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int *p; /* ... */ p++p; |
If the intent was to increment the value referred to by p, then parentheses can be used to ensure p is dereferenced and then incremented. (See EXP00-C. Use parentheses for precedence of operation.)
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volatile int *p; /* ... */ (void) *(p++); |
Risk Assessment
The presence of code that has no effect can indicate logic errors that may result in unexpected behavior and vulnerabilities.
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