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Resolved: Convert a Unicode string to a string in Python (containing extra symbols) #answer #programming #solution

Resolved: Convert a Unicode string to a string in Python (containing extra symbols) #answer #programming #solution

Convert a Unicode string to a string in Python (containing extra symbols)

How do you convert a Unicode string (containing extra characters like £ $, etc.) into a Python string?

Answer [by Sorantis]: Convert a Unicode string to a string in Python (containing extra symbols)

title = u"Klüft skräms inför på fédéral électoral große" import unicodedata unicodedata.normalize('NFKD',…

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Fixed How can I convert string to datetime with format specification in JavaScript? #dev #it #asnwer

Fixed How can I convert string to datetime with format specification in JavaScript? #dev #it #asnwer

How can I convert string to datetime with format specification in JavaScript?

How can I convert a string to a date time object in javascript by specifying a format string?

I am looking for something like:

var dateTime = convertToDateTime("23.11.2009 12:34:56", "dd.MM.yyyy HH:mm:ss");

Answer: How can I convert string to datetime with format specification in JavaScript?

@Christoph Mentions using…

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Fixed Java:Convert / Cast long to String ? #dev #it #asnwer

Fixed Java:Convert / Cast long to String ? #dev #it #asnwer

Java:Convert / Cast long to String ?

I am absolutely new to Java and Blackberry development. I’ve started learning Java and Blackberry development. I just created sample BB app, which can allow to choose the date.

DateField curDateFld = new DateField("Choose Date: ", System.currentTimeMillis(), DateField.DATE | DateField.FIELD_LEFT);

After choosing the date, i need to convert that long value to…

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Fixed How do I convert a String to an InputStream in Java? #dev #it #asnwer

Fixed How do I convert a String to an InputStream in Java? #dev #it #asnwer

How do I convert a String to an InputStream in Java?

Given a string:

String exampleString = "example";

How do I convert this to an InputStream?

Answer: How do I convert a String to an InputStream in Java?

Like this:

InputStream stream = new ByteArrayInputStream(exampleString.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));

Note that this assumes that you want an InputStream that is a stream of bytes that…

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Fixed Does it make sense to use "as" instead of a cast even if there is no null check? #dev #it #asnwer

Fixed Does it make sense to use "as" instead of a cast even if there is no null check? #dev #it #asnwer

Does it make sense to use "as" instead of a cast even if there is no null check?

In development blogs, online code examples and (recently) even a book, I keep stumbling about code like this:

var y = x as T; y.SomeMethod();

or, even worse:

(x as T).SomeMethod();

That doesn’t make sense to me. If you are sure that x is of type T, you should use a direct cast: (T)x. If you are not sure, you can…

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Fixed How to convert a char to a string in Java? #dev #it #asnwer

Fixed How to convert a char to a string in Java? #dev #it #asnwer

How to convert a char to a string in Java?

I have a char and I need a String. How do I convert from one to the other?

Answer: How to convert a char to a string in Java?

Nice question. I’ve got of the following five methods to do it.

String stringValueOf = String.valueOf('c'); String characterToString = Character.toString('c'); String characterObjectToString = new Character('c').toString();…

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Fixed When setting a form's opacity should I use a decimal or double? #dev #it #asnwer

Fixed When setting a form's opacity should I use a decimal or double? #dev #it #asnwer

When setting a form’s opacity should I use a decimal or double?

I want to use a track-bar to change a form’s opacity.

This is my code:

decimal trans = trackBar1.Value / 5000; this.Opacity = trans;

When I try to build it, I get this error:

Cannot implicitly convert type ‘decimal’ to ‘double’.

I tried making trans a double, but then the control doesn’t work. This code has worked fine for me in…

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How to: Setting a property by reflection with a string value

How to: Setting a property by reflection with a string value

Setting a property by reflection with a string value

I’d like to set a property of an object through reflection, with a value of type string. So, for instance, suppose I have a Ship class, with a property of Latitude, which is a double.

Here’s what I’d like to do:

Ship ship = new Ship(); string value = "5.5"; PropertyInfo propertyInfo = ship.GetType().GetProperty("Latitude");…

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