misspelling

The misspelt virtual function problem

I've been caught by this problem more than once: class A{ public: virtual ~A() {} virtual int longDescriptiveName(){ return 0; } }; class B: public A{ public: virtual int longDescriptveName(){ return 1; } // Oops }; If the function is pure virtual, the compiler catches the error. But if it's not this can be a terrible bug to track d...

How to "redefine search" or correct "misspelling" from the database

Hello i want to add new feature to the search in my website. i'm using PHP and MYSQL. mysql database containing a table to the items that the user will search for, for each item there is a "keyword" column that's comma separated keywords "EXAMPLE: cat,dog,horse". after the user search in my website i want to get the words that are let ...

How to get back auto-completion after misspelling a method name in Eclipse?

When I am coding Java in Eclipse I like the auto-completion feature. With that I mean the popup with method-names that comes when you start typing in a method name for an object. Or maybe it's called something different, i.e. method-suggestions? But the popup is hidden if I misspells a method name, and it doesn't come back if I delete t...

Was the misspelling of the HTTP field name Referer intentional?

I read recently (I can't recall where, or I'd return to that source) that the misspelling of HTTP header field name Referer in the specification was intentional. Is that accurate? If so, why? ...

Find closest match for misspelled city names?

I have a list of cities that have numerous incorrect spelling for the same city. One city is misspelled 18 times! I am trying to clean this up but its taking hours. Is there some algorithm that might "guess" at the valid city name for each of these misspelled ones? Some form of weighting? The data is in MySQL and I do have a table o...