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C static code analysis

Unique rules to find Bugs, Vulnerabilities, Security Hotspots, and Code Smells in your C code

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Filtered: 24 rules found
convention
    Impact
      Clean code attribute
        1. Literal suffix "L" for long integers shall be upper case

           Code Smell
        2. Source code should only use /* ... */ style comments

           Code Smell
        3. Format strings should comply with ISO standards

           Code Smell
        4. Label names should comply with a naming convention

           Code Smell
        5. Enumeration values should comply with a naming convention

           Code Smell
        6. Enumeration names should comply with a naming convention

           Code Smell
        7. Comment styles "//" and "/* ... */" should not be mixed within a file

           Code Smell
        8. Preprocessor directives should not be indented

           Code Smell
        9. "union" names should comply with a naming convention

           Code Smell
        10. Track "TODO" and "FIXME" comments that do not contain a reference to a person

           Code Smell
        11. Multiple variables should not be declared on the same line

           Code Smell
        12. "struct" names should comply with a naming convention

           Code Smell
        13. File names should comply with a naming convention

           Code Smell
        14. Macro names should comply with a naming convention

           Code Smell
        15. Track lack of copyright and license headers

           Code Smell
        16. Comments should not be located at the end of lines of code

           Code Smell
        17. Statements should be on separate lines

           Code Smell
        18. Local variable and function parameter names should comply with a naming convention

           Code Smell
        19. Field names should comply with a naming convention

           Code Smell
        20. Lines should not end with trailing whitespaces

           Code Smell
        21. Files should end with a newline

           Code Smell
        22. Tabulation characters should not be used

           Code Smell
        23. Lines should not be too long

           Code Smell
        24. Function names should comply with a naming convention

           Code Smell

        Source code should only use /* ... */ style comments

        consistency - conventional
        maintainability
        Code Smell
        • convention
        • based-on-misra

        Why is this an issue?

        More Info

        This excludes the use of // C99 style comments and C++ style comments, since these are not permitted in C90. Many compilers support the // style of comments as an extension to C90. The use of // in preprocessor directives (e.g. #define) can vary. Also the mixing of /* ... */ and // is not consistent. This is more than a style issue, since different (pre C99) compilers may behave differently.

        Noncompliant code example

        int main(int argc, char* argv[])
        {
          // Do nothing - Noncompliant
          return 0;
        }
        

        Compliant solution

        int main(int argc, char* argv[])
        {
          /* Do nothing - Compliant */
          return 0;
        }
        
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