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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 used6101946
Undeclared VariablesCompilerErrorUndeclared variable used5322273
Undefined ReferencesLinkerErrorUndefined reference to function or variable5311
Missing Return StatementAnalyzerWarningFunction is missing return statement501071
Missing Array SizeCompilerErrorThe size of an array is not specified481148
Empty BlockAnalyzerWarningYour program features an empty block5212124
Single Quote StringCompilerWarningUsing single quote as string delimiter515362
Unexpected Break StatementAnalyzerWarningUnexpected break statement490037
Missing break statementAnalyzerWarningMissing break statement4183
Unreachable StatementsAnalyzerWarningUnreachable statements511781
= vs. ==CompilerWarningAssignment used in Boolean expression8321251
Unary OPs in Larger ExprAnalyzerWarningUnary operators used in larger expression5100232
Bitwise vs. LogicalAnalyzerWarningUse of bitwise binary operator instead of logical operator5001164
Expected SemicolonCompilerErrorExpected semi-colon482143
Dangling PointerAnalyzerWarningDangling pointer473178
Dereferencing NULLAnalyzerWarningDereferencing NULL pointer542534
Dereferencing Incomplete TypesCompilerErrorDereferencing a pointer to an incomplete data type4733381
Multi-free on same memory blockAnalyzerWarningFreeing multiple times the same memory block550138
Memory LeakAnalyzerWarningMemory leak5304116
Freeing unallocated pointerAnalyