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Again, the simplest solution is to explicitly specify void as the only parameter.

Risk Assessment

Recommendation

Severity

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Priority

Level

DCL20-C

Medium

Probable

Low

P12

L1

Automated Detection

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Checker

Description

Astrée
Include Page
Astrée_V
Astrée_V
empty-parameter-listFully checked
Axivion Bauhaus Suite
Include Page
Axivion Bauhaus Suite_V
Axivion Bauhaus Suite_V
CertC-DCL20
CodeSonar
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CodeSonar_V
CodeSonar_V
LANG.FUNCS.PROTIncomplete function prototype
Helix QAC
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Helix QAC_V
Helix QAC_V
C3001, C3007
Klocwork
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Klocwork_V
Klocwork_V
MISRA.FUNC.NO_PARAMS
LDRA tool suite 
Include Page
LDRA_V
LDRA_V
63 SFully Implemented
Parasoft C/C++test
9.5MISRA2004-16_6Fully implementedPRQA QA-C Include PagePRQA QA-C_vPRQA QA-C_v

3001
3007

 

Include Page
Parasoft_V
Parasoft_V

CERT_C-DCL20-a

The number of arguments passed to a function shall match the number of parameters
PC-lint Plus

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PC-lint Plus_V
PC-lint Plus_V

937

Partially supported

RuleChecker
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RuleChecker_V
RuleChecker_V
empty-parameter-listFully checked
SonarQube C/C++
SonarQube
Plugin
 
Include Page
SonarQube C/C++ Plugin_V
SonarQube C/C++ Plugin_V
 S929
 

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In C++, foo() and foo(void) have exactly the same meaning and effect, so this rule doesn't apply to C++. However, foo(void) should be declared explicitly instead of foo() to distinguish it from foo(...), which accepts an arbitrary number and type of arguments.

MISRA C:2012

Rule 8.2 (required)

Bibliography

[ISO/IEC 9899:2011]Subclause 6.7.6.3, "Function Declarators (including Prototypes)"
Subclause 6.11.6, "Function Declarators"
[TIGCC, void usage]Manual, "C Language Keywords": void

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