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PL/I

PL/I static code analysis

Unique rules to find Bugs and Code Smells in your PL/I code

  • All rules 25
  • Bug1
  • Code Smell24
Filtered: 1 rule found
confusing
    Impact
      Clean code attribute
        1. Comments should not be nested

           Code Smell

        Comments should not be nested

        intentionality - clear
        maintainability
        Code Smell
        • confusing

        Why is this an issue?

        Defining a nested single-line comment within a multi-line comment invites errors. It may lead a developer to wrongly think that the lines located after the single-line comment are not part of the comment.

        Noncompliant code example

        /*
          This is a comment block, for which the ending tag was omitted
          It may be difficult to figure out that the following line of code is actually commented
        
        
        variable = function_call();
        /* variable contains the result, this is not allowed, as it is an attempt to create an inner comment */
        
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        • SonarQube IdeCatch issues on the fly,
          in your IDE
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          on-premise CI
          Enterprise
          Edition
          Available Since
          9.1

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