Miscellaneous-NoCharPointer

Do not use char* in C++ code

Required inputs: IR

This rule prevents declarations of type char* in C++ code.

Rationale

C++ code should prefer the use of std::string over C strings.

Possible Messages

Key	Text	Severity	Disabled
cpp_char_pointer	Use of char* in C++ code.	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

• This rule has no individual options.