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Novice Errors Detection for C Programs

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Option #1 - Select files to upload

Use the file-browser below to select, one by one, all the .c or .h files in your project. Leave empty browsers if you do not need to analyze this many files. When you use the "Analyze" button, your files will be uploaded & analyzed. A new tab will open in your browser with a full report on possible errors.


Option #2 - Drag and Drop the files to upload

You might alternatively select a bunch of files in your file browser then drag and drop them here...

Drop Files Here to Upload

Option #3 - Upload a zip of your projet

You may alternatively zip your entire project folder then select the resulting zip file to upload


Things to keep in mind

This web app has been developed for Firefox. You may download a portable firefox version if you do not want to fully install it on your system. It should work on other standards-adhering browsing

Keep in mind these are potential errors, things you should take another look at in order to make sure they are not mistakes. Unfortunately, there is so much a program may do to understand another program.

Do not hesitate to drop us feedback, see about details here. If you want to learn a bit more about this project read here

Search through our tutorials

This table lists all our tutorials so you may peruse through them. The number of views for each is also displayed; this is not the number of times the error occured in an uploaded set of files but rather the number of times a user clicked on the messages hyperlinked to this tutorial in order to read it.

Similarly, the usefulness is based on the number of users who clicked yes at the bottom of a tutorial page. The uselessness is based on the number of those who clicked no.

The Freq. value represents how often the errors or warnings which the tutorial explains have been found during uploaded files analysis. It is a good estimate of the frequency of the underlying bugs among all NED users

Do not hesitate to use the mini-survey feature which you will find in the last section of each tutorial page. It helps identify both the tutorials in need of improvement but also those we should use as models.

Name From Type Details Views Useful Useless Freq.
Unused VariablesCompilerWarningVariable declared, maybe even assigned, but never used71011224
Undeclared VariablesCompilerErrorUndeclared variable used6222322
Undefined ReferencesLinkerErrorUndefined reference to function or variable6211
Missing Return StatementAnalyzerWarningFunction is missing return statement621079
Missing Array SizeCompilerErrorThe size of an array is not specified571152
Empty BlockAnalyzerWarningYour program features an empty block6112161
Single Quote StringCompilerWarningUsing single quote as string delimiter595386
Unexpected Break StatementAnalyzerWarningUnexpected break statement590047
Missing break statementAnalyzerWarningMissing break statement5383
Unreachable StatementsAnalyzerWarningUnreachable statements6017100
= vs. ==CompilerWarningAssignment used in Boolean expression9321295
Unary OPs in Larger ExprAnalyzerWarningUnary operators used in larger expression6000264
Bitwise vs. LogicalAnalyzerWarningUse of bitwise binary operator instead of logical operator5901182
Expected SemicolonCompilerErrorExpected semi-colon572151
Dangling PointerAnalyzerWarningDangling pointer563192
Dereferencing NULLAnalyzerWarningDereferencing NULL pointer692543
Dereferencing Incomplete TypesCompilerErrorDereferencing a pointer to an incomplete data type5933387
Multi-free on same memory blockAnalyzerWarningFreeing multiple times the same memory block640147
Memory LeakAnalyzerWarningMemory leak6204137
Freeing unallocated pointerAnalyzerWarningFreeing non-allocated memory7022124
sizeof on PointerAnalyzerWarningUsing sizeof operator on pointer6112
Uninitialized PointersAnalyzerWarningUnitialized pointer5416
Discarding Ptrs QualifiersCompilerWarningAssignment or cast discards pointers qualifier5911
Unchecked MallocAnalyzerWarningReturn value from malloc or similar function is not checked6101261
Unexpected EOFCompilerErrorUnexpected EOF623358
Unterminated literalCompilerErrorMissing end-delimiter for character or string literal5921364
Useless ValueAnalyzerWarningStatement results in a value which is never used6131607
Void not IgnoredCompilerErrorAttempting to use a void returned value790670
Missing EOF NewlineCompilerWarningMissing newline at end of file5330
Multiple Unary Ops on VariableCompilerWarningUsing multiple unary operators on same variable in a single expression6203156
Empty Char LiteralCompilerErrorEmpty character literal573257
Using Uninitialized VariableCompilerWarningVariable not initialized602246
Forward Parameter DeclarationCompilerErrorParameter has a forward-declaration67031614
Unexpected Data TypesCompilerErrorUnexpected multiple data types where one is expected6503142
Unexpected Arguments NumberCompilerErrorUnexpected number of arguments5910104
Mismatch numbers for args / specifiersCompilerWarningThere is a mismatch between the number of format specifiers used in a printf or scanf, and their arguments5521230
Mismatch types for args / specifiersCompilerWarningThere is a mismatch between the data type of format specifiers used in a printf or scanf, and the data type of the corresponding argument6622540
Using unknwon struct fieldCompilerErrorUnknown struct field5920106
Parameters Storage ClassCompilerErrorStorage class specified for parameter572047
Shadowed IdentifierAnalyzerWarningShadowing variable already in scope572130
Argument ConversionCompilerWarningArguments data type is converted5920344
Modifying ParametersAnalyzerWarningFormal parameters are assigned inside function6220104
Assign Integer to PointerCompilerWarningAssigning non-NULL constant to Pointer6301176
Mixed Pointers DeclarationsAnalyzerWarningDeclaring variables in one statement with pointer and non-pointer data types6020
Missing Function DeclarationCompilerWarningMissing function declaration5531
Function should not be exportedAnalyzerWarningFunction is not static to its file, yet unused in other files7730675
Off by oneAnalyzerWarningA loop might be off by one in its number of iteration; e.g. start at 0 instead of 1530024
Formatting String MismatchAnalyzerWarningA printf or scanf is using a formatting string with conversion specifiers unrelated to the parameters5501
Assign pointer to integerAnalyzerWarningAssigning memory address to variable expecting integer5500116
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