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F
269 terms
font-variant-ligatures
The font-variant-ligatures CSS property controls which ligatures and contextual forms are used in the textual content of the elements it applies to.
font-variant-numeric
The font-variant-numeric CSS property controls the usage of alternate glyphs for numbers, fractions, and ordinal markers.
font-variant-position
The font-variant-position CSS property controls the use of alternate, smaller glyphs that are positioned as superscript or subscript.
fopen()
fopen() — Opens file or URL.
Forbidden request header
A forbidden request header is an HTTP header name-value pair that cannot be set or modified programmatically in a request.
FormData()
The FormData() constructor creates a new FormData object.
FormData.append()
The append() method of the FormData interface appends a new value onto an existing key inside a FormData object, or adds the key if it does not already exist.
FormData.entries()
The FormData.entries() method returns an iterator which iterates through all key/value pairs contained in the FormData.
FormData.get()
The get() method of the FormData interface returns the first value associated with a given key from within a FormData object.
fputcsv()
fputcsv() — Format line as CSV and write to file pointer.
fsockopen()
fsockopen() — Open Internet or Unix domain socket connection.
Function
The Function object provides methods for functions.
Function() constructor
Warning: The arguments passed to this constructor are dynamically parsed and executed as JavaScript.
Function.prototype.apply()
The apply() method of Function instances calls this function with a given this value, and arguments provided as an array (or an array-like object).
Function.prototype.bind()
The bind() method of Function instances creates a new function that, when called, calls this function with its this keyword set to the provided value, and a given sequence of arguments preceding any provided when the new function is called.
Function.prototype.call()
The call() method of Function instances calls this function with a given this value and arguments provided individually.
Function.prototype[Symbol.hasInstance]()
The Symbol.hasInstance method of Function instances specifies the default procedure for determining if a constructor function recognizes an object as one of the constructor's instances.
Function: length
The length data property of a Function instance indicates the number of parameters expected by the function.
Function: name
The name data property of a Function instance indicates the function's name as specified when it was created, or it may be either anonymous or '' (an empty string) for functions created anonymously.
Function: prototype
The prototype data property of a Function instance is used when the function is used as a constructor with the new operator.
func_get_arg()
func_get_arg() — Return an item from the argument list.
func_get_args()
func_get_args() — Returns an array comprising a function's argument list.
func_num_args()
func_num_args() — Returns the number of arguments passed to the function.
G
218 terms
Gamut
A color gamut is a subset of colors, usually representing the colors that a display or a printing device can represent.
gap
The gap CSS shorthand property sets the gaps (also called gutters) between rows and columns on multi-column, flex, and grid containers.
Garbage collection
Garbage collection is a term used in computer programming to describe the process of finding and deleting objects which are no longer being referenced by other objects.
Gecko
Gecko is the layout engine developed by the Mozilla Project and used in many apps/devices, including Firefox and Firefox OS.
General header
General header is an outdated term used to refer to an HTTP header that can be used in both request and response messages, but which doesn't apply to the content itself (a header that applied to the content was called an entity header).
generate_block_asset_handle()
generate_block_asset_handle(): Generates the name for an asset based on the name of the block and the field name provided.
Generator
The Generator object is returned by a generator function and it conforms to both the iterable protocol and the iterator protocol.
Generator.prototype.return()
The return() method of Generator instances acts as if a return statement is inserted in the generator's body at the current suspended position, which finishes the generator and allows the generator to perform any cleanup tasks when combined with a…
Generator.prototype.throw()
The throw() method of Generator instances acts as if a throw statement is inserted in the generator's body at the current suspended position, which informs the generator of an error condition and allows it to handle the error, or perform cleanup and close…
getenv()
getenv() — Gets the value of a single or all environment variables.
gethostbynamel()
gethostbynamel() — Get a list of IPv4 addresses corresponding to a given Internet host name.
getlastmod()
getlastmod() — Gets time of last page modification.
getmxrr()
getmxrr() — Get MX records corresponding to a given Internet host name.
getrusage()
getrusage() — Gets the current resource usages.
getservbyname()
getservbyname() — Get port number associated with an Internet service and protocol.
getservbyport()
getservbyport() — Get Internet service which corresponds to port and protocol.
gettype()
gettype() — Get the type of a variable.