Miscellaneous-NoFunctionPointers

Avoid defining function pointers

Required inputs: IR

Avoid defining function pointers.

Example

typedef void (*callback) (int); // bad
int h(int (g)(int));            // bad
int f(int i);                   // plain function
auto g() {return &f;};          // bad

Possible Messages

Key	Text	Severity	Disabled
function_pointer_definition	Avoid defining function pointers.	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.