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Parse an integer safely
Handle invalid Java integer input with NumberFormatException.
Java✓ Tested
Parse an ISO calendar date
Python: Use date.fromisoformat and inspect the calendar components.
Python✓ 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
Print text containing percent characters literally
Bash Scripts: Never use untrusted text as the printf format string.
Bash Scripts✓ Tested
Rank tied scores with competition gaps
SQL: RANK leaves a gap after tied rows, unlike DENSE_RANK.
SQL✓ Tested
Rank tied scores with competition gaps
SQL Server: RANK leaves a gap after tied rows, unlike DENSE_RANK.
SQL Server✓ Tested
Rank tied scores with competition gaps
Postgres: RANK leaves a gap after tied rows, unlike DENSE_RANK.
Postgres✓ Tested
Rank tied scores with competition gaps
SQLite: RANK leaves a gap after tied rows, unlike DENSE_RANK.
SQLite✓ Tested
Rank tied scores without gaps
SQL: DENSE_RANK assigns equal ranks to ties and increments by one for the next distinct score.
SQL✓ Tested