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Using the Small Tag in HTML5

The element tag was formerly used to create subheadings, such as a logo. Now, the element has been redefined, more suitably, and now indicates small print. It is useful as

Explore 3 Popular Myths About Garbage Collection

There are 3 highly popular myths about garbage collection. Let’s review those myths and the actual truth behind them. Myth #1: Minor GCs don’t pause the application There are different

Escape Characters with the “@” Symbol in C#

Use the “@” symbol to prefix a string that has characters. You do not have to escape the characters in the string. For example, instead of: Var filePathString = “C:\mydocs\share\audit.docx”;

Conditional Catch Blocks in C#

We can now have conditional catch blocks in C#. The catch block will execute only if the condition evaluates to true. Please see below for an example. catch (Exception ex){

Find the Sign of a Number in C#

System.Math?class?has?a?Sign?method?that?will?help?you?determine?if?a?number?has?a?negative?sign?or?positive?sign.? //returns?-1? int?negativeNumber??=?System.Math.Sign(-2);? //?returns?1 int?postiveNumber?=?System.Math.Sign(1);? //returns?0 ?int?neutralNumber?=?Math.Sign(0);?

Format the Console.Write Responses

We use string.format to format the data written to the console using the console.write or console.writeline commands. However, it isn’t indented well to make it readable. C# allows you to

How to Check Whether a Number Is Prime

Java has an API called BigInteger and it is easily able to identify if the number under consideration is a prime number or not. Code snippet: import java.math.BigInteger;public class ProbablePrime{

Does Your Timezone Support Daylight Saving Time?

You may want to know if your timezone supports Daylight Saving Time programmatically. This can be easily determined with the code below: Listing 1. Sample Code import java.util.TimeZone;public class DaylightSavingsTime{