Do not use the assignment operator in the outermost expression of a selection statement (if or switch) or an iteration statement (while, do, or for) because it typically indicates programmer error and can result in unexpected behavior.following cases because it typically indicates programmer error and can result in unexpected behavior:
- Controlling expression of
if, switch(selection statement) - Controlling expression of
while,do...while(iteration statement) - S
econd operand of for(iteration statement) - First operand of
?:(selection statement) - Either operand of
|| or &&(logical operators) - Second operand of comma operator when the comma expression is used in any of these contexts
- Second and third operands of ?: (selection statement) where the ternary expression is used in any of these contexts
Noncompliant Code Example
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| [Hatton 1995] | Section 2.7.2, "Errors of Omission and Addition" |
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