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Tip: The sp_rename SQL Stored Procedure

You can not use the ALTER TABLE statement in SQL Server to rename a column in a table. You can however, use the sp_rename stored procedure if you do not

The sp rename SQL Stored Procedure

You can not use the ALTER TABLE statement in SQL Server to rename a column in a table. You can however, use the sp_rename stored procedure if you do not

Using the “==” Operator with Double or Float

for (float f = 10f; f!=0; f-=0.1){ System.out.println(f);} The code above causes an endless loop, it doesn’t act as expected, because 0.1 is an infinite binary decimal and f will

Clearing the Contents of a StringBuffer

StringBuffer is a class that facilitates string operations and also helps reduce memory usage. A method defined on StringBuffer named setLength(int newLength) also serves as a shortcut to clear the

Learn How to Record Your Screen

Download the Windows Media Encoder 9 Series x64 Edition Follow these simple steps: Click on New Session – Wizard – Capture Audio or Video File – Click Ok.Click on Properties

Understanding Null Values Returned in MySQL

The null value often needs special attention in your code to work effectively. For developers, it is important to know if the value that was received for a query is

Understanding the Long Data Type in Java

Java long behaves differently when used with the letter L and without it. Code snippet public class JavaLong{ public static void main(String args[]) { JavaLong javaLong = new JavaLong(); javaLong.proceed();

Parallax Scrolling Effect in HTML

This web design technique moves the background image at a different speed from the images in the foreground. Sample Code: Parallax Scrolling .parallax { background-image: url (???example.jpg???); height: 100%; background-size:

Limiting the Rows Returned in MySQL

There are many times when you are running on low memory and want to limit the data in your transactions. Especially, when you are sure that you don’t need all

Simple Annotation in Java

Annotations are similar to interfaces in that you can convey your own specifications that others will need to follow. Here we are defining an Annotation named ClassHeaderAnnote, which has few

Using the SQL FORMAT Function

The SQL FORMAT() function is used to format how a field should be displayed. You can format dates in a column in the following manner: SELECT FullNames, Surname, UserID, FORMAT(Now(),’YYYY-MM-DD’)

Using BETWEEN in MySQL Queries

Assuming you have a column in a table of type DATETIME, and you want to filter it based on dates and time as well, BETWEEN will be helpful. Listing 1.

Avoid Repeated Execution of LINQ Queries in C#

LINQ queries follow deferred execution. This means when you access a LINQ query, it will get executed. If not well designed, it will execute every time you access it. In

Reducing Unbuffered Streams

InputStream in = new FileInputStream(file);int q;while ((q = in.read()) != -1) { …} The code above reads a file byte by byte. Every read() method call on the stream causes

Create and Schedule an SQL Job

Sometimes you will have a situation where you would want a certain query, or Stored Procedure to be repeated on a daily, weekly or monthly basis (or any time increment

Controlling Exceptions in C# 6.0

With C# 6.0, you can control exceptions with a conditional if. See below for an example: Listing 1. Control Exceptions try{ //Code that creates an exception}catch (System.DllNotFoundException dllEx) if (version

Converting Numbers to Strings

“” + set.size()new Integer(set.size()).toString() The return type of the Set.size() method is int, but it is desired a conversion to String. These two lines do the conversion, but the first

Check if a Primary Key Exists on a Table

You can use IF NOT EXISTS?to check whether a Primary Key is missing and add it as follows: IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT * FROM sys.tables tINNER JOIN sys.schemas s ON

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Seedbelt Announces Launch Offering Entrepreneurs a way to Real World Test Their Business Idea’s Value

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Reasons for Android Runtime Garbage Collection

In Android Run Time (ART) environment, Garbage Collection activity could be triggered due to one of these reasons: Concurrent A concurrent GC that does not suspend app threads. This GC

Case Insensitive Comparison of Two Strings

We often compare two strings to the same case and then compare them to see if they are the same. Instead, we can use the StringComparison class’s InvariantCultureIgnoreCase property. String.Equals(‘stringOne’,