Top "Closures" questions

What is the difference between $.proxy() and bind()?

In 2009, ECMAScript 5 added a built-in bind() function which takes an object as a parameter and returns an identical function in …

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how to make a weak pointer to self in swift outside of a block

i want to make a weak pointer to self in swift like how we used to in objective-c like __weak …

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How to return value from a Closure in Swift?

So I am using fabric plugin/Twitter-kit to use twitter api in my application. I want to get the image …

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"Closures are poor man's objects and vice versa" - What does this mean?

Closures are poor man's objects and vice versa. I have seen this statement at many places on the web (including …

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Wait for completion handler to finish - Swift

I am trying to check if UserNotifications are enabled and if not I want to throw an alert. So I …

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Difference between a lambda function and a closure (in PHP)?

Chapter 2 of "Magento PHP Developer's Guide" states: Zend Framework 2 uses 100% object-oriented code and utilizes most of the new features of …

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Access to Modified Closure (2)

This is an extension of question from Access to Modified Closure. I just want to verify if the following is …

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Is there something like LINQ for Java?

Started to learn LINQ with C#. Especially LINQ to Objects and LINQ to XML. I really enjoy the power of …

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Can you explain closures (as they relate to Python)?

I've been reading a lot about closures and I think I understand them, but without clouding the picture for myself …

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Self Executing functions in PHP5.3?

I was trying to borrow some programing paradigms from JS to PHP (just for fun). Is there a way of …

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