LANG.FUNCS.TMFP : Too Many Parameters

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The number of parameters for a function exceeds the limit specified by the MAX_NUM_PARAMS setting (which defaults to 6).

Class Name

Too Many Parameters

Significance

style

Mnemonic

LANG.FUNCS.TMFP

Categories

CWE	CWE:710	Improper Adherence to Coding Standards
	CWE:1064	Invokable Control Element with Signature Containing an Excessive Number of Parameters
JSF++	JSF++:110	Functions with more than 7 arguments will not be used.
JPL	JPL:25	Use short functions with a limited number of parameters.

Availability

Available for C and C++.

Enabling

Checks for this warning class are disabled by default. To enable them, add the following WARNING_FILTER rule to the project configuration file.

WARNING_FILTER += allow class="Too Many Parameters"

int way_too_many(int x, int y, int z, 
                 int dx, int dy, int dz,
                 char *caption)         /* 'Too Many Parameters' warning issued here */
{
  /* function body ... */
  return 1;
}

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

LANG.FUNCS.TMFP : Too Many Parameters

Summary

Properties

Example

Relevant Configuration File Parameters