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Distinguish row count from non-null value count
SQL: COUNT(*) includes every row while COUNT(column) skips NULL values.
SQL✓ Tested
Distinguish row count from non-null value count
SQL Server: COUNT(*) includes every row while COUNT(column) skips NULL values.
SQL Server✓ Tested
Distinguish row count from non-null value count
Postgres: COUNT(*) includes every row while COUNT(column) skips NULL values.
Postgres✓ Tested
Distinguish row count from non-null value count
SQLite: COUNT(*) includes every row while COUNT(column) skips NULL values.
SQLite✓ Tested
Distinguish unset variables from empty strings
Bash Scripts: Omitting the colon tests only whether a variable is unset; including it also treats an empty value as missing.
Bash Scripts✓ Tested
Divide an ordered result into numbered buckets
SQL: NTILE distributes rows across buckets; include a unique tie-breaker for deterministic assignment.
SQL✓ Tested
Divide an ordered result into numbered buckets
SQL Server: NTILE distributes rows across buckets; include a unique tie-breaker for deterministic assignment.
SQL Server✓ Tested
Divide an ordered result into numbered buckets
Postgres: NTILE distributes rows across buckets; include a unique tie-breaker for deterministic assignment.
Postgres✓ Tested
Divide an ordered result into numbered buckets
SQLite: NTILE distributes rows across buckets; include a unique tie-breaker for deterministic assignment.
SQLite✓ Tested
Enforce a bounded numeric range
SQL: A named CHECK constraint keeps numeric values inside an inclusive interval.
SQL✓ Tested
Enforce a bounded numeric range
SQL Server: A named CHECK constraint keeps numeric values inside an inclusive interval.
SQL Server✓ Tested
Enforce a bounded numeric range
Postgres: A named CHECK constraint keeps numeric values inside an inclusive interval.
Postgres✓ Tested