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Compare string with wildcard string
I have the following function to compare a string with a wildcard string (containing ? and *), as C# doesn't seem to have a builtin function to do it.
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2answers
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Tight loop, string manipulation and calculations
I'm working on some precompilation operations for a world compiler. Currently to identify flags placed by the level designer I need recognize when a specific entity exists at specific coordinates from ...
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1answer
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What's your opinion on this approach to creating a repetitive string in Common Lisp?
I needed to have a Lisp function that could produce a string of a certain length, created by repeated concatenations of a another string given as argument (so for example by giving 10 and "abc" i ...
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Collect and calculate average times from log, then display top 10 longest durations
Here's a novel-length summary of the issue:
I'm trying to write a VB.net program to help me collect remote site statistics from system-generated logs, but I'm a little like a carpenter who only knows ...
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1answer
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Getting limited user input, with echo
I've written a code snippet that will get a (max.) 14 character string from the user input, and while the user is typing, simultaneously echo it out to the screen.
It seems a bit long and ugly, so I ...
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6answers
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How can I make this mess of Java for-loops faster?
I'm trying to find all the 3, 4, 5, and 6 letter words given 6 letters. I am finding them by comparing every combination of the 6 letters to an ArrayList of words ...
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1answer
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Efficient looping procedure to find the longest common substring
I retrieved 200 tweets using jersey API. I want to find two tweets which have the longest common substring. This is what I have ...
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2answers
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Constant time string comparision in PHP to prevent timing attacks
I've been advised that when checking the password hash for a user I should use a string comparison function that always takes the same amount of time, to avoid timing attacks.
So I wrote this:
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4answers
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Different character outputs using loops and strings
I've just given this as a response to an absolute beginner on SO, and I'm wondering how terrible it is.
Output for an odd number of lines:
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