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How are variables stored in memory in recursion?
I'm unsure about how variables are created and stored in memory during recursion. Below is an example taken from C Primer Plus:
#include <stdio.h>
void recursiontest(int);
int main(){
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Implementing an algorithm that walks the DOM without recursion [migrated]
Here's a simple algorithm that walks the DOM given a node:
function walkDOM(n) {
do {
console.log(n);
if (n.hasChildNodes()) {
walkDOM(n.firstChild)
}
} ...
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1answer
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jquery/javascript error - too much recursion - with self-calling function
I have a small problem with a function that calls itself from within itself.
The following function pretty much works, as can be seen here ...
http://jsfiddle.net/justinayles/frPZ8/2/
but if you ...
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3answers
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Delphi Recursive function replace string
I tried replace found text recursively but i cant get it working.
This will replace only 1 ´a´ char before each ´text´ but i want replace all ´a´ characters before text
//Declared recursive function
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3answers
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Recursive function with return value VS using OUT parameter
Just a quick question,
What do you think is better of the two:
- A recursive function that returns a value
- A recursive function with an OUT paremeter (which will serve as a return value.)
I ...
4
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2answers
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C++ - Calling a function inside the same function's definition
I was writing something similar to the code below and I accidentally called the same function inside the body of the function definition.
double function(double &value)
{
//do something with ...
0
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2answers
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Different outputs from recursive functions
I just found out about recursive functions about a few minutes back. I was playing around with them and now I am getting different outputs from the following functions:
int function(int m) {
m ...
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3answers
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Function to return a table of all children of a node
Let's say I've got the following table structure:
| ID | ParentID | Name |
I'd like to write a recursive PostgreSQL function for getting all child nodes of a node ID passed to it as a parameter.
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0
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4answers
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Are there any practical applications for recursion [closed]
Are there any practical applications to recursion, because the only examples ive ever seen relating to recursion out factorials and can be easily written using a standard loop instead of calling the ...
0
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3answers
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Why are these functions recurring?
If I execute step 1 of the below function twice (each of which in turn triggers steps 2,3,6), I want to then be able to execute step 4 once without it recurring the same number of times that I ...
1
vote
1answer
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Recursive function call python [closed]
I am a Physics intern at TCD. My summer project is to write a Python code that searches, in a random packing, for "ratthers" i.e. particles that have a number of contacts with other particles at most ...
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0answers
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Can we create recursive functions only by using if-else statements? [migrated]
I have to show if a program containing only if-else statements is able to calculate the following type of functions: [f(x)]^n. The function f is applied n times on x, so I guess this is a recursive ...
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1answer
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Recursive function that divides the number by 2 without using / [closed]
I need help.
I need to create a recursive function that receives a "n" number and returns "n/2" without dividing.
Edit :
This is what I wrote, but it works only if after dividing it will still be a ...
0
votes
0answers
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Adding function handles in MATLAB
I am doing a molecular dynamics Finite Element Simulation for crack/impurities in materials.
I tried this simpler code which works on command window :
k = [1,2,3,4,5];
c = [1,2,3,4,5];
F{2} = @(x,y) ...
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2answers
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Is this recursion?
I've read this code from Stanford's CS106B class's textbook in the recursion chapter. This recursive function uses loop. Although decomposition happens between recursive calls and the loop merely ...
