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Welcome to Software Development on Codidact!

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Order a subcollection from linq

I am using linq/EF core to retrieve data via an API call. How do I sort the collection of related data for each retrieved entity? Assume the following structure: an Order is made on a certain da...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by mcalex‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by Alexei‭

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Is it possible to undo a git reset?

For some reason, I just wanted to undo a commit on my git repository, which I've done with the following command: git reset --soft HEAD~1 So far, so good. However, by mistake I issued the comma...

2 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by celtschk‭  ·  edited 2y ago by Alexei‭

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How to solve missing JAR files error from Ant

I keep getting this error: Cause: the class org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.ssh.SSHExec was not found. This looks like one of Ant's optional components. Action: Check that the ap...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by Megan‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by Megan‭

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C# WPF datagrid not persisting inserts

I am working with VS 2022 and trying to make a WPF MVVM application. The application updates the items displayed in the datagrid, persisting the changes to the database upon save. However, adding a...

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by FrankLuke‭

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Child process works only once after the parent's two calls to scanf

This program creates a child process and shares two integers (base and height) through the shared memory. The parent process asks four times to insert two integers and wait for the child process t...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by Luca_Impellizzeri‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by Alexei‭

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How to set update-crypto-policies to LEGACY in Dockerfile

So im trying to do RUN update-crypto-policies --set LEGACY in my Dockerfile as I was getting an error "Failed to load certificate from file 'client-rsa.pem':''ee key too small". But when I build...

2 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by Megan‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by Megan‭

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How to open a file and edit its content in groovy script

I have a Makefile in my Jenkins job's workspace, that I want to edit out certain parts from and then save it, before running next part of the script that uses this Makefile. The part that I want t...

2 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by Megan‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by Alexei‭

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Watertight Mesh Representation

A watertight mesh is one which does not have holes, and for which each face has a designated inside and outside. Such a mesh can be "tetrahedralized", has a defined volume, and can be an operand in...

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by Josh Hyatt‭  ·  edited 2y ago by Josh Hyatt‭

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Is it possible to write protocols for enumerations in Python?

Having recently learned about protocols in Python, I now wonder if you can write a protocol for enumerations. That is, a protocol that says that you are supposed to pass an enum that has certain it...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by celtschk‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by r~~‭

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What is [{options}] in JavaScript?

I am trying to understand this code: const iframes = iFrameResize( [{options}], [css selector] || [iframe] ); The code can be found in this documentation. Is [{options}] an array of objects an...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by deleted user  ·  last activity 2y ago by hkotsubo‭

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What is Backus–Naur form as applied in computer programming?

What is Backus–Naur form as applied in computer programming? From Wikipedia In computer science, Backus–Naur form (/ˌbækəs ˈnaʊər/) or Backus normal form (BNF) is a metasyntax notation for cont...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by deleted user  ·  last activity 2y ago by r~~‭

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Mapping generic handler to generic query in MediatR

I am using MediatR in an ASP.NET Core 3.1 application and I want use a generic query and a generic request that deals with getting lists of some standard items I am using in drop-downs and similar:...

0 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by Alexei‭  ·  edited 2y ago by Alexei‭

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Why can't a derived class add a const qualifier to a method?

Say we have an abstract class Foo declared as so: class Foo { public: virtual void test() = 0; }; Let's say that we make a derived concrete class FooDerived, and decide to mark it's ve...

2 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by Moshi‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by Dirk Herrmann‭

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Does a for...of loop must contain a variable without assignment sign, and why?

The following code pattern reflects this answer. This code contains a for...of loop: for (const child of e.childNodes) { // Do stuff; } Does a for...of loop must contain a variable without...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by deleted user  ·  edited 2y ago by hkotsubo‭

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How this recursive treewalker works?

Credit for User:Meriton for developing the following code (first published here). function replaceIn(e) { if (e.nodeType == Node.TEXT_NODE) { e.nodeValue = e.nodeValue.replaceAll("a", "");...

3 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by deleted user  ·  last activity 2y ago by hkotsubo‭

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Explaining the result of an arithmetic expression in JavaScript

I misunderstand why the following code outputs -1 in console. x = 42; x = (x == 42) * -1 + (x != 42) * x; -1 Due to Type Coercion, the comparison of x to 42 yields true and is thus transl...

2 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by deleted user  ·  edited 2y ago by Alexei‭

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Is there a JavaScript command to remove all CSS pseudo-elements whatsoever in a document? [closed]

In a dense DOM tree created by a content management system which I didn't create and don't know much about there might be pseudo elements hiding in various places. To ensure that, I want to run so...

