Results for “Records & reliable control flow”
Small, practical examples. Search by task or narrow things down below.
Keep a tall section inside a local vertical scroller
CSS: A bounded height and overflow auto keep long content from stretching the surrounding page.
CSS✓ Tested
Keep an action button from submitting a form
HTML: Specify type button for controls whose purpose is a local action.
HTML✓ Tested
Measure a short delay with micros
Measure elapsed microseconds around a short operation.
micros✓ Tested
Move a box visually without changing its layout slot
CSS: Transforms change the painted geometry while leaving surrounding normal-flow layout unchanged.
CSS✓ Tested
Number a sorted result
Assign a row number without changing stored data.
row_number✓ Tested
Pad a label with leading zeroes
PowerShell: Use a numeric format specifier to control the displayed width.
PowerShell✓ Tested
Parse a hexadecimal integer with from_chars
C++: An explicit radix controls digit interpretation without a locale dependency.
C++✓ Tested
Pass named parameters from a hashtable
Keep a command’s options together in a reusable object.
splatting✓ Tested
Place missing values after known values portably
SQL: A CASE sort key controls NULL placement without relying on engine-specific defaults.
SQL✓ Tested
Place missing values after known values portably
SQL Server: A CASE sort key controls NULL placement without relying on engine-specific defaults.
SQL Server✓ Tested
Place missing values after known values portably
Postgres: A CASE sort key controls NULL placement without relying on engine-specific defaults.
Postgres✓ Tested
Place missing values after known values portably
SQLite: A CASE sort key controls NULL placement without relying on engine-specific defaults.
SQLite✓ Tested