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Add a dictionary entry only if absent
C#: TryAdd reports a duplicate key without replacing its existing value.
C#✓ Tested
Append text only when the destination has enough capacity
C: Check the combined lengths including the terminator before using strcat.
C✓ Tested
Apply an enhancement only when a feature is supported
CSS: A supports rule preserves the baseline outside browsers that understand the selected declaration.
CSS✓ Tested
Average a fixed set of readings
Accumulate sample values without overflowing a 16-bit total.
array✓ Tested
Calculate changes between successive readings
C++: adjacent_difference keeps the first value and then writes each difference from its predecessor.
C++✓ Tested
Calculate differences between adjacent readings
JavaScript: Slice off the first value and compare each remaining value with its predecessor.
JavaScript✓ Tested
Calculate differences between adjacent readings
TypeScript: Slice off the first value and compare each remaining value with its predecessor.
TypeScript✓ Tested
Calculate each group’s numeric spread
SQL: Subtract MIN from MAX to report the difference between extremes.
SQL✓ Tested
Calculate each group’s numeric spread
SQL Server: Subtract MIN from MAX to report the difference between extremes.
SQL Server✓ Tested
Calculate each group’s numeric spread
Postgres: Subtract MIN from MAX to report the difference between extremes.
Postgres✓ Tested
Calculate each group’s numeric spread
SQLite: Subtract MIN from MAX to report the difference between extremes.
SQLite✓ Tested
Change directory only for one operation
Bash Scripts: A subshell makes a temporary directory change without affecting later commands.
Bash Scripts✓ Tested