace broken images

I have a web page that includes a bunch of images. Sometimes the image isn't available, so a broken image is displayed in the client's browser. How do I use jQuery to get the set of images, filter it...

15 May at 19:54

Should I commit the .vscode folder to source control?

Is the `.vscode` folder meant to be committed to source control? In a fresh project, the folder is empty, except the `settings.json` file. What kind of things would go into this folder? Is it machin...

6 Oct at 08:15

How to read a large file line by line?

I want to read a file line by line, but without completely loading it in memory. My file is too large to open in memory, and if try to do so I always get out of memory errors. The file size is 1 GB....

16 Jan at 13:32

How to see indexes for a database or table in MySQL?

How do I see if my database has any indexes on it? How about for a specific table?

3 Oct at 08:40

Get exception description and stack trace which caused an exception, all as a string

How to convert a caught `Exception` (its description and stack trace) into a `str` for external use? ``` try: method_that_can_raise_an_exception(params) except Exception as e: print(complete_e...

Change the maximum upload file size

I have a website hosted on a PC I have no access to. I have an upload form allowing people to upload mp3 files up to 30MB big. My server side script is done in PHP. Every time I try and upload a file...

13 Oct at 12:58

XDocument or XmlDocument

I am now learning [XmlDocument](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.xml.xmldocument.aspx) but I've just ran into [XDocument](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.xml.linq.xdocumen...

19 Aug at 10:12

Printing Python version in output

How can I print the version number of the current Python installation from my script?

4 Jun at 11:28

How do I correctly clean up a Python object?

``` class Package: def __init__(self): self.files = [] # ... def __del__(self): for file in self.files: os.unlink(file) ``` `__del__(self)` above fails with...

14 May at 19:4

How to split a string with any whitespace chars as delimiters

What regex pattern would need I to pass to `java.lang.String.split()` to split a String into an Array of substrings using all whitespace characters (`' '`, `'\t'`, `'\n'`, etc.) as delimiters?

14 Feb at 02:21

How to specify multiple return types using type-hints

I have a function in python that can either return a `bool` or a `list`. Is there a way to specify the return types using type hints? For example, is this the correct way to do it? ``` def foo(id) -> ...

How do I run a command on an already existing Docker container?

I created a container with `-d` so it's not interactive. ``` docker run -d shykes/pybuilder bin/bash ``` I see that the container has exited: ``` CONTAINER ID IMAGE COMM...

13 Mar at 19:10

Get all object attributes in Python?

Is there a way to get attributes/methods/fields/etc. of an object in Python? `vars()` is to what I want, but it doesn't work unless an object has a `__dict__`, which isn't always true (e.g. it's no...

30 Jul at 23:3

Where is JAVA_HOME on macOS Mojave (10.14) to Lion (10.7)?

Java is an optional package on the latest versions of macOS. Yet once installed it appears like the environment variable is .

29 Oct at 05:0