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What does '<?=' mean in PHP?

<?php $a=1; ?> <?=$a;?> What does <?= mean exactly?

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syntaxerror: "unexpected character after line continuation character in python" math

I am having problems with this Python program I am creating to do maths, working out and so solutions but …

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SQL Case Expression Syntax?

What is the complete and correct syntax for the SQL Case expression?

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How to escape % in String.Format?

I am storing a SQL query in my strings.xml file and I want to use String.Format to build …

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JavaScript property access: dot notation vs. brackets?

Other than the obvious fact that the first form could use a variable and not just a string literal, is …

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c++ array assignment of multiple values

so when you initialize an array, you can assign multiple values to it in one spot: int array [] = {1,3,34,5,6} but what …

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C# binary literals

Is there a way to write binary literals in C#, like prefixing hexadecimal with 0x? 0b doesn't work. If not, …

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How do I get a decimal value when using the division operator in Python?

For example, the standard division symbol '/' rounds to zero: >>> 4 / 100 0 However, I want it to return 0.04. …

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Get Insert Statement for existing row in MySQL

Using MySQL I can run the query: SHOW CREATE TABLE MyTable; And it will return the create table statement for …

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Single quotes vs. double quotes in C or C++

When should I use single quotes and double quotes in C or C++ programming?

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