Coverity
is a static analysis tool used to analyze and detect the defects in our coding. Coverity
tool finds the logical errors also present in the code.
Deadcode:
It is a type of error reported
by the coverity tool. A part of code is marked as “dead” if that part of code is never
getting executed. Please find below the illustration for the same.
Coverity
“Deadcode” Example:
void
SetRowStatus (int RowStatus)
{
if ((RowStatus < 1) || (RowStatus
> 6))
{
return;
}
switch RowStatus:
{
case 1:
……
……
break;
case 2:
……
……
break;
case 3:
……
……
break;
case 4:
……
……
break;
case 5:
……
……
break;
case 6:
……
……
break;
default:
…… ----> DEADCODE
return;
}
return;
}
In
the above code snippet, the "RowStatus" variable takes on the value of 1 to 6. If
the "RowStatus" value does not lie in the range of 1 to 6, the function would
return in the “if” check itself. So, it is deterministic
that the “default” case would never get executed in the switch block of code.
So, the part of code inside the “default” case will be marked as “deadcode” by
the coverity tool.
Resolving
DeadCode Error:
We might think that, removing the “default”
case from the switch block of code would resolve the issue. But it will lead to
the compiler warning (default case is missing). So, the correct approach is
given below.
void
SetRowStatus (int RowStatus)
{
if ((RowStatus < 1) || (RowStatus
> 6))
{
return;
}
