GeneralPurpose-StringPointerEquality

Use strcmp() or similar functions when comparing strings, do not compare using ==

Required inputs: IR

Avoid using == or != to compare strings.

Example

char* s;
if ("Hello" != s) {}        // bad
if (!strcmp(s, "Hello")) {} // good

Possible Messages

Key	Text	Severity	Disabled
string_equality_comparison	String comparison with ==; did you mean to compare the address, or was a comparison with strcmp() intended?	None	False
string_literal_equality_comparison	String comparison with ==; did you mean to compare the address, or was a comparison with strcmp() intended?	None	False

Options

• This rule shares the following common options: exclude_in_macros, exclude_messages_in_system_headers, excludes, extend_exclude_to_macro_invocations, includes, justification_checker, languages, post_processing, provider, report_at, severity

• The following places define options that affect this rule: Stylechecks, Analysis-GlobalOptions

report_all_char_pointer

report_all_char_pointer : bool = False

Whether comparisons with == on arbitrary (const)char* expressions should be reported.