MISRA Bulletin Board

Posted: **Wed Nov 29, 2017 3:47 pm**

MISRA C:2012 Rule 14.2 puts the following restriction on the "third clause" (called "expression" in C++:2008):

Shall not use objects that are modified in the for loop body.

For example, the following violates this rule:

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    for (int i=0; i<500; i = i + j)
    {
        j = random();
    }

I can't find a corresponding rule in C++:2008. Am I overlooking something?

- Stephen H. Westin

Posted: **Wed Jan 17, 2018 4:37 pm**

Your example violates rule 6-5-4

i is a loop counter (initialised before the condition, tested with a relational operator in the condition and modified in the expression).

6-5-4 requires that the loop counter shall only be modified by one of ++ -- += n or -= n where n is constant for the duration of the loop

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