== Why is this an issue?

include::../description.adoc[]

=== Exceptions

This rule ignores assignments in conditions of `while` statements and assignments enclosed in relational expressions.

[source,java]
----
void processInput(BufferedReader br) {
  String line;
  while ((line = br.readLine()) != null) {
    processLine(line);
  }
}

Object foo;
if ((foo = bar()) != null) {
  // do something with "foo"
}
----

This rule also ignores chained assignments, including compound assignments.

[source,java]
----
int j, i = j = 0;
int k = (j += 1);
byte[] result, bresult;
result = (bresult = new byte[len]);
----

== How to fix it

include::../how-to-fix-it.adoc[]

=== Code examples

==== Noncompliant code example

[source,java,diff-id=1,diff-type=noncompliant]
----
String str;
if (!(str = cont.substring(pos1, pos2)).isEmpty()) {  // Noncompliant
  // do something with "str"
}
----

==== Compliant solution

[source,java,diff-id=1,diff-type=compliant]
----
String str = cont.substring(pos1, pos2);
if (!str.isEmpty()) {
  // do something with "str"
}
----

include::../see.adoc[]

* https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/x/ITZGBQ[CERT, EXP51-J.] - Do not perform assignments in conditional expressions

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