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  1. Rules Repository
  2. RSPEC-1264

A "while" loop should be used instead of a "for" loop

    Details

    • Type: Code Smell Detection
    • Status: Active
    • Resolution: Unresolved
    • Labels:
    • Message:
      Replace this "for" loop with a "while" loop.
    • Default Severity:
      Minor
    • Impact:
      Low
    • Likelihood:
      Low
    • Default Quality Profiles:
      Sonar way
    • Targeted languages:
      Flex
    • Covered Languages:
      C#, C, C++, Java, JavaScript, Objective-C, PHP, TypeScript
    • Irrelevant for Languages:
      ABAP, Cobol, Go, HTML, PL/I, PL/SQL, Python, RPG, Swift, T-SQL, VB.Net, VB6, XML
    • Remediation Function:
      Constant/Issue
    • Constant Cost:
      5min
    • Analysis Level:
      Syntactic Analysis
    • Analysis Scope:
      Main Sources, Test Sources
    • Common Rule:
      Yes
    • PMD:
      ForLoopShouldBeWhileLoop
    • TSLint:
      prefer-while

      Description

      When only the condition expression is defined in a for loop, and the initialization and increment expressions are missing, a while loop should be used instead to increase readability.

      Noncompliant Code Example

      for (;condition;) { /*...*/ }

      Compliant Solution

      while (condition) { /*...*/ }

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          is implemented by

          New Feature - A new feature of the product, which has yet to be developed. SONARFLEX-110 Rule: A "while" loop should be used instead of a "for" loop

          • Major - Major loss of function.
          • Open

          New Feature - A new feature of the product, which has yet to be developed. CPP-694 Rule: A "while" loop should be used instead of a "for" loop

          • Major - Major loss of function.
          • Closed

          New Feature - A new feature of the product, which has yet to be developed. SONARJAVA-715 Rule: A "while" loop should be used instead of a "for" loop

          • Major - Major loss of function.
          • Closed

          Task - A task that needs to be done. CPP-707 Create Objective-C rules repository containing targeted rules

          • Major - Major loss of function.
          • Closed
          links to

          Web Link is implemented by http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/SONARJAVA-715

          Web Link Is implemented by sonar-csharp/issues/1172

          Web Link Is implemented by SonarTS/issues/519

          1.
          		 JavaScript RSPEC-3954 Language-Specification Active Unassigned
          2.
          		 C-Family RSPEC-5520 Language-Specification Active Unassigned

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                Reporter:
                freddy.mallet Freddy Mallet (Inactive)
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