Creating an input stream from constant memory

The way to do this is to create a suitable stream buffer. This can, e.g., be done like this: #include <streambuf> #include <istream> struct membuf: std::streambuf { membuf(char const* base, size_t size) { char* p(const_cast<char*>(base)); this->setg(p, p, p + size); } }; struct imemstream: virtual membuf, std::istream { imemstream(char const* base, size_t size) : membuf(base, … Read more

Get password from input using node.js

You can use the read module (disclosure: written by me) for this: In your shell: npm install read Then in your JS: var read = require(‘read’) read({ prompt: ‘Password: ‘, silent: true }, function(er, password) { console.log(‘Your password is: %s’, password) })

How to read an integer input from the user in Rust 1.0?

Here is a version with all optional type annotations and error handling which may be useful for beginners like me: use std::io; fn main() { let mut input_text = String::new(); io::stdin() .read_line(&mut input_text) .expect(“failed to read from stdin”); let trimmed = input_text.trim(); match trimmed.parse::<u32>() { Ok(i) => println!(“your integer input: {}”, i), Err(..) => println!(“this … Read more

UI thread blocking – All input elements stops working and seems inaccessible when input type range is disabled dynamically in chrome

1) Since this seems to be a bug with Chrome. You can just hack it by simulating a disabled input, and just change the event to onmouseup for this to work /* CSS */ #range { position: relative } #range.disabled .cover { display: block; } #range.disabled input { color: rgb(82,82,82); } .cover { width: 100%; … Read more

Sanitize user input in bash for security purposes

The Short Bash already deals with that. Quoting it is sufficient. ls “$INPUT” The Long A rough guide to how the shell parses this line is: “ls \”$INPUT\”” # Raw command line. [“ls”, “\”$INPUT\””] # Break into words. [“ls”, “\”filename; rm -rf /\””] # Perform variable expansion. [“ls”, “\”filename; rm -rf /\””] # Perform word … Read more

Escaping backslash in string – javascript

For security reasons, it is not possible to get the real, full path of a file, referred through an <input type=”file” /> element. This question already mentions, and links to other Stack Overflow questions regarding this topic. Previous answer, kept as a reference for future visitors who reach this page through the title, tags and … Read more

Hata!: SQLSTATE[HY000] [1045] Access denied for user 'divattrend_liink'@'localhost' (using password: YES)