Typical errors in code on the example of C++, C#, and Java

Typical errors in code on the example of
C++, C#, and Java
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Георгий Грибков
About the speaker
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C++ developer of the PVS-Studio static code analyzer
• Develops the analyzer core, new diagnostics, supports users.
• Introduced PVS-Studio in the godbolt.org online compiler.
• Wrote articles for the Habr website and gave talks at IT conferences,
related to searching for bugs in code.
Typical errors in code on the example of C++, C#, and Java

Agenda
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1. Objectives of this webinar
2. How we detected error patterns
3. Patterns themselves and how to avoid them:
3.1 Copy-paste and last line effect
3.2 if (A) {...} else if (A)
3.3 Errors in checks
3.4 Array index out of bounds
3.5 Operator precedence
3.6 Typos that are hard to spot
4. How to use static analysis properly
5. Conclusion
6. Q&A
Заключение

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BUGS ARE EVERYWHERE!

How to avoid errors
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• Warn developers of typical problems
• Use tools to automatically search for errors

Objectives of this webinar
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• Demonstrate typical error patterns in code
• Show how to use static analysis properly

2. How we detected error patterns
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What is static analysis
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Static analysis is automated code review.

What is static analysis
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Examples of static analyzers
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• PVS-Studio
• Cppcheck
• Infer
• IntelliJ IDEA
• Clang Static Analyzer
• FindBugs
• ...
Long list of static analyzers:

How we detected error patterns
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Found errors
380 13747
Checked
projects
Detected
errors

Check out the base of errors we found:
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3. Patterns themselves and how to avoid them
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Pattern № 1:
Copy-paste and last line effect
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Elasticsearch (Java)
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PVS-Studio warning:
V6039 There are two 'if' statements with identical
conditional expressions. The first 'if' statement
contains method return. This means that the
second 'if' statement is senseless.

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Clang (C++)

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Clang (C++)
PVS-Studio warning: V501 There are identical sub-expressions
SM.getExpansionColumnNumber(ContainerREnd)' to the left and to the right of the '>=' operator.

Xenko Game Engine (C#)
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Xenko Game Engine (C#)
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PVS-Studio warning: V3001 There are
identical sub-expressions 'box.Maximum.X
- box.Minimum.X > sphere.Radius' to the
left and to the right of the '&&' operator.

Pattern № 1: Copy-paste and last line effect
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• We selected 84 examples of erroneous code
written with copy-paste
• 43 of them had an error in the last line!
• It is more than 50%!

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• Stop copy-pasting
• Copy-pasting in programming is pure evil!
• If you dare to – be extremely attentive
How to avoid

Pattern № 2.
if (A) {...} else if (A)
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PVS-Studio warning:
V6003 The use of 'if (A) {....} else if (A)
{....}' pattern was detected. There is a
probability of logical error presence.

Chromium (C++)
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Chromium (C++)
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PVS-Studio warning:
V517 The use of 'if (A) {...} else if (A)
{...}' pattern was detected. There is a
Check lines: 61, 63.

CryEngine V (C++)
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CryEngine V (C++)
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PVS-Studio warning:
V517 The use of 'if (A) {...} else if (A)
{...}' pattern was detected. There is a
Check lines: 266, 268.

MonoDevelop (C#)
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MonoDevelop (C#)
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PVS-Studio warning:
V3021 There are two 'if' statements
with identical conditional
expressions. The first 'if' statement
contains method return. This means
that the second 'if' statement is
senseless.

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• Try to do best not to copy-paste
• If you’re still going to copy-paste, copy non-compiled constructions.
• Example:
if (value == _)
return _;
How to avoid?

Pattern № 3.
Errors in checks
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Unity (C#)
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Unity (C#)
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PVS-Studio warning:
V3063 A part of conditional
expression is always true if it is
evaluated: pageSize <= 1000.

Bullet - the engine of Red Dead Redemption (C++)
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Bullet - the engine of Red Dead Redemption (C++)
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PVS-Studio warning:
V709 Suspicious comparison found:
'f0 == f1 == m_fractureBodies.size()’.
Remember that
'a == b == c’
is not equal to
'a == b && b == c'.

Apache Hive (Java)
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Apache Hive (Java)
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PVS-Studio warning: V6030 The method located to the right of the '|' operator will be called regardless of
the value of the left operand. Perhaps, it is better to use '||'.

Chromium (C++)
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PVS-Studio warnings:
 V547 Expression
'time.month <=
kDaysInMonth[time.month] + 1' is
always true.
 V547 Expression
'time.month <=
kDaysInMonth[time.month]’
is always true.

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• «Pay attention!» won’t work every time 
• Try backup tools
How to avoid

Pattern № 4.
Array index out of bounds
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Stickies (C++)
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Stickies (C++)
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PVS-Studio warning:
V557 Array overrun is possible. The
'64' index is pointing beyond array
bound. stickies stickies.cpp

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PVS-Studio warning: V6025 Possibly index '(int) x' is out of bounds.

IPP Samples (C++)
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IPP Samples (C++)
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PVS-Studio warning:
V557 Array overrun is possible. The '30'
index is pointing beyond array bound.

FastReport (C#)
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FastReport (C#)
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PVS-Studio warning:
V3106 Possible negative index value. The value
of 'idx' index could reach -1.

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• Be careful when you add '0’ to the end of the string
• Do you get an external index? Make sure you check it!
• Don’t mix up '>' ('<‘) and '>=' ('<=‘) when comparing the index with the array size
How to avoid

4. How to use static analysis properly
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When you should perform static analysis
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When you should perform static analysis
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Static analysis

How to make the most of static analysis
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• Apply static analysis at early stages
• Analyze regularly

Proprietary development
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Corporate development
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Open-source development
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More about analysis of commits and pull-requests
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5. Conclusion
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Typical error patterns in code
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• Copy-paste and last line effect
• if (A) {...} else if (A)
• Errors in checks
• Array index out of bounds
• … (the list gradually expands)

How to avoid typical errors
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• Stop copy-pasting!
• Seriously, stop copy-pasting!
• Pay attention to checks, even small and short ones.
• Carefully check array indexes.
• Regularly use static analysis.

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