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Make a div fill the height of the remaining screen space
I am working on a web application where I want the content to fill the height of the entire screen.
The page has a header, which contains a logo, and account information. This could be an arbitrary height. I want the content div to fill the rest of…
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Disable/enable an input with jQuery?
$input.disabled = true;
or
$input.disabled = "disabled";
Which is the standard way? And, conversely, how do you enable a disabled input?
omg
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How do you display code snippets in MS Word preserving format and syntax highlighting?
Does anyone know a way to display code in Microsoft Word documents that preserves coloring and formatting? Preferably, the method would also be unobtrusive and easy to update.
I have tried to include code as regular text which looks awful and gets…
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Generate random string/characters in JavaScript
I want a 5 character string composed of characters picked randomly from the set [a-zA-Z0-9].
What's the best way to do this with JavaScript?
Tom Lehman
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How do I give text or an image a transparent background using CSS?
Is it possible, using CSS only, to make the background of an element semi-transparent but have the content (text & images) of the element opaque?
I'd like to accomplish this without having the text and the background as two separate elements.
When…
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Get selected text from a drop-down list (select box) using jQuery
How can I get the selected text (not the selected value) from a drop-down list in jQuery?
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Docker: Copying files from Docker container to host
I'm thinking of using Docker to build my dependencies on a Continuous Integration (CI) server, so that I don't have to install all the runtimes and libraries on the agents themselves.
To achieve this I would need to copy the build artifacts that…
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.prop() vs .attr()
So jQuery 1.6 has the new function prop().
$(selector).click(function(){
//instead of:
this.getAttribute('style');
//do i use:
$(this).prop('style');
//or:
$(this).attr('style');
})
or in this case do they do the same…
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Using async/await with a forEach loop
Are there any issues with using async/await in a forEach loop? I'm trying to loop through an array of files and await on the contents of each file.
import fs from 'fs-promise'
async function printFiles () {
const files = await getFilePaths() //…
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Catch multiple exceptions at once?
It is discouraged to simply catch System.Exception. Instead, only the "known" exceptions should be caught.
Now, this sometimes leads to unnecessary repetitive code, for example:
try
{
WebId = new Guid(queryString["web"]);
}
catch…
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How to create an HTML button that acts like a link
I would like to create an HTML button that acts like a link. So, when you click the button, it redirects to a page. I would like it to be as accessible as possible.
I would also like it so there aren't any extra characters, or parameters in the…
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What is reflection and why is it useful?
What is reflection, and why is it useful?
I'm particularly interested in Java, but I assume the principles are the same in any language.
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How do I show the changes which have been staged?
I staged a few changes to be committed; how can I see the diff of all files which are staged for the next commit? I'm aware of git status, but I'd like to see the actual diffs - not just the names of files which are staged.
I saw that the…
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How to list only the names of files that changed between two commits
I have a bunch of commits in the repository. I want to see a list of files changed between two commits - from SHA1 to SHA2.
What command should I use?
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Check if a variable is a string in JavaScript
How can I determine whether a variable is a string or something else in JavaScript?
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