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by deleted user  ·  closed 2y ago by Alexei‭

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Load environment variables from .env file in Python 3 [closed]

In Python 2, I was able to create a file named .env within a project folder like so: # .env MY_ID=abc123 TOKEN=4567890 Then in a Python file in the same directory, I could read these variable...

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by qohelet‭  ·  closed 2y ago by Alexei‭

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How to make this treewalker code having a regular for loop or a forEach() method?

Credit for User:Meriton for developing the following code (first published here). function replaceIn(e) { if (e.nodeType == Node.TEXT_NODE) { e.nodeValue = e.nodeValue.replaceAll("a", "");...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by deleted user  ·  edited 2y ago by Alexei‭

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Recursion without a procedure ("function") in JavaScript

Credit for User:Meriton for developing the following code (first published here): function replaceIn(e) { if (e.nodeType == Node.TEXT_NODE) { e.nodeValue = e.nodeValue.replaceAll("a", "");...

3 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by deleted user  ·  edited 2y ago by Alexei‭

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Are there textual-formats for documenting actions in Graphical Windows systems? [closed]

I've recently been involved with creating text documentation of steps for workflows in graphical windows systems (and web-pages). These are often somewhat wordy, for example: "Click on the 'Exit' ...

0 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by CodeFarmer‭  ·  closed 2y ago by Alexei‭

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What are the types of DOM nodes?

If I am not mistaken any DOM "tree" node is actually a "branch", which would be an HTML element or perhaps a CSS pseudo-element, of course. If that's true what are the different node types and esp...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by deleted user  ·  last activity 2y ago by hkotsubo‭

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Delete all occurrences of a character in a webpage with vanilla JavaScript

Primarily for learning, I would like to try to delete a specific character (letter or number or special character), wherever it is in a webpage, with vanilla JavaScript. The webpage won't change a...

3 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by deleted user  ·  last activity 2y ago by hkotsubo‭

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Is `-isystem` a POSIX cc option?

Is -isystem/path/to/sys/includes a standard compiler option, or is it a compiler extension implemented by gcc, clang, and maybe other compilers? Can I rely on its availability? I couldn't find th...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by alx‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by deleted user

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How to access the visual editor from JavaScript in MediaWiki?

In MediaWiki 1.36.1 with Skin:Timeless, the following JavaScript code doesn't work. I get in browser console: Your skin is incompatible with VisualEditor. See https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Exte...

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by deleted user  ·  edited 2y ago by deleted user

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MediaWiki JavaScript way to view the history of a page

I wish to view the revision-history-webpage of a webpage in MediaWiki without the conventional button to do so (I've disabled that button for aesthetic reasons). Please disable the MediaWiki View ...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by deleted user  ·  last activity 2y ago by deleted user

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Unable to boot from manjaro usb key [closed]

Unable to boot from manjaro usb key it looks like it is due to secure boot how can I do it without disabling the secure boot

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by hedibensaid‭  ·  closed 2y ago by Alexei‭

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Unable to boot from popos usb key [closed]

Hi How can I boot from usb key containing popos system without disabling secure boot in bios ? thanks

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by hedibensaid‭  ·  closed 2y ago by Alexei‭

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Console scripts in virtual environment do not output to terminal in git bash

I have console scripts in my virtual environment in \env\Scripts, installed with packages (e.g. black, pytest, coverage). If I try to execute these in Git Bash, the output is not returned to the te...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by boudewijn21‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by boudewijn21‭

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Access denied to read SQS queue just created

I've been trying to get Amazon SQS working with the v3 JS client. I've gotten to the point where I can successfully create a queue using the frontend, but the issue starts when I try and send/recei...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by Darvids0n‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by Darvids0n‭

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Why does a keydown event is listened only once?

The following code (credit for user:hkotsubo) moves the user to another page if Alt+Shift+E are pressed together. window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => { let domain = window.loca...

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by deleted user

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Move to the edit webpage of a webpage via the keyboard with vanilla JavaScript

The webpage example.com has an edit webpage (from which one can edit example.com itself). example.com/index.php?title=עמוד_ראשי&action=edit I want that after I click ALT+Shift+E, I would im...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by deleted user  ·  last activity 2y ago by hkotsubo‭

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What version of runtime environment does a .NET 5 application actually needs?

