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namespace MyNamespace { int ilength; } namespace MyNamespace { int iwidth; } void f() { MyNamespace::ilength = MyNamespace::iwidth = 12; } |
The standard library introduces the namespace std
for standards-provided declarations such as std::string
, std::vector
, and std::for_each
. However, it is undefined behavior to introduce new declarations in namespace std
except under special circumstances. The C++ Standard, [namespace.std], paragraphs 1 and 2 [ISO/IEC 14882-2014], states the following:
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Rule | Severity | Likelihood | Remediation Cost | Priority | Level |
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DCL58-CPP | High | Unlikely | Medium | P6 | L2 |
Automated Detection
Tool | Version | Checker | Description | ||||||||||
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Axivion Bauhaus Suite |
| CertC++-DCL58 | |||||||||||
CodeSonar |
| LANG.STRUCT.DECL.SNM | Modification of Standard Namespaces | ||||||||||
Helix QAC |
| C++3180, C++3181, | PRQA QA-C++3182 | ||||||||||
Klocwork |
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| CERT.DCL.STD_NS_MODIFIED | ||||||||||
Parasoft C/ | PRQA QA-C++test |
| PRQA QA-C++_V |
| CERT_CPP-DCL58-a | Do not modify the standard namespaces 'std' and 'posix' | |||||||
Polyspace Bug Finder |
| CERT C++: DCL58-CPP | Checks for modification of standard namespaces (rule fully covered) | ||||||||||
PVS-Studio |
| V1061 | 4631, 4032, 4035|||||||||||
SonarQube C/C++ Plugin |
| S3470 |
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