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[C++] - Understanding the 'float' data type in C++

Learn about the 'float' data type in C++ and how it is used to store decimal numbers with fractional parts.

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what is float in c++

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In C++, the "float" data type is used to store floating-point numbers, which are decimal numbers that can have fractional parts. Floats occupy 4 bytes of memory and have a range and precision that is typically smaller than that of the "double" data type. Floats are often used when memory usage is a concern or when higher precision is not required.

Here's an example of declaring and using a float variable in C++:

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#include <iostream> int main() { float myFloat = 3.14; std::cout << "The value of myFloat is: " << myFloat << std::endl; return 0; }

Output:

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The value of myFloat is: 3.14

More coding questions about C++

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How do I write to an output file in c++

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To write to an output file in C++, you can use the std::ofstream class. Here's an example:

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#include <fstream> #include <iostream> int main() { std::ofstream outputFile("output.txt"); // create a new output file or overwrite an existing one if (outputFile.is_open()) { // check if the file was opened successfully outputFile << "Hello, world!\n"; // write data to the file outputFile.close(); // close the file when done std::cout << "Data was written to output.txt\n"; } else { std::cerr << "Error opening file\n"; } return 0; }

In this example, we include the fstream header for file input/output operations. We create an object of the std::ofstream class and pass it the name of the file we want to open for writing. We then check if the file was opened successfully using the is_open() method. If the file is open, we can use the output stream operator << to write data to the file. Finally, we close the file using the close() method. If there was an error opening the file, we output an error message to std::cerr.

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how do I read a file line by line in c++

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To read a file line by line in C++, you can use the standard library's ifstream class along with the getline() function. Here's an example code snippet:

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#include <iostream> #include <fstream> using namespace std; int main() { ifstream file("example.txt"); string line; while (getline(file, line)) { cout << line << endl; } file.close(); return 0; }

In this code, we first create an ifstream object named file and specify the name of the file we want to read (example.txt). We then declare an empty string line which we will use to store each line of the file.

The while loop reads each line of the file using getline(file, line) and outputs it to the console using cout << line << endl. Finally, we close the file using file.close().

Note that in this example we assume that example.txt is located in the same directory as the C++ code.

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Create a program to accept a string from the user and then display the number of words,spaces and sentences in a string and count the number of words that starts with ‘M’ or ‘m’.

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#include <iostream> #include <string> using namespace std; int main() { string userInput; cout << "Enter a string: "; getline(cin, userInput); int numWords = 1; int numSpaces = 0; int numSentences = 0; int numWordsStartingWithM = 0; for(int i = 0; i < userInput.length(); i++) { if(userInput[i] == ' ') { numWords++; numSpaces++; } else if(userInput[i] == '.' || userInput[i] == '?' || userInput[i] == '!') { numSentences++; numSpaces++; //Count space between sentences } else if(i > 0 && (userInput[i] == 'm' || userInput[i] == 'M') && userInput[i-1] == ' ') { numWordsStartingWithM++; } } cout << "Number of words: " << numWords << endl; cout << "Number of spaces: " << numSpaces << endl; cout << "Number of sentences: " << numSentences << endl; cout << "Number of words starting with 'M' or 'm': " << numWordsStartingWithM << endl; return 0; }

Note: This code uses getline() to get input from the user, which allows spaces to be included in the input. The program counts a "word" as any sequence of characters separated by a space, even if it is not an actual English word. Additionally, the program counts any sequence of characters ending in a period, question mark, or exclamation point as a sentence.

👩‍💻 Technical question

In C++, how do you generate a random number between 0 and 5?

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To generate a random number between 0 and 5 in C++, you can use the rand() function along with the modulo operation (%). Here is an example code snippet:

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#include <iostream> #include <cstdlib> // include this header for the rand() function #include <ctime> // include this header for the time() function using namespace std; int main() { // seed the random number generator with the current time srand(time(0)); // generate a random number between 0 and 5 int randomNum = rand() % 6; // rand() % 6 generates a number between 0 and 5 cout << "Random number between 0 and 5: " << randomNum << endl; return 0; }

In this example, we first include the necessary headers: <iostream> for input/output, <cstdlib> for the rand() function, and <ctime> for the time() function. Then, we seed the random number generator with the current time using srand(time(0)). Finally, we generate a random number between 0 and 5 using rand() % 6, which generates a number from 0 to 5 inclusive.