Our team deals with a legacy application that relies on a rather old deployment process and infrastructure: we deploy the application on an environment very similar to the production called Clon...

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by Alexei‭  ·  edited 2y ago by Alexei‭

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How to set FontFamily for an entire WPF application in a theme?

I have a project Anonymised.Theme which contains XAML resource dictionaries for a theme. This is used by about a dozen applications which simply include it by merging <ResourceDictionary Source...

2 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by Peter Taylor‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by aresavatar‭

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How to delete contents of a specific field, if it matches a pattern and there is nothing else in the field

How do I delete contents of a specific field, if it matches a pattern, and there is nothing else in the field? I have a several GB tsv file, and I am interested in a specific field (72). If it cont...

3 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by LVx0‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by Dirk Herrmann‭

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Using single xml file two activities in android

I want use single layout xml file for two different activities in android. Is it possible? How can I do it?

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by akshayshelke‭

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How to uncollapse an entire link tree with JavaScript?

This data tree is comprised of clickable buttons and I want to expose all branches, in a single action, instead of clicking each vertical arrow button anew. I have tried the following code which d...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by deleted user  ·  edited 2y ago by Alexei‭

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In angular-imask how do I get the IMask class?

Using Angular-IMask, I'm programatically updating the field that has IMask. So I'm getting the error: "Element value was changed outside of mask. Syncronize mask using mask.updateValue() to work p...

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by nelson777‭  ·  edited 2y ago by nelson777‭

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How to uncollapse the first and second tiers of a link tree in JavaScript?

I wish to display the first and second branches of a link tree with JavaScript. I want to show these branches in a single action, instead of clicking each vertical arrow (link) anew. HTML examp...

2 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by deleted user  ·  last activity 2y ago by hkotsubo‭

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Should I check if pointer parameters are null pointers?

When writing any form of custom function such as this: void func (int* a, int* b) Should I add code to check if a and b are null pointers or not? if(a == NULL) /* error handling */ When po...

4 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by Lundin‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by Dirk Herrmann‭

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Is there a name for a data format like `key[type]=value`?

I'm working on an integration with a proprietary (black box) system. There is some TCP communication that occurs between two microservices. I've managed to sniff the traffic and it's being sent in...

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by Welz‭  ·  edited 2y ago by Welz‭

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Which functions in the C standard library must always be avoided?

It would seem that the C standard library is a collection of diverse functions that pretty much just ended up in the standard by tradition or "accident", rather than through some careful plan or ra...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by Lundin‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by Lundin‭

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How do I get an animation from another source playing through hovering?

I was tasked with an assignment where I should get a box to move to the 4 corners of the viewport by hovering on a button. Most of the code is already finished except for figuring out how to get th...

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by General Sebast1an‭  ·  edited 2y ago by General Sebast1an‭

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Ignore code paths

I try to ignore paths in the Codeql code scanning file. But every scan it seems that scanning doesn't ignore these files, do you have any tips?

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by fadi‭  ·  edited 2y ago by Alexei‭

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What does a variable followed by parentheses ("ptr()") mean?

What does ptr() mean in this code? #include<stdio.h> #include<stdlib.h> void PrintHello() { printf("Hello\n"); } int Add(int a, int b) { return a+b; } int main...

2 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by dumplings‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by Martin Bonner‭

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WPF MVVM ListBox not updating

I am trying to combine MVVM in WPF using Microsoft.Toolkit.MVVM. Somethings are working as expected. The text boxes bind to fields and update in both directions. The button command executes and cha...

2 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by FrankLuke‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by elgonzo‭

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How To Verify Old Password in PHP? [closed]

I have a page to change the user password in my website, this page can only be used if the user have a logged in! The change password page have 3 inputs: Old Password, New Password and Con...

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by rrenildopereiraa‭  ·  closed 2y ago by Alexei‭

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How to get rid of HTML tags and convert entities in SQL Server?

I have to migrate a bunch of text from an old application into a new one. Some of these texts contain HTML tags and entities (HTML editor was used) and now they do not want to support this in the n...

2 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by Alexei‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by gbjbaanb‭

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C++ exit code -1073740940 [closed]

What means the exit code -1073740940 in C++?

2 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by always_improve‭  ·  closed 2y ago by Alexei‭

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How to avoid "exception is never thrown" when commenting out a line while debugging

I have a code block like this: try { ... x.foo(); // This is the line that forces us to have the try block ... } catch (ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException e) { logger.error(e.getM...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by klutt‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by anatolyg‭