LANG.PREPROC.STAR : Macro Uses Unary * Operator

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LANG.PREPROC.STAR : Macro Uses Unary * Operator

Summary

Properties

AUTOSARC++14

AUTOSARC++14:A16-0-1

The pre-processor shall only be used for unconditional and conditional file inclusion and include guards, and using the following directives: (1) #ifndef, (2) #ifdef, (3) #if, (4) #if defined, (5) #elif, (6) #else, (7) #define, (8) #endif, (9) #include.

CWE

CWE:710

Improper Adherence to Coding Standards

POW10

POW10:9

Limit the use of pointers. Use no more than two levels of dereferencing per expression.

JPL

JPL:28

Do not hide dereference operations inside macros or typedefs.

Example

/* 'Macro Uses Unary * Operator' warning issued on following line */
#define lang_preproc_star(a) \
    (*(a))

Relevant Configuration File Parameters

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