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  1. Rules Repository
  2. RSPEC-975

The '\' character should not occur in a header file name

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    • Type: Finding Detection
    • Status: Closed
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • Labels:
      None
    • Default Severity:
      Major
    • Impact:
      Low
    • Likelihood:
      High
    • Legacy Key:
      PPIncludeBackslash
    • Remediation Function:
      Constant/Issue
    • Constant Cost:
      5min

      Description

      It is undefined behavior if the '\' character is used between < and > delimiters or between the " delimiters in a header name preprocessing token.

      Note that this rule is only advisory, since some environments use '\' as a file name delimiter. However, compilers for those environments often support the use of '/' in #include directives.

      Noncompliant Code Example

      #include "foo\bar.h" /* Noncompliant */

      Compliant Solution

      #include "foo/bar.h" /* Compliant */

      See

      • MISRA C++:2008, 16-2-5 - The \ character should not occur in a header file name.

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          is deprecated by

          Bug Detection - RSPEC-955 Non-standard characters should not occur in header file names in "#include" directives

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          New Feature - A new feature of the product, which has yet to be developed. CPP-285 MISRA 16-2-5: The \ character should not occur in a header file name

          • 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

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