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Variable used in its own initializer
ID: cpp/use-in-own-initializer
Kind: problem
Security severity:
Severity: warning
Precision: high
Tags:
- maintainability
- correctness
Query suites:
- cpp-security-and-quality.qls
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A variable is in scope in its own initializer, but it is undefined behavior to load from it before it is first assigned to.
Recommendation
Do not use a variable in its own initializer unless it is part of an address calculation or a sizeof expression.
Example
int f() {
int x = x; // BAD: undefined behavior occurs here
x = 0;
return x;
}
int g() {
int x = 0; // GOOD
return x;
}
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