Top "Initializer" questions

In Ruby, what's the relationship between 'new' and 'initialize'? How to return nil while initializing?

What I want is: obj = Foo.new(0) # => nil or false This doesn't work: class Foo def initialize(val) return …

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Declare a List and populate with values using one code statement

I have following code var list = new List<IMyCustomType>(); list.Add(new MyCustomTypeOne()); list.Add(new MyCustomTypeTwo()); list.…

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Objective-C: init vs initialize

In Objective-C, what is the difference between the init method (i.e. the designated initializer for a class) and the …

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Static constructor equivalent in Objective-C?

I'm new to Objective C and I haven't been able to find out if there is the equivalent of a …

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When global_variables_initializer() is actually required

import tensorflow as tf x = tf.constant(35, name='x') y = tf.Variable(x + 5, name='y') # model = tf.global_variables_initializer() …

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How to handle a static final field initializer that throws checked exception

I am facing a use case where I would like to declare a static finalfield with an initializer statement that …

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Reduce function with three parameters

How does reduce function work in python3 with three parameters instead of two. So, for two, tup = (1,2,3) reduce(lambda x, …

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Is an empty initializer list valid C code?

It is common to use {0} to initialize a struct or an array but consider the case when the first field …

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Static initialisation block in Kotlin

What is the equivalent of a static initialisation block in Kotlin? I understand that Kotlin is designed to not have …

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How to check if database schema matches Entity Framework schema?

For my surprise, using the CreateDatabaseIfNotExists context initializer, the line context.Database.Initialize(true) doesn't throw an exception if the …

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