Function CheckInvalidIncrement

cpplint.py:2924–2948

Checks for invalid increment *count++. For example following function: void increment_counter(int* count) { *count++; } is invalid, because it effectively does count++, moving pointer, and should be replaced with ++*count, (*count)++ or *count += 1. Args: filena

(filename, clean_lines, linenum, error)

def CheckInvalidIncrement(filename, clean_lines, linenum, error):
    """Checks for invalid increment *count++.

    For example following function:
    void increment_counter(int* count) {
      *count++;
    }
    is invalid, because it effectively does count++, moving pointer, and should
    be replaced with ++*count, (*count)++ or *count += 1.

    Args:
      filename: The name of the current file.
      clean_lines: A CleansedLines instance containing the file.
      linenum: The number of the line to check.
      error: The function to call with any errors found.
    """
    line = clean_lines.elided[linenum]
    if _RE_PATTERN_INVALID_INCREMENT.match(line):
        error(
            filename,
            linenum,
            "runtime/invalid_increment",
            5,
            "Changing pointer instead of value (or unused value of operator*).",
        )


def IsMacroDefinition(clean_lines, linenum):