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How to including variables within strings?

So, we all should know that you can include variables into strings by doing: String string = "A string " + aVariable; Is there a way to do it like: String string = "A string {aVariable}"; In other words: Without having to close the quotation marks…
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Do I need to wrap quotes around font family names in CSS?

I remember hearing a long time ago that it was considered "best practice" to wrap quotes around font names that contain multiple words in the CSS font-family property, like this: font-family: "Arial Narrow", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; For the…
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How to force a syntax-highlighting refresh in emacs?

In emacs, especially when ssh'ed into a remote machine, there's a delay between when I type a closing quotation mark and when emacs updates the syntax-highlighting to reflect that change. For a few seconds, all of the text after my quotation is…
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Down angled quote (« and ») in HTML

Possible Duplicate: Does unicode or HTML have a vertical double guillemet (chevron)? Is there a downwards facing alternative to « and » (« and » respectively)? I have tried to find an answer elsewhere but to no avail. I assume css…
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Using left double quotation marks in strings in VB

In following code, the usage of the string "“" (i.e. a left double quotation mark inside a string) results in a compile error in VB.NET: StringVar = Replace(StringVar, "“", "“") What’s going on here?
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How to print variable inside quotation marks?

I would like to print a variable within quotation marks. I want to print out "variable" I have tried a lot, what worked was: print('"', variable, '"') but then I have two spaces in the output: " variable " How can I print something within a pair…
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Is it possible to start each line of an inline element with a given character?

I am trying to emulate a style of quotations that was used in old books. The quotation would be inline, but each line of the quotation would have an open quote at the beginning, like follows: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit,…
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Add quotation marks to comma delimited string in PHP

I have a form which is a select multiple input which POSTs values like this: option1,option2,option3 etc.. How is the best way to convert this to 'option1','option2','option3' etc... Currenty I'm doing this, but it feels…
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Replacing quotation marks in Javascript?

For a web app I'm making, I'm going to be getting text strings coming in, occasionally which contain quotation marks. Because I am then going to be document.writing the string, they need to be changed either into apostrophes or escaped. How would…
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Error when trying to install pyamg: clang: error: no such file or directory: '“-I/.../boost_1_59_0”'

I am trying to install pyamg in my virtual environment. However, I am getting the following error. I am using mac OS. c++: pyamg/amg_core/amg_core_wrap.cxx clang: error: no such file or directory:…
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how to escape single quote in `jq`

I am trying to format a json string using jq with expected output like this: [ { "command": [ "printf 'this is a text'" ] } ] However, I cannot get it to work for the single quotes ('), e.g. $ jq -n '[{"command": ["printf 'this…
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What Quotation Marks Should I Use In CSS?

Possible Duplicate: Which type of quotes we should use in css background url (“…”)? Single, double or no quote needed? Simple question. What quotation marks should I use in CSS? Option #1: background: url( 'foo.png' ); Option #2: background:…
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Is there a regex to grab all quotation marks?

I know that in regex, there is \s to match all whitepsaces (space, tabs ...), \d for any number, etc. Is there the same shortcut to match all different quotation marks: ' " “ ” ‘ ’ „ ” « »? And more on Wikipedia ... I can write my own regex, but I…
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Adding Quotes in Java

I asked a similar question earlier for Swift, and I'm now facing the same problem in Android/Java. Is there a way in Java for adding quotation marks to a String? The quotation marks should localize properly (see…
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Are apostrophes valid containers for HTML element attribute values?

Usually HTML element attribute values are marked with a quotation mark, like Sometimes, however, you see code like Is it valid HTML and can it cause any problems? What…
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