LANG.PREPROC.STAR : Macro Uses Unary * Operator

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A macro definition uses the unary * ("dereference") operator.

Class Name

Macro Uses Unary * Operator

Significance

style

Mnemonic

LANG.PREPROC.STAR

Categories

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.

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="Macro Uses Unary * Operator"

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

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

LANG.PREPROC.STAR : Macro Uses Unary * Operator

Summary

Properties

Example

Relevant Configuration File Parameters