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C and C++


LANG.CAST.REINTERPRET : Cast: reinterpret_cast

Summary

A use of reinterpret_cast, which can lead to undefined behavior.

The following will not trigger a warning of this class, because their behavior is well defined.

Exception case 1 reinterpret_cast<T *>(p)
where
  • p is a pointer, and
  • T is one of {void, char, unsigned char, std::byte}, possibly cv-qualified.
Exception case 2 reinterpret_cast<T>(p)
where
  • p is a pointer, and
  • T is an integer type long enough to represent a pointer value.

Properties

Class Name Cast: reinterpret_cast
Significance style
Mnemonic LANG.CAST.REINTERPRET
Categories
AUTOSARC++14 AUTOSARC++14:A5-2-4 reinterpret_cast shall not be used.
MisraC++2023 MisraC++2023:8.2.5 reinterpret_cast shall not be used
CWE CWE:704 Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast
JSF++ JSF++:183 Every possible measure should be taken to avoid type casting.
Availability Available for C++ only (not C).
Enabling Checks for this warning class are disabled by default, and require the unnormalized C ASTs for the project. To enable them, add the following WARNING_FILTER rule and RETAIN_UNNORMALIZED_C_AST specification to the project configuration file.
RETAIN_UNNORMALIZED_C_AST = Yes
WARNING_FILTER += allow class="Cast: reinterpret_cast"
Note that retaining the unnormalized ASTs will increase the disk space used to store the project representation, and may make the analysis take longer.

Example

#include <cstdint>

class Base {
};

class Derived : public Base {
};

void reinterpret_cast_examples(Base *b, float *f, char c)
{
    reinterpret_cast<int *>(f);       // 'Cast: reinterpret_cast' warning issued here
    reinterpret_cast<Derived *>(b);   // 'Cast: reinterpret_cast' warning issued here;
                                      // use static_cast instead

    reinterpret_cast<void *>(b);                     // ok: casting a pointer to void*
                                                     //     (exception case 1)
    reinterpret_cast<void *>(c);      // 'Cast: reinterpret_cast' warning issued here
                                      // - exception case 1 applies only when casting a pointer

    reinterpret_cast<std::uintptr_t>(b);             // ok: casting a pointer to an integer type
                                                     //     large enough represent a pointer value
                                                     //     (exception case 2)

    // Exception case 2 applies only when casting a pointer.
    // The following reinterpret_cast expression is commented out
    // because it typically causes a parse error instead of triggering a warning.
    // reinterpret_cast<std::uintptr_t>(c);
}

Relevant Configuration File Parameters

The following configuration file parameters affect checks for this warning class.

 

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