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33 lines
618 B
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Any executed statement whose removal would not affect program output constitutes dead code (also know as redundant code). It is unclear to a reviewer if this is intentional or has occurred due to an error.
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== Noncompliant Code Example
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int16_t has_dead_code ( int16_t para )
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{
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int16_t local = 99;
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para = para + local;
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local = para; // Noncompliant, local is never used
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if ( 0 == local )
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{
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local++; // Noncompliant, unreachable
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}
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return para;
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}
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== Compliant Solution
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int16_t has_dead_code ( int16_t para )
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{
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int16_t local = 99;
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para = para + local;
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return para;
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}
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