Top "Syntax" questions

var functionName = function() {} vs function functionName() {}

I've recently started maintaining someone else's JavaScript code. I'm fixing bugs, adding features and also trying to tidy up the …

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What does "static" mean in C?

I've seen the word static used in different places in C code; is this like a static function/class in …

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Shell script "for" loop syntax

I have gotten the following to work: for i in {2..10} do echo "output: $i" done It produces a bunch of …

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How do you comment out code in PowerShell?

How do you comment out code in PowerShell (1.0 or 2.0)?

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How do you format an unsigned long long int using printf?

#include <stdio.h> int main() { unsigned long long int num = 285212672; //FYI: fits in 29 bits int normalInt = 5; printf("My …

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What does ** (double star/asterisk) and * (star/asterisk) do for parameters?

In the following method definitions, what does the * and ** do for param2? def foo(param1, *param2): def bar(param1, **param2):

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How do I break a string over multiple lines?

In YAML, I have a string that's very long. I want to keep this within the 80-column (or so) view …

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Are multi-line strings allowed in JSON?

Is it possible to have multi-line strings in JSON? It's mostly for visual comfort so I suppose I can just …

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All possible array initialization syntaxes

What are all the array initialization syntaxes that are possible with C#?

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JavaScript error (Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected end of input)

I have some JavaScript code that works in FireFox but not in Chrome or IE. In the Chrome JS Console …

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