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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 used5101929
Undeclared VariablesCompilerErrorUndeclared variable used4422264
Undefined ReferencesLinkerErrorUndefined reference to function or variable4411
Missing Return StatementAnalyzerWarningFunction is missing return statement421071
Missing Array SizeCompilerErrorThe size of an array is not specified391148
Empty BlockAnalyzerWarningYour program features an empty block4212123
Single Quote StringCompilerWarningUsing single quote as string delimiter425362
Unexpected Break StatementAnalyzerWarningUnexpected break statement410037
Missing break statementAnalyzerWarningMissing break statement3483
Unreachable StatementsAnalyzerWarningUnreachable statements431779
= vs. ==CompilerWarningAssignment used in Boolean expression7521246
Unary OPs in Larger ExprAnalyzerWarningUnary operators used in larger expression4300232
Bitwise vs. LogicalAnalyzerWarningUse of bitwise binary operator instead of logical operator4101159
Expected SemicolonCompilerErrorExpected semi-colon402143
Dangling PointerAnalyzerWarningDangling pointer403178
Dereferencing NULLAnalyzerWarningDereferencing NULL pointer452534
Dereferencing Incomplete TypesCompilerErrorDereferencing a pointer to an incomplete data type4033381
Multi-free on same memory blockAnalyzerWarningFreeing multiple times the same memory block460138
Memory LeakAnalyzerWarningMemory leak4504116
Freeing unallocated pointerAnalyzerWarningFreeing non-allocated memory5222121
sizeof on PointerAnalyzerWarningUsing sizeof operator on pointer4212
Uninitialized PointersAnalyzerWarningUnitialized pointer3716
Discarding Ptrs QualifiersCompilerWarningAssignment or cast discards pointers qualifier4211
Unchecked MallocAnalyzerWarningReturn value from malloc or similar function is not checked4401231
Unexpected EOFCompilerErrorUnexpected EOF443337
Unterminated literalCompilerErrorMissing end-delimiter for character or string literal4221284
Useless ValueAnalyzerWarningStatement results in a value which is never used4231593
Void not IgnoredCompilerErrorAttempting to use a void returned value620661
Missing EOF NewlineCompilerWarningMissing newline at end of file3530
Multiple Unary Ops on VariableCompilerWarningUsing multiple unary operators on same variable in a single expression4303120
Empty Char LiteralCompilerErrorEmpty character literal413246
Using Uninitialized VariableCompilerWarningVariable not initialized422243
Forward Parameter DeclarationCompilerErrorParameter has a forward-declaration50031600
Unexpected Data TypesCompilerErrorUnexpected multiple data types where one is expected4603119
Unexpected Arguments NumberCompilerErrorUnexpected number of arguments401082
Mismatch numbers for args / specifiersCompilerWarningThere is a mismatch between the number of format specifiers used in a printf or scanf, and their arguments3721196
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 argument4722528
Using unknwon struct fieldCompilerErrorUnknown struct field452090
Parameters Storage ClassCompilerErrorStorage class specified for parameter392043
Shadowed IdentifierAnalyzerWarningShadowing variable already in scope382126
Argument ConversionCompilerWarningArguments data type is converted4320238
Modifying ParametersAnalyzerWarningFormal parameters are assigned inside function432062
Assign Integer to PointerCompilerWarningAssigning non-NULL constant to Pointer4701118
Mixed Pointers DeclarationsAnalyzerWarningDeclaring variables in one statement with pointer and non-pointer data types4120
Missing Function DeclarationCompilerWarningMissing function declaration3831
Function should not be exportedAnalyzerWarningFunction is not static to its file, yet unused in other files5930542
Off by oneAnalyzerWarningA loop might be off by one in its number of iteration; e.g. start at 0 instead of 1350018
Formatting String MismatchAnalyzerWarningA printf or scanf is using a formatting string with conversion specifiers unrelated to the parameters3701
Assign pointer to integerAnalyzerWarningAssigning memory address to variable expecting integer380060
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