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All I want is to get the website URL. Not the URL as taken from a link. On the page loading, I need to be able to grab the full, current URL of the website and set it as a variable to do with as I ple
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I have an object x. I'd like to copy it as object y, such that changes to y do not modify x. I realized that copying objects derived from built-in JavaScript objects will result in extra, unwanted pro
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I saw this question, but I didn't see a JavaScript-specific example. Is there a simple string.Empty available in JavaScript, or is it just a case of checking for ""?
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I'd like to round at most 2 decimal places, but only if necessary.Input:10
1.7777777
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1.78
9.1How can I do this in JavaScript?
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I have an array of JavaScript objects:var objs = [
{ first_nom: 'Lazslo', last_nom: 'Jamf' },
{ first_nom: 'Pig', last_nom: 'Bodine' },
{ first_nom: 'Pirate', last_nom: 'Prent
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I am looking for a JavaScript array insert method, in the style of:arr.insert(index, item)Preferably in jQuery, but any JavaScript implementation will do at this point.
Jan 13
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I saw some code that seems to use an operator I don't recognize, in the form of two exclamation points, like so: !!. Can someone please tell me what this operator does?The context in which I saw this
Jan 13
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After an AJAX request, sometimes my application may return an empty object, like:var a = {};How can I check whether that's the case?
Jan 13
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What is the best way to copy text to the clipboard (multi-browser)?I have tried:function copyToClipboard(text) {
if (window.clipboardData) { // Internet Explorer
window.clipboardData.set
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I have a bit of code where I am looping through all the select boxes on a page and binding a .hover event to them to do a bit of twiddling with their width on mouse on/off.This happens on page-ready a
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I started using Google Apps Script yesterday and I'm struggling in running the code successfully when I attempt to get a range of cells instead of just one cell.This is the complete code, it will show
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I am using the Scanner methods nextInt() and nextLine() for reading input.It looks like this:System.out.println("Enter numerical value");
int option;
option = input.nextInt(); // Read numerical
Jan 10
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What does ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException mean and how do I get rid of it?Here is a code sample that triggers the exception:String[] names = { "tom", "bob", "harry" };
for (int i = 0; i <= names.le
Jan 10
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I've been using the == operator in my program to compare all my strings so far. However, I ran into a bug, changed one of them into .equals() instead, and it fixed the bug.Is == bad? When should it an
Jan 10
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What are Null Pointer Exceptions (java.lang.NullPointerException) and what causes them?What methods/tools can be used to determine the cause so that you stop the exception from causing the program to
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Here is a piece of C++ code that shows some very peculiar behavior. For some strange reason, sorting the data (before the timed region) miraculously makes the loop almost six times faster.#include <
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I have two Python dictionaries, and I want to write a single expression that returns these two dictionaries, merged (i.e. taking the union). The update() the method would be what I need if it returned
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In Python, what are metaclasses and what do we use them for?
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If Python does not have a ternary conditional operator, is it possible to simulate one using other language constructs?
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Given the following code, what does the if __name__ == "__main__": do?# Threading example
import time, thread
def myfunction(string, sleeptime, lock, *args):
while True:
lock.acquire
Jan 10
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What is the use of the yield keyword in Python? What does it do?For example, I'm trying to understand this code1:def _get_child_candidates(self, distance, min_dist, max_dist):
if self._leftchild
Jan 10
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The following are two methods of building a link that has the sole purpose of running JavaScript code. Which is better, in terms of functionality, page load speed, validation purposes, etc.?function m
Jan 10
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Why does Google prepend while(1); to their (private) JSON responses?For example, here's a response while turning a calendar on and off in Google Calendar:while (1);
[
['u', [
['smsSentFlag',
Jan 10
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I'd like to do something like this to tick a checkbox using jQuery:$(".myCheckBox").checked(true);or$(".myCheckBox").selected(true);
Jan 10
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How do you get a date in JavaScript?Something similar to Unix's timestamp is a single number that represents the current time and date. Either as a number or a string.
Jan 10
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How do I make the first letter of a string uppercase, but not change the case of any of the other letters?For example:"this is a test" → "This is a test""the Eiffel Tower" → "The Eiffel Tower""/in
Jan 10
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What is the short and efficient way to find out if a JavaScript array contains a value?This is the only way I know to do it in JavaScript array:function contains(x, obj) {
for (var i = 0; i < x
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I need to check the checked property of a checkbox and perform an action based on the checked property using jQuery.For example, if the age checkbox is checked, then I need to show a textbox to enter
Jan 02
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I have this string in my JavaScript code:"Test abc test test abc test test test abc test test abc"Doing:str = str.replace('abc', '');Seems to only remove the first occurrence of abc in the string abov
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What's the best way to validate an email address in JavaScript with a regular expression?
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