In C#, what happens when you call an extension method on a null object?

That will work fine (no exception). Extension methods don’t use virtual calls (i.e. it uses the “call” il instruction, not “callvirt”) so there is no null check unless you write it yourself in the extension method. This is actually useful in a few cases: public static bool IsNullOrEmpty(this string value) { return string.IsNullOrEmpty(value); } public … Read more

Why does a function with no parameters (compared to the actual function definition) compile?

All the other answers are correct, but just for completion A function is declared in the following manner: return-type function-name(parameter-list,…) { body… } return-type is the variable type that the function returns. This can not be an array type or a function type. If not given, then int is assumed. function-name is the name of … Read more

How do Python functions handle the types of parameters that you pass in?

The other answers have done a good job at explaining duck typing and the simple answer by tzot: Python does not have variables, like other languages where variables have a type and a value; it has names pointing to objects, which know their type. However, one interesting thing has changed since 2010 (when the question … Read more

How to run an EXE file in PowerShell with parameters with spaces and quotes

When PowerShell sees a command starting with a string it just evaluates the string, that is, it typically echos it to the screen, for example: PS> “Hello World” Hello World If you want PowerShell to interpret the string as a command name then use the call operator (&) like so: PS> & ‘C:\Program Files\IIS\Microsoft Web … Read more

Adding a parameter to the URL with JavaScript

You can use one of these: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/URL https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Web/API/URLSearchParams Example: var url = new URL(“http://foo.bar/?x=1&y=2”); // If your expected result is “http://foo.bar/?x=1&y=2&x=42” url.searchParams.append(‘x’, 42); // If your expected result is “http://foo.bar/?x=42&y=2” url.searchParams.set(‘x’, 42); You can use url.href or url.toString() to get the full URL

How to get URL parameter using jQuery or plain JavaScript?

Best solution here. var getUrlParameter = function getUrlParameter(sParam) { var sPageURL = window.location.search.substring(1), sURLVariables = sPageURL.split(‘&’), sParameterName, i; for (i = 0; i < sURLVariables.length; i++) { sParameterName = sURLVariables[i].split(‘=’); if (sParameterName[0] === sParam) { return sParameterName[1] === undefined ? true : decodeURIComponent(sParameterName[1]); } } return false; }; And this is how you can use … Read more