Providing an invalid ordering rule for an associative container or as a comparison criterion with the sorting algorithms can result in erratic behavior or infinite loops. (See Meyers01 §21 §21 for examples.)
Non-Compliant Code Example
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Rule | Severity | Likelihood | Remediation Cost | Priority | Level |
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STL32-C | 1 (low) | 2 (probable) | 1 (high) | P2 | L3 |
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\[[Meyers 01|AA. C++ References#Meyers 01]\] Item 21: Always have comparison functions return false for equal values. |
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\[[Sutter 05|AA. C++ References#Sutter 05]\] Item 83: Use a checked STL implementation. \[[ISO/IEC 14882-2003|AA. C++ References#ISO/IEC 14882-2003]\] Section 24: Iterators Library. |