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Title:	MSC20-C. Do not use a switch statement to transfer control into a complex block
Author:	David Svoboda	Apr 15, 2009
Last Changed by:	Francesco Mariani	Aug 31, 2025
Tiny Link: (useful for email)	https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/x/zdYxBQ
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Parent Page     Page: Rec. 48. Miscellaneous (MSC)

• rose-possible
• android-applicable
• recommendation
• msc

Time	Editor
Aug 31, 2025 05:17	Francesco Mariani	View Changes
Jul 21, 2025 18:13	Amy Gale	View Changes
Added new CodeSonar warning classes
May 29, 2025 13:34	Richard W. Laughlin	View Changes
Removed references to Annex K.
May 20, 2025 09:27	Jill Britton	View Changes
REM Cost Reform
Apr 20, 2023 06:21	Jill Britton

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    https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?p…
    AA.%20Bibliography#Duff%2088
    AA. Bibliography#Duff 88
    www.lysator.liu.se/c/duffs-device.html
    https://www.mathworks.com/help/bugfinder/ref/certcrec.msc20…
    https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/display/c/Polyspace+Bug…
    BB. Definitions#implementation
    https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?p…
    https://www.sonarsource.com/products/codeanalyzers/sonarcfa…
    https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?p…

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