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This noncompliant code example demonstrates how dead code can be introduced into a program \[[Fortify 06|AA. References#FortifyBibliography#Fortify 06]\]. The second conditional statement, {{if (s)}}, will never evaluate true because it requires that {{s}} not be assigned {{NULL}}, and the only path where {{s}} can be assigned a non\-{{NULL}} value ends with a return statement.

\[[Fortify 06|AA. References#FortifyBibliography#Fortify 06]\] Code Quality, "Dead Code"
\[[ISO/IEC PDTR 24772|AA. References#ISOBibliography#ISO/IEC PDTR 24772]\] "BRS Leveraging human experience," "BVQ Unspecified Functionality," and "XYQ Dead and Deactivated Code"
\[[MISRA 04|AA. References#MISRABibliography#MISRA 04]\] Rule 2.4
\[[MITRE 07|AA. References#MITREBibliography#MITRE 07]\] [CWE ID 561|http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/561.html], "Dead Code"