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Unspecified sparse cells become empty strings · case 03
A structured table violates the declared record or column contract.
Case contract
Parse comma fields index=value into a fixed-width dense row. Indexes are unsigned decimal integers, zero based, strictly increasing and less than width; equal indexes reject. Missing positions remain null. Values may contain equals; empty values are retained.
Why this case matters
Delimited interchange needs explicit framing, schema and field semantics at ingestion and emission boundaries.
One recorded failure
Sample boundary fixtureThis sample comes from the broken implementation of a controlled reproducer.
| Boundary fixture | Actual | Expected | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| gaps | ["cellcellcell", "", "z", ""] | ["cellcellcell", null, "z", null] | Failed |
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