Top "Self-reference" questions

Self-reference is the ability of a program (or logical sentence) to refer to itself, either directly or indirectly.

Self-reference for cell, column and row in worksheet functions

In a worksheet function in Excel, how do you self-reference the cell, column or row you're in?

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How to get a reference to a module inside the module itself?

How can I get a reference to a module from within that module? Also, how can I get a reference …

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Enforce a foreign-key constraint to columns of same table

How to enforce a constraint of foreign key on columns of same table in SQL while entering values in the …

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how can I do self-reference with ruby on rails?

I want to self-referentiate a model in a RoR app but, I don't know exactly how. I want to save …

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using self referencing in sql server

create table EMP(Eid int primary key) insert into EMP values(11e3) --self referencing alter table EMP add constraint fk_…

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What do you call a function that calls itself (is this called recursion)?

I am trying to figure out what you call a function that references itself. Is this termed recursion? Or is …

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Recursive function: Call php function itself

I just want to make sure I do it right and this will not create any conficts. I have a …

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TypeScript: self-referencing return type for static methods in inheriting classes

With Polymorphic this in TypeScript 1.7, as I discovered here, we can define a method in a class with a return …

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MySQL foreign keys on self

I'm currently trying to make a self referencing table in MySQL, however it seems I can't make a foreign key …

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Self referencing / parent-child relationship in Entity Framework

I read quite a number of posts of programmers that run into the Unable to determine a valid ordering for …

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