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The operand to sizeof() is a function parameter that is declared as an array.
A function parameter declared as an array of type T degenerates to a pointer to T. The result of applying sizeof() to such a parameter is therefore the size of the pointer, rather than the size of the entire array.
| Class Name | sizeof Array Parameter | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Significance | reliability | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mnemonic | LANG.TYPE.SAP | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Availability | Available for C and C++. |
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| 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="sizeof Array Parameter" |
int global_array[] = {1, 2, 3};
int lang_type_sap(int a[5], int b){
int rv = 0;
int local_array[] = {6, 7, 8};
rv += sizeof(a); /* 'sizeof Array Parameter' warning issued here
* - because of array parameter degeneration,
* sizeof(a) == sizeof(int*)
* (not 5*sizeof(int)).
*/
rv += sizeof(global_array); /* ok: global_array is a global,
* not a parameter of lang_type_sap(),
* so this is the size of the entire array.
*/
rv += sizeof(local_array); /* ok: local_array is a local,
* not a parameter of lang_type_sap(),
* so this is the size of the entire array.
*/
rv += sizeof(b); /* ok: b is a parameter of lang_type_sap()
* but is not declared as an array of type.
*/
return rv;
}
The following configuration file parameters affect checks for this warning class.
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