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Code and values that have no effect can be detected by suitable static analysis.
Automated Detection
| Tool | Version | Checker | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SonarQube Java Plugin |
| S1854 |
Bibliography
| [Coverity 2007] | Coverity Prevent User's Manual (3.3.0) |
| [Fortify 2013] | Code Quality, "Dead Code" |
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