Do not use the assignment operator in the outermost expression of a selection statement (if or switch) or an iteration statement (while, do, or for) because it typically indicates programmer error and can result in unexpected behavior.
Noncompliant Code Example
In this noncompliant code example, an assignment expression is the outermost expression in an if statement.
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Related Guidelines
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| Likely incorrect |
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| expression [KOA] |
| MITRE CWE |
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| Use of incorrect operator |
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Bibliography
| [Hatton 1995] | Section 2.7.2, "Errors of |
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