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/** 
 * Removes items from an array where key information is missing. Useful in 
 * dynamic add situations.
 */
$this->data['Date'] = Set::extract( '/Date[start=/\S+/][end=/\S+/]/.', $this->data );

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    $l = array( 'a apple is a fruit', 'a banana is also a fruit' );

    foreach( $l as $s ) {
      $s = preg_replace( '/(^| )a ([aeiouAEIOU])/', '$1an $2', $s );
      echo $s . "\n";
    }
        
    # outputs
    an apple is a fruit
    a banana is also a fruit

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 <ul>      
   <?php $c_schools = count( $district['School'] ) ?>
   <?php foreach( $district['Plan'] as $i => $plan ): ?>
     <?php $classes = array( $i % 2 == 0 ? 'odd' : 'even' ) # Adjusted for 0-based indexing ?>
     <?php array_push( $classes, $i == 0 ? 'first' : false ) ?>
     <?php array_push( $classes, $i == $c_schools - 1 ? 'last' : false )?>
        
     <li class="<?php echo join( ' ', array_filter( $classes ) ) ?>">
       PLAN NAME HERE        
     </li>

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  /**
   * Model constructor.
   */
  public function __construct( $id = false, $table = null, $ds = null ) {
    parent::__construct( $id, $table, $ds );

    # Generate a whitelist that doesn't require me to make an update every time
    # I add a property...unless I don't want that property to be batch updated.
    # For me, this is usually the exception rather than the rule.
    $this->whitelist = array_diff( array_keys( $this->schema() ), array( 'id', 'admin', 'last_login', 'active', 'created', 'modified' ) );

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if( !in_array( false, Set::flatten( $this->Model->saveAll( $this->data['Model'], array( 'atomic' => false ) ) ) ) {
  # Success code
}
else {
  # Fail code
}

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# Populate the dropdown
$activities = $this->ActivityLog->Activity->find(
  'all',
  array(
    'order' => array( 'Activity.display_order' ),
  )
);
$activities = Set::combine( $activities, '{n}.Activity.id', '{n}.Activity.name', '{n}.Activity.type' );

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/** 
 * Computes the distance in miles between two sets of coordinates.
 * 
 * @param   object  from    object containing longitude and latitude members
 * @param   object  to      object containing longitude and latitude members
 * @return  number
 */
exports.distance = function( from, to ) {
    // approx. dist in miles, nothern hemisphere
    // http://www.meridianworlddata.com/Distance-Calculation.asp

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<?php 

# As seen at http://www.totallyphp.co.uk/count-the-number-of-lines-in-a-text-file
$file  = 'somefile.txt'; 
$lines = count( file( $file ) ); 

printf( 'There are %d line(s) in %s', $lines, $file ); 

?>

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// The selection is cleared by the mouseup event
// for some stupid reason.
$( '#my-text-field' )
  .mouseup( function( e ) {
    e.preventDefault();
  })
  .focus( function( e ) {
    $(this).select();
  });

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  /**
   * Allows an administrator to create a new user.
   * 
   * @param   uuid    id    A user id.
   * @access  public
    */
  public function admin_edit( $id ) {
    $this->User->id = $id;
    
    if( !empty( $this->data ) ) {