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  1. Rules Repository
  2. RSPEC-3689

Declaration specifiers should not be redundant

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    • Type: Bug Detection
    • Status: Active
    • Resolution: Unresolved
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    • Message:
      Remove this redundant specifier.
    • Highlighting:
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      the second redundant specifier

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      the second redundant specifier
    • Default Severity:
      Major
    • Impact:
      Low
    • Likelihood:
      High
    • Default Quality Profiles:
      Sonar way, MISRA C++ 2008 recommended
    • Covered Languages:
      C, C++, Objective-C
    • Irrelevant for Languages:
      ABAP, C#, Cobol, CSS, Flex, HTML, Java, JavaScript, PHP, PL/I, PL/SQL, Python, RPG, Swift, VB.Net, VB6, XML
    • Remediation Function:
      Constant/Issue
    • Constant Cost:
      5min
    • Analysis Scope:
      Main Sources, Test Sources

      Description

      Redundant declaration specifiers should be removed or corrected. Typically, they represent bugs. A specifier modifies the type or pointer to its left. Only when it is at the far left does it apply to the right.

      Noncompliant Code Example

      const int const * v1a; // Noncompliant; both const specifiers apply to int
const int const * v1b; // Noncompliant
static static int v2;  // Noncompliant

      Compliant Solution

      const int *       v1a;  // pointer to a const int. same meaning as before but less confusing
int const * const v1b;  // const pointer to a const int
static int         v2;

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          New Feature - A new feature of the product, which has yet to be developed. CPP-1562 Rule: Declaration specifiers should not be redundant

          • Major - Major loss of function.
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              Reporter:
              alban.auzeill Alban Auzeill
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