Continue statement that does not continue¶
ID: cpp/continue-in-false-loop
Kind: problem
Security severity:
Severity: warning
Precision: high
Tags:
- correctness
Query suites:
- cpp-security-and-quality.qls
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A continue statement only re-runs the loop if the loop condition is true. Therefore using continue in a loop with a constant false condition will never cause the loop body to be re-run, which is misleading.
Recommendation¶
Replace the continue statement with a break statement if the intent is to break from the loop.
References¶
Tutorialspoint - C Programming Language: Continue Statement in C.