Top "Noop" questions

NOP is the action performed by a function or a sequence of programming language statements if the function or code has no effect.

What command means "do nothing" in a conditional in Bash?

Sometimes when making conditionals, I need the code to do nothing, e.g., here, I want Bash to do nothing …

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What is the use case of noop [:] in bash?

I searched for noop in bash (:), but was not able to find any good information. What is the exact purpose …

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What's a portable way to implement no-op statement in C++?

One in a while there's a need for a no-op statement in C++. For example when implementing assert() which is …

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Type '() => void' is not assignable to type '() => {}'

I understand the error message: Type '() => void' is not assignable to type '() => {}' Well sort of, …

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Simple C# Noop Statement

What is a simple Noop statement in C#, that doesn't require implementing a method? (Inline/Lambda methods are OK, though.) …

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What real purpose does $.noop() serve in jQuery 1.4?

Pouring over the release notes regarding jQuery 1.4, I came acrosss $.noop() which is: Description: An empty function. (added in 1.4) You …

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Does a no-op "do nothing" function object exist in C++(0x)?

I realize this is a ludicrous question for something that takes less than 2 seconds to implement. But I vaguely remember …

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how to to do the "noop but return unit" in OCaml

I want to print a list of strings after going through a pattern matching just to get into this powerful …

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How to explicitly comment empty methods?

public void destroy() { } I have written above empty method in my filter class which is required as per the interface. …

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Python NOOP replacement

Often I need to temporary comment some code, but there are situations like the following where commenting a single line …

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