A function (also called a procedure, method, subroutine, or routine) is a portion of code intended to carry out a single, specific task.
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Single function to read one, read all, or set
I have the below function, it is designed so I can call:
$object->temp('one', 1); //add the key `one` to the temp array with value 1
$object->temp('two', 2); //add the key `two` to the ...
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Refactoring functions that generate string with random letters, numbers or mixed chars?
The bellow functions are used to generate a string with random characters, and they have a parameter to specify the string length.
The string can be composed of letters, numbers or a conjunction of ...
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Naming of overloaded methods - singular or plural? [closed]
This question is about your opinions and/or existing conventions.
Let's say I have an object Basket that store various items in some private property (Basket._items). Now, I want to have a couple of ...
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Arduino based SNES controller wireless transmitter/reciever, code questions
I am building a transmitter and reciever pair for two SNES controllers, as I don't like using long extension cords to get the controllers to reach the couch. I'm using atmega328p's for the avr's, ...
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Best practice for converting minutes and seconds in seconds
I have 2 input fields to input the duration of a CD song. The first input is for minutes and the second is for seconds
When submitting the form, I must insert in the db the duration either in seconds ...
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Is it safe to cast a pointer to non-void function into a pointer to void function?
I thought it was a good idea to use this in my C++ projects:
class CRAIICall
{
public:
typedef void (WINAPI * FnType)(HANDLE);
CRAIICall(HANDLE h, FnType fun)
: m_h(h), m_fun(fun)
...
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How to improve a file access permission/deny function?
I've quickly made a function to deny or allow access to files that are only used thru Ajax Calls.
Key Generator
/**
* Generate a key for file access permission
*
* Function that returns a key to ...
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How to improve function to detect the mime type using an agnostic method?
This function is used to get the mime type of any given file. The intended purpose was to have it working within any of our servers that vary from the latest PHP version down to PHP 4.
/**
* Get the ...
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How can this function to get a remote file improve?
I've prepared a function using cURL to get a remote file to the local storage:
/**
* cURL - Get Remove File
*
* Function using CURL the get a remote file to the local storage.
*
* @param str ...
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Is this function properly structured, leading to a secure row insertion?
I have the following function to insert a new row into a table:
/**
* Insert row into the designated table
*
* Function to add a new row into the designated table
*
* @param str $table ...
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How to optimize function that checks if a directory is empty when having over a million files inside?
I have the following function to confirm if a directory contains files:
/**
* Check if the directory is empty
*
* Function to ascertain if the specified directory contains files.
* Comparing to ...
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How does this function look?
What do you think of my function. It is used to change a cyrillic word with a stress marker into the same cyrillic word but with the stress marker seperately represented as a number. As I want to ...
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C Split function review
I started learning C a week ago, and here is my implementation for the split function:
char** my_split(const char* str, char delim, int* size)
{
int index = 0, start;
char** results = NULL;
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How to convert this PHP function to display dropdown list instead of checkboxes? [closed]
function get_question_categories($queston_cat = array()){
$return_str = '';
if(get_option('ptthemes_question_cat_selection_flag'))
{
$cat_exclude = get_inc_categories("cat_exclude_");
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How to improve this PHP function to confirm the presence/create directories?
While preparing an automated process to manipulate files, I've made the following function to check for the base directory and sub-directories presence, as to allow or deny the remaining code to be ...
