Argument-passing may refer to two different things: (1) the process of providing a program being started with some initial pieces of information (the arguments) on its command line; (2) the process of providing the initial values (the arguments) for the parameters of a function when it is called.
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Division ("/") in function
I'm trying to write a simple function of the division, but I get an error
PS C:\Users\john> Function Div($x, $y) { $x / $y }
PS C:\Users\john> Div (1, 1)
Method invocation failed because [System.Object[]] doesn't contain a method named…
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Variable-length by-ref argument lists in functions
In PHP you can do this:
function something() {
foreach (func_get_args() as $arg)
echo $arg;
}
something(1, 3); //echoes "13"
This works fine for arguments passed by value, but what if I want them to be passed by reference? like this:
function…
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Scheduling child activity that implements an interface with input parameters
public sealed class Parent : NativeActivity
{
public Parent()
{
Childrens = new Collection();
Variables = new Collection();
_currentActivityIndex = new Variable();
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Is there any easier way of creating overload for methods in C#?
This is a general programming doubt rather than a specific one. But I would state it with an example. Suppose I'm creating a MessageBox class of mine own, and I want .Show() method to be implemented with say 21 overloads. I can do this like shown…
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Understanding the return value of spawn
I'm getting started with Erlang, and could use a little help understanding the different results when applying the PID returned from spawn/3 to the process_info/1 method.
Given this simple code where the a/0 function is exported, which simply…
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Which identifier variable is better to pass as an argument to a method?
Suppose the following method:
public void ShareClassStuff(int shareClassId)
{
var shareClass = _shareClassService.GetShareClassById(shareClassId);
(if shareClass != null)
var shareClassStat =…
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How many arguments is a reasonable number, big objects vs atomic arguments. OOP
i'm a novel developer and i would like to know in yours experience what is the better approach when your building class methods, and if there is not a better approach, how balance your decisions with respect to:
Pass as arguments a big object that…
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static method as default parameter to a class method
My question is about two answers to another question: Using class/static methods as default parameter values within methods of the same class.
I am trying to understand if there's really a difference between what the two answers do, and if so,…
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Is there a way to pass arguments using the dot operator in python?
I'd like to the make a clean, "smart" method that performs specific operations without passing in arguments. I have some code that works in principle as follows:
class Foo():
def __init__(self, spam='spam', ham='ham'):
self.spam = spam
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Why is a function not serializable?
Background
In the Meteor docs for Meteor.call(), it reads:
If you include a callback function as the last argument (which can't be an argument to the method, since functions aren't serializable)...
I have ran something similar to…
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Does Fortran intent(inout) pass a copy of the value, or pointer/reference to RAM address?
As title states I wish to know does Fortran intent(inout) pass a copy of the value, or a pointer/reference to RAM address? The reason I need to know this is I need to pass a (relatively) big data matrix. If it creates a local copy that would cause…
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How to Use an Environment Variable as an Environment Variable Name
In my pursuit of a solution to another environment-variable/batch-file related problem, I have once again come across a problem I have visited before (but cannot for the life of me remember how, or even if I solved it).
Say you have two BAT files…
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How to pass char array from C JNI function to Java method as byte[]
I'm having trouble finding the right documentation for passing a char buffer from JNI method to Java method. Here's the code
jint JNICALL Java_foo_package_MyJavaClass_myNativeMethod(JNIEnv *jenv, jobject jobj)
{
jclass clazz =…
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Usage of WiFi-Direct in Game Development (Android)
I am developing board game in android. I want to make this game playable on two separate devices, for that I need to use WiFi-Direct. I want to know is there any library available which will help me to
Find and connect with device
Send and receive…
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VB.NET: Sending Multiple Arguments To a Background Worker
I am trying to use a BackgroundWorker to perform tasks on a separate thread.
I am able to pass a single argument to the BackgroundWorker as below:
Send argument to BackgroundWorker:
Private Sub btnPerformTasks_Click(sender As System.Object, e As…
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