Top "Initialization" questions

Help understanding jQuery's jQuery.fn.init Why is init in fn

I was looking over the jQuery to better understand how it works. The constructor basically just calls new jQuery.fn.…

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Python empty constructor

Is there any way to create an empty constructor in python. I have a class: class Point: def __init__(self, …

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C++ static member variable and its initialization

For static member variables in C++ class - the initialization is done outside the class. I wonder why? Any logical …

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Default value of BOOL

What is the default value of a BOOL variable in Objective-C?

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In this specific case, is there a difference between using a member initializer list and assigning values in a constructor?

Internally and about the generated code, is there a really difference between : MyClass::MyClass(): _capacity(15), _data(NULL), _len(0) { } and MyClass::…

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Static NSArray of strings - how/where to initialize in a View Controller

In a Master-Detail app I'd like to display a TableView with 5 sections titled: Your Move Their Move Won Games Lost …

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C struct initialization using labels. It works, but how?

I found some struct initialization code yesterday that threw me for a loop. Here's an example: typedef struct { int first; …

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What is the difference between convenience init vs init in swift, explicit examples better

I am having troubles to understand the difference between both, or the purpose of the convenience init. thanks

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JUnit: using constructor instead of @Before

I'm using JUnit 4. I can't see the difference between initializing in the constructor or using a dedicated init function annotated …

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DRY Ruby Initialization with Hash Argument

I find myself using hash arguments to constructors quite a bit, especially when writing DSLs for configuration or other bits …

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