👩‍💻 Technical question

How do I concatenate a string with an integer in the middle in c++?

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To concatenate a string with an integer in the middle in C++, you can use std::to_string() function. This function will convert an integer to a string, which you can then concatenate with another string using the + operator. Here's an example code:

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#include <iostream> #include <string> int main() { int num = 42; std::string str = "The answer to life, the universe and everything is " + std::to_string(num) + "."; std::cout << str << std::endl; return 0; }

Output:

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The answer to life, the universe and everything is 42.

In this code, we declared an integer variable num and initialized it to 42. Then we concatenated the string "The answer to life, the universe and everything is " with the integer num that has been converted to a string using std::to_string(). Finally, we concatenated the resulting string with "." using the + operator and stored it in the str variable.

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Asked almost 2 years ago in C++ by Mohaddeseh

Do you know C++?

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Yes, I know C++! It is a high-level programming language often used to develop operating systems, browsers, games, and other complex applications. Some of its features include object-oriented programming, memory management, and template classes. Would you like more information about C++ or help with something specific?

👩‍💻 Please explain this code line by line: #include <iostream> #include <cstdlib> #include <ctime> using namespace std; int main () { srand(time(0)); for (int x = 1; x <= 10; x++) { cout << 1 + (rand() % 6) << endl; } }

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Sure, here's an explanation of each line of code:

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#include <iostream>

This line includes the iostream library which allows for input and output operations in C++.

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#include <cstdlib> #include <ctime>

These two lines include the cstdlib and ctime libraries, which provide functions for generating random numbers using the C++ rand() function.

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using namespace std;

This line tells the compiler to use the standard namespace, allowing for easier use of common functions such as cout and endl without having to prefix them with std::.

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int main () {

This is the main function of the program, which executes when the program is run.

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srand(time(0));

This line initializes the random number generator with a seed value based on the current time, which helps to ensure that the sequence of random numbers generated is different every time the program is run.

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for (int x = 1; x <= 10; x++) {

This line starts a for loop in which the code inside the loop will execute 10 times (since x starts at 1 and the loop continues while x is less than or equal to 10).

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cout << 1 + (rand() % 6) << endl;

This line generates a random number between 1 and 6 (inclusive) using the rand() function and the modulo operator %. The result of rand() % 6 will be a number between 0 and 5, so adding 1 to the result produces a number between 1 and 6. This number is then printed to the console followed by a newline character (endl).

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}

This line ends the for loop.

This program will output ten random numbers between 1 and 6 to the console.

👩‍💻 in C++ You must set a PIN for your suitcase that contains 4 digits in the range of 0 to N. Write a program to take the N number as input, generate 4 random numbers from the range and print them sequentially, without spaces. Sample Input 9 Sample Output 2818 please complete the below code: #include <iostream> #include <cstdlib> using namespace std; int main() { srand(0); int range; cin >> range; //your code goes here return 0; }

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Here's the completed code:

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#include <iostream> #include <cstdlib> #include <ctime> using namespace std; int main() { srand(time(0)); int range; cin >> range; int pin = 0; for(int i=0; i<4; i++) { int digit = rand() % (range+1); // generates a random digit between 0 and range pin = pin*10 + digit; // adds the digit to the pin } cout << pin << endl; return 0; }

Explanation of the code:

  • We included the iostream and cstdlib libraries to perform input/output operations and generate random numbers.
  • We used the srand() function with the time(0) argument to seed the random number generator with the current time so that different random numbers are generated every time the program is run.
  • We declared a variable range to store the input value of N.
  • We declared a variable pin to store the generated 4-digit PIN. We initialized it to 0.
  • We used a for loop to generate four random digits. We used the rand() function with the modulo operator % to generate a random digit between 0 and range. We then added this digit to the pin variable multiplied by 10 to shift the existing digits to the left in the pin variable to make space for the new digit. This results in the 4-digit PIN with no spaces.
  • Finally, we printed the pin variable followed by a newline using the cout statement.

