Looping through an array of arrays and creating an array from incremented values

Hello I have a foreach question. I am trying to loop through an array of arrays, and as each array goes through, the values $alreadyhere = 0; $nothere = 0; $addedNewMember = 0; $addedTagToExistingMember = 0; will update and increment. At the end of the code, these values get put into the "$returnArr" Array. What… Read More Looping through an array of arrays and creating an array from incremented values

Why can a list in Python be used with the increment assignment operator and a string?

This isn’t so much an "I can’t get something to work" question as an, "I don’t understand what’s going on under the hood," question. I’m learning Python and found that a list can use the increment augmented assignment operator with a string. Example: listvar = [] listvar += ‘asdf’ will result in listvar being [‘a’,… Read More Why can a list in Python be used with the increment assignment operator and a string?

Creating a new variable adding 1 each time a condition is met in R

I am working with a survey data set in which each observation (respondents) is represented by an own row. I want to create a new (numeric) variable which counts the number of times a condition is met by other variables per row. More specifically, the dataframe contains several numerical variables (var1, var2, var3 in the… Read More Creating a new variable adding 1 each time a condition is met in R

Position and Alternatives of Naming Java loop control variable in `for(){}` loops

Loop Control Variable Naming and Assignment Options (header vs. assignment in body of loop) In short, a) is the control variable (i.e., ‘counter’) in a for loop usually named i out of convention and/or syntax, b) and is it advisable that one change the name inside the loop header or should one rather make an… Read More Position and Alternatives of Naming Java loop control variable in `for(){}` loops