LANG.PREPROC.DEFINE : Use of #define

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LANG.PREPROC.DEFINE : Use of #define

Summary

Many coding standards forbid the use of #define because it makes code harder for human readers to understand.

Properties

CWE

CWE:710

Improper Adherence to Coding Standards

JSF++

JSF++:29

The #define pre-processor directive shall not be used to create inline macros. Inline functions shall be used instead.

JSF++:30

The #define pre-processor directive shall not be used to define constant values. Instead, the const qualifier shall be applied to variable declarations to specify constant values.

JSF++:31

The #define pre-processor directive will only be used as part of the technique to prevent multiple inclusions of the same header file.

Example

Relevant Configuration File Parameters

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