Results for “Type & reading flow”
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Increment a stored value in the database
SQLite: An in-database arithmetic update avoids a separate application read-modify-write step.
SQLite✓ Tested
Insert a map value only when a key is absent
C++: try_emplace preserves the old value when insertion does not take place.
C++✓ Tested
Insert a value while preserving sorted order
Python: Use insort on an already sorted list; insertion still shifts later list elements.
Python✓ Tested
Inspect a byte without consuming it
Arduino / C: peek leaves the next byte available for a later read.
Arduino / C✓ Tested
Inspect a substring without allocating a copy
C++: A string_view refers to existing storage and must not outlive that storage.
C++✓ Tested
Iterate over all regular-expression matches
C++: A regex iterator yields successive matches without manually updating an offset.
C++✓ Tested
Iterate over object entries
Read JavaScript property names and values using Object.entries.
JavaScript✓ Tested
Join strings with a separator
Combine a list of strings into one readable string with a separator between each item.
string✓ Tested
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
Label rows with CASE
Derive a readable label from a condition.
CASE✓ Tested
Limit a search to the immediate directory
Linux Commands: Use maxdepth with type f to exclude nested files and directories.
Linux Commands✓ Tested
List files tracked by Git
Git: ls-files reads the index instead of listing every file in the working directory.
Git✓ Tested