When the user inputs a value of 9 for range, the program generates a random 4-digit PIN with digits in the range [0,9] and prints it to the console without spaces. The output should be something similar to 2818.

👩‍💻 in the above code Use rand() function to generate the numbers from required range. srand(0) is used to match the output, so don't change it. and follow the answere

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Certainly! Here's the updated code to use the rand() function to generate numbers from the required range and keeping srand(0) to match the expected output:

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#include <iostream> #include <cstdlib> using namespace std; int main() { srand(0); int range; cin >> range; int pin = 0; for(int i=0; i<4; i++) { int digit = rand() % (range+1); // generates a random digit between 0 and range pin = pin*10 + digit; // adds the digit to the pin } cout << pin << endl; return 0; }

Explanation of the code:

  • We included the iostream and cstdlib libraries to perform input/output operations and generate random numbers.
  • We used the srand() function with the argument 0 to seed the random number generator. Since the seed value is the same every time, the generated random numbers will be the same every time the program is run.
  • We declared a variable range to store the input value of N.
  • We declared a variable pin to store the generated 4-digit PIN. We initialized it to 0.
  • We used a for loop to generate four random digits. We used the rand() function with the modulo operator % to generate a random digit between 0 and range. We then added this digit to the pin variable multiplied by 10 to shift the existing digits to the left in the pin variable to make space for the new digit. This results in the 4-digit PIN with no spaces.
  • Finally, we printed the pin variable followed by a newline using the cout statement.

When the user inputs a value of 9 for range, the program generates a random 4-digit PIN with digits in the range [0,9] and prints it to the console without spaces. Since we have set the seed value to 0, the output should be 2818.

👩‍💻 Technical question

how to clear a 2d array c++

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To clear a 2D array in C++, you can use the nested loops to iterate through each element of the array and set the values to 0 or any other default value.

Here is an example code snippet in C++ to clear a 2D array:

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int arr[3][3] = {{1, 2, 3}, {4, 5, 6}, {7, 8, 9}}; // Clearing the array for(int i = 0; i < 3; i++) { for(int j = 0; j < 3; j++) { arr[i][j] = 0; // Set the value to 0 } }

In the above example, we have initialized a 2D array of 3x3 and then used two nested loops to set each element to 0. You can replace 0 with any other default value you want to set the array to.

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how to make a 2D array an argument of a function in C++

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To make a 2D array an argument of a function in C++, you can declare the function with the array parameter using square brackets for both dimensions.

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void myFunction(int myArray[][3]) { // function body here }

In this example, myFunction() takes a 2D integer array as an argument. The size of the second dimension must be specified, while the size of the first dimension can be left empty or specified. In this case, the second dimension has a size of 3.

Here's an example of calling this function with a 2D array argument:

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int main() { int array2D[2][3] = {{1,2,3}, {4,5,6}}; myFunction(array2D); return 0; }

In this example, main() declares a 2D integer array called array2D, which is then passed as an argument to myFunction(). The function can then access or modify the elements of the array as needed.

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C++ print out a 2D array matrix style

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#include <iostream> using namespace std; int main() { int arr[3][3] = {{1, 2, 3}, {4, 5, 6}, {7, 8, 9}}; for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) { for (int j = 0; j < 3; j++) { cout << arr[i][j] << " "; } cout << endl; } return 0; }

Explanation:

  • First, we define a 2D array arr with 3 rows and 3 columns.
  • Then, we use two for loops to iterate over all the elements in the array.
  • The outer for loop iterates over the rows (i) and the inner for loop iterates over the columns (j).
  • We use the cout statement to print out each element in a matrix style, with a space between each element and a newline character after each row.

👩‍💻 Technical question

C++. How to do breadth first search on a 2D array

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To perform a breadth-first search on a 2D array you can use a queue to store the elements to visit. Here is an example code in C++ to perform a BFS on a 2D array.

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#include <iostream> #include <queue> using namespace std; void bfs(int **arr, int rows, int cols, int start_row, int start_col) { // create a 2D boolean array to keep track of visited elements bool **visited = new bool*[rows]; for (int i = 0; i < rows; i++) { visited[i] = new bool[cols]; for (int j = 0; j < cols; j++) { visited[i][j] = false; } } // create a queue to store the elements to visit queue<pair<int, int>> q; // mark the starting element as visited and add it to the queue visited[start_row][start_col] = true; q.push(make_pair(start_row, start_col)); // define the neighbors of an element int dr[] = {-1, 1, 0, 0}; int dc[] = {0, 0, -1, 1}; // BFS loop while (!q.empty()) { // get the front element from the queue pair<int, int> curr = q.front(); q.pop(); int r = curr.first; int c = curr.second; cout << arr[r][c] << " "; // visit the neighbors of the front element for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) { int nr = r + dr[i]; int nc = c + dc[i]; // check if the neighbor is within the array bounds and not visited if (nr >= 0 && nr < rows && nc >= 0 && nc < cols && !visited[nr][nc]) { visited[nr][nc] = true; q.push(make_pair(nr, nc)); } } } // free the memory used by the boolean array for (int i = 0; i < rows; i++) { delete[] visited[i]; } delete[] visited; } int main() { // example 2D array int rows = 3; int cols = 4; int **arr = new int*[rows]; for (int i = 0; i < rows; i++) { arr[i] = new int[cols]; for (int j = 0; j < cols; j++) { arr[i][j] = i * cols + j; } } // perform BFS on the array starting from element (1, 2) bfs(arr, rows, cols, 1, 2); // free the memory used by the 2D array for (int i = 0; i < rows; i++) { delete[] arr[i]; } delete[] arr; return 0; }

In this example, the bfs function takes the 2D array arr, the number of rows rows and columns cols of the array, and the starting element start_row and start_col as arguments. It creates a 2D boolean array visited to keep track of visited elements, initializes a queue q with the starting element, and starts a BFS loop. For each element visited, it prints its value and checks its neighbors. If a neighbor is within the array bounds and has not been visited, it is added to the queue and marked as visited. When the queue is empty, the function returns. Finally, the memory allocated for the boolean array and the 2D array is freed.

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C++. How to do depth first search on a 2D array

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To perform a Depth First Search (DFS) on a 2D array in C++, you can use recursion.

Here is some sample code to perform a DFS on a 2D array:

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const int ROW = 3; const int COL = 3; // Helper function to perform a DFS on a 2D array void dfs(int arr[][COL], bool visited[][COL], int row, int col) { // Check if current cell is inside the boundaries of the array if (row < 0 || row >= ROW || col < 0 || col >= COL) { return; } // Check if current cell has been visited or its value is 0 if (visited[row][col] || arr[row][col] == 0) { return; } // Mark current cell as visited visited[row][col] = true; cout << arr[row][col] << " "; // Visit all neighbors dfs(arr, visited, row - 1, col); // up dfs(arr, visited, row + 1, col); // down dfs(arr, visited, row, col - 1); // left dfs(arr, visited, row, col + 1); // right } int main() { int arr[ROW][COL] = { {1, 0, 1}, {0, 1, 0}, {1, 0, 1} }; bool visited[ROW][COL]; // Initialize all cells as not visited memset(visited, false, sizeof(visited)); // Perform DFS on all unvisited cells for (int i = 0; i < ROW; i++) { for (int j = 0; j < COL; j++) { if (!visited[i][j] && arr[i][j] == 1) { dfs(arr, visited, i, j); } } } return 0; }

This code will run a DFS on a 2D array containing 1s and 0s, where 1s represent cells that should be visited and 0s represent cells that should be ignored.

The code initializes all cells as unvisited and loops through all cells in the array, calling the dfs function on each unvisited cell with a value of 1. During the DFS, the code recursively visits all neighboring cells with a value of 1 and marks them as visited, outputting their values as it goes.

👩‍💻 Technical question

how to declare a vector of char in c++

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To declare a vector of char in C++, you can use the std::vector container from the Standard Template Library (STL). Here is an example:

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#include <vector> int main() { // declare a vector of char std::vector<char> char_vector; return 0; }

In this example, std::vector<char> declares a vector of characters. You can add new elements to the vector using the push_back() function, like this:

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// add new elements to the vector char_vector.push_back('a'); char_vector.push_back('b'); char_vector.push_back('c');

You can access elements of the vector using the subscript operator, like this:

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// access an element of the vector char first_element = char_vector[0]; // 'a'

Keep in mind that vectors are dynamic arrays that can grow and shrink as needed, and elements are stored in contiguous memory.

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how do I write an adjacency matrix in c++

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To write an adjacency matrix in C++, you can create a two-dimensional array.

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#include <iostream> using namespace std; int main() { int n = 5; // number of vertices int adjMatrix[n][n] = {0}; // initialize all values to 0 // add an edge between vertices 1 and 2 adjMatrix[1][2] = 1; adjMatrix[2][1] = 1; // add an edge between vertices 3 and 4 adjMatrix[3][4] = 1; adjMatrix[4][3] = 1; // print the adjacency matrix for(int i=1; i<=n; i++) { for(int j=1; j<=n; j++) { cout << adjMatrix[i][j] << " "; } cout << endl; } return 0; }

This program creates a 5x5 adjacency matrix and adds two edges to it: one between vertices 1 and 2, and one between vertices 3 and 4. Finally, it prints the adjacency matrix.

👩‍💻 how to read in an int, chars, and another int from standard input in c++

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To read in an integer, characters, and another integer from standard input in C++, you can use the std::cin function. Here's an example:

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#include <iostream> using namespace std; int main() { int num1, num2; char ch1, ch2; cout << "Enter an integer, followed by two characters, followed by another integer: "; cin >> num1 >> ch1 >> ch2 >> num2; cout << "The first integer is: " << num1 << endl; cout << "The two characters are: " << ch1 << " and " << ch2 << endl; cout << "The second integer is: " << num2 << endl; return 0; }

In this example, the program prompts the user to enter an integer, followed by two characters, followed by another integer. The cin function is used to read in the values entered by the user, and store them in the appropriate variables (num1, ch1, ch2, and num2). Finally, the program prints out the values of the variables to confirm that the input was read correctly.

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C++ custom map container with written iterators

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#include <map> #include <iostream> template<typename K, typename V> class MyMap { std::map<K, V> container; public: class iterator { typename std::map<K, V>::iterator data; public: iterator() {} iterator(typename std::map<K, V>::iterator iter) { data = iter; } iterator operator++() { return iterator(this->data++); } bool operator !=(const iterator &that) { return this->data != that.data; } std::pair<K, V> operator*() { return data->second; } }; bool empty() { return container.empty(); } iterator begin() { return iterator(container.begin()); } iterator end() { return iterator(container.end()); } void insert(K key, V value) { container.insert({key, value}); } }; ``` HTML <h1>MyMap</h1> <div> <span>Insert a key and value:</span> <input type="text" id="keyInput" /><input type="text" id="valueInput" /> <button id="insertButton">Insert</button> </div> <div> <span>Pairs:</span> <ul id="list"> </ul> </div> ``` JavaScript let myMap = new MyMap(); let insertButton = document.querySelector("#insertButton"); let list = document.querySelector("#list"); insertButton.addEventListener("click", () => { let key = document.querySelector("#keyInput").value; let value = document.querySelector("#valueInput").value; myMap.insert(key, value); document.querySelector("#keyInput").value = ""; document.querySelector("#valueInput").value = ""; let itemsHtml = ""; for (let item of myMap) { itemsHtml += `<li>Key: ${item.first} - Value: ${item.second}<li>`; } list.innerHTML = itemsHtml; }); ``` CSS ul { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; } li { margin: 4px 0; }