Synopsis

(Advisory) A function parameter should not be modified.

Enabled by default

No

Severity/Certainty

Low/High

Full description

A function parameter was found that is modified.

Coding standards

Code examples

The following code example fails the check and will give a warning:

void example(int p) {
  int a = p + 5;
  p = a;
}

The following code example passes the check and will not give a warning about this issue:

void example(int *p) {
  *p = 5;
}