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SEI CERT C++ Coding Standard
3 Back Matter
BB. Definitions
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Title:
BB. Definitions
Author:
Justin Pincar
Jul 24, 2008
Last Changed by:
Robert Schiela
Jan 05, 2017
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SEI CERT C++ Coding Standard (88)
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EXP58-CPP. Pass an object of the correct type to va_start
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ERR50-CPP. Do not abruptly terminate the program
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DCL53-CPP. Do not write syntactically ambiguous declarations
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FIO50-CPP. Do not alternately input and output from a file stream without an intervening positioning call
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STR52-CPP. Use valid references, pointers, and iterators to reference elements of a basic_string
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FIO51-CPP. Close files when they are no longer needed
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CTR51-CPP. Use valid references, pointers, and iterators to reference elements of a container
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EXP50-CPP. Do not depend on the order of evaluation for side effects
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CON51-CPP. Ensure actively held locks are released on exceptional conditions
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STR51-CPP. Do not attempt to create a std::string from a null pointer
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OOP52-CPP. Do not delete a polymorphic object without a virtual destructor
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ERR62-CPP. Detect errors when converting a string to a number
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INT50-CPP. Do not cast to an out-of-range enumeration value
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CON50-CPP. Do not destroy a mutex while it is locked
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CTR54-CPP. Do not subtract iterators that do not refer to the same container
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MSC52-CPP. Value-returning functions must return a value from all exit paths
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MEM56-CPP. Do not store an already-owned pointer value in an unrelated smart pointer
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OOP51-CPP. Do not slice derived objects
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STR50-CPP. Guarantee that storage for strings has sufficient space for character data and the null terminator
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DCL50-CPP. Do not define a C-style variadic function
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CTR57-CPP. Provide a valid ordering predicate
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ERR56-CPP. Guarantee exception safety
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CON53-CPP. Avoid deadlock by locking in a predefined order
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CTR50-CPP. Guarantee that container indices and iterators are within the valid range
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ERR54-CPP. Catch handlers should order their parameter types from most derived to least derived
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ERR57-CPP. Do not leak resources when handling exceptions
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EXP59-CPP. Use offsetof() on valid types and members
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CON55-CPP. Preserve thread safety and liveness when using condition variables
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EXP62-CPP. Do not access the bits of an object representation that are not part of the object's value representation
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ERR55-CPP. Honor exception specifications
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MEM57-CPP. Avoid using default operator new for over-aligned types
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DCL52-CPP. Never qualify a reference type with const or volatile
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CON54-CPP. Wrap functions that can spuriously wake up in a loop
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DCL56-CPP. Avoid cycles during initialization of static objects
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ERR53-CPP. Do not reference base classes or class data members in a constructor or destructor function-try-block handler
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EXP61-CPP. A lambda object must not outlive any of its reference captured objects
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MEM51-CPP. Properly deallocate dynamically allocated resources
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EXP53-CPP. Do not read uninitialized memory
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OOP54-CPP. Gracefully handle self-copy assignment
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DCL60-CPP. Obey the one-definition rule
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OOP50-CPP. Do not invoke virtual functions from constructors or destructors
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CTR52-CPP. Guarantee that library functions do not overflow
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EXP56-CPP. Do not call a function with a mismatched language linkage
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DCL57-CPP. Do not let exceptions escape from destructors or deallocation functions
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MEM52-CPP. Detect and handle memory allocation errors
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MEM55-CPP. Honor replacement dynamic storage management requirements
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STR53-CPP. Range check element access
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OOP56-CPP. Honor replacement handler requirements
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System Qualities
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EXP51-CPP. Do not delete an array through a pointer of the incorrect type
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ERR58-CPP. Handle all exceptions thrown before main() begins executing
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CON52-CPP. Prevent data races when accessing bit-fields from multiple threads
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MSC54-CPP. A signal handler must be a plain old function
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ERR60-CPP. Exception objects must be nothrow copy constructible
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CON56-CPP. Do not speculatively lock a non-recursive mutex that is already owned by the calling thread
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MEM54-CPP. Provide placement new with properly aligned pointers to sufficient storage capacity
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MSC50-CPP. Do not use std::rand() for generating pseudorandom numbers
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DCL58-CPP. Do not modify the standard namespaces
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EXP52-CPP. Do not rely on side effects in unevaluated operands
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MEM53-CPP. Explicitly construct and destruct objects when manually managing object lifetime
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ERR61-CPP. Catch exceptions by lvalue reference
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DCL55-CPP. Avoid information leakage when passing a class object across a trust boundary
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EXP54-CPP. Do not access an object outside of its lifetime
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CTR56-CPP. Do not use pointer arithmetic on polymorphic objects
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ERR59-CPP. Do not throw an exception across execution boundaries
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CTR53-CPP. Use valid iterator ranges
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EXP57-CPP. Do not cast or delete pointers to incomplete classes
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DCL51-CPP. Do not declare or define a reserved identifier
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DCL54-CPP. Overload allocation and deallocation functions as a pair in the same scope
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EXP55-CPP. Do not access a cv-qualified object through a cv-unqualified type
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MSC51-CPP. Ensure your random number generator is properly seeded
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MEM50-CPP. Do not access freed memory
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EXP60-CPP. Do not pass a nonstandard-layout type object across execution boundaries
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ERR51-CPP. Handle all exceptions
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CTR55-CPP. Do not use an additive operator on an iterator if the result would overflow
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OOP53-CPP. Write constructor member initializers in the canonical order
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OOP58-CPP. Copy operations must not mutate the source object
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Scope
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OOP55-CPP. Do not use pointer-to-member operators to access nonexistent members
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Conformance Testing
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DCL59-CPP. Do not define an unnamed namespace in a header file
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EXP63-CPP. Do not rely on the value of a moved-from object
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CTR58-CPP. Predicate function objects should not be mutable
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OOP57-CPP. Prefer special member functions and overloaded operators to C Standard Library functions
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MSC53-CPP. Do not return from a function declared [[noreturn]]
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Rules Versus Recommendations
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ERR52-CPP. Do not use setjmp() or longjmp()
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How this Coding Standard Is Organized
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https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/libstdc++/
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cscc687y.aspx
https://www.visualstudio.com/
https://gcc.gnu.org/
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