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...a [[control flow]] [[Statement (computer science)|statement]] that allows code to be executed repeatedly based on a given [[Boolean data type|Boolean]] co ...ntrol structure is often also known as a '''pre-test loop'''. Compare this with the [[do while loop|''do while'' loop]], which tests the condition/expressi ...

...egistered under [[527 group|Section 527]] of the [[United States]] [[tax]] code, formed to oppose [[George W. Bush]]'s re-election efforts in the [[U.S. pr ...his accounts about the Vietnam War. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6693-2004Sep8.html] ...

...ls to clearly associate each [[Parameter_(computer_programming)|argument]] with a given [[Parameter (computer science)|parameter]] within the function call ...lar function call in that the arguments are passed by associating each one with a parameter name, instead of providing an ordered list of arguments. ...

...rivative]], also a function. Higher-order functions should not be confused with other uses of the word "functor" throughout mathematics, see [[Functor (dis ...ived, higher-order functions that take one function as argument are values with types of the form <math>(\tau_1\to\tau_2)\to\tau_3</math>. ...

...of which [[programming language]] is used, a '''guard clause''', '''guard code''', or '''guard statement''' is a check of integrity [[precondition]]s used A typical example is checking that a [[Reference (computer science)|reference]] about to be p ...

...78-0-201-73411-9|pages=138}}</ref> so jagged arrays should not be confused with [[Array data type|multidimensional arrays]], but the former is often used t ...lists), Ruby, C#.NET, [[Visual Basic.NET]], Perl, JavaScript, Objective-C, Swift, and Atlas Autocode are implemented as [[Iliffe vector]]s. ...

{{Short description|Function with variable number of arguments}} ...{code|printf}}]] and the [[Common Lisp]] function [[Format (Common Lisp)|{{code|format}}]] are two such examples. Both take one argument that specifies the ...

...uter science)|class]] are made private to hide and protect them from other code, and can only be modified by a public member function (the mutator method), ..., along with the new value. In this scenario, the compiler cannot restrict code from bypassing the mutator method and changing the variable directly. The r ...

...ame syntax as declaring any other C identifier. The keyword <code>typedef</code> itself is a specifier which means that while it typically appears at the s ..._t}}, such as in [[size_t|<code>size_t</code>]] and [[time_t|<code>time_t</code>]]. This is practiced in other coding systems, although POSIX explicitly re ...

...]], [[Scala (programming language)|Scala]], [[Swift (programming language)|Swift]], [[Lua (programming language)|Lua]], and [[Visual Basic]]. While [[C++]] does not have first class properties, they can be emulated with [[operator overloading]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Portability of Native C++ p ...

...s the ability to create multiple [[subprogram|functions]] of the same name with different implementations. Calls to an overloaded function will run a speci ...arameter]], whereas the former does not require a parameter, and is called with an empty parameter field. A common error would be to assign a default value ...

...rganizing the Bucharest International Modern Art Exhibit in December 1924 (with the participation of [[Constantin Brâncuși]]). <blockquote>"Down with Art<br> ...

...tion evaluates to <code>true</code>, the overall value must be <code>true</code>. In programming languages with [[lazy evaluation]] ([[Lisp (programming language)|Lisp]], [[Perl]], [[Hask ...

...allows computing representations of mathematical objects to be manipulated with the same syntax as on paper. ...nction calls. For example, consider variables {{code|a}}, {{code|b}} and {{code|c}} of some user-defined type, such as [[Matrix (mathematics)|matrices]]: ...

| title=D Programming Language <code>foreach</code> Statement Documentation ...s {{mono|x}} times". This avoids potential [[off-by-one error]]s and makes code simpler to read. In [[object-oriented]] languages, an [[iterator]], even if ...

...ference at the end and WP:CITE --> The carrier (underlying set) associated with a unit type can be any [[singleton set]]. There is an [[isomorphism]] betwe ...in this category. Similarly, the [[Boolean data type|Boolean]] is the type with ''two'' values. ...

...which some component of a value may have the same type as that value, for example in defining a type for representing [[Tree (data structure)|trees]], where ...]]s. Notations vary, but usually the sum type {{math|''A'' + ''B''}} comes with two introduction forms ([[injection (mathematics)|injection]]s) {{math|inj< ...

.../> Essentially, encapsulation prevents external code from being concerned with the internal workings of an object. ...stent interface that is independent of its internal implementation. As one example, encapsulation can be used to hide the values or state of a structured data ...

{{Short description|Using one interface or symbol with regards to multiple different types}} {{Distinguish|Polymorphic code}} ...

...ght require different, specialized [[calling convention]] in the [[machine code]]. .... The linker needs a great deal of information on each program entity. For example, to correctly link a function it needs its name, the number of [[Argument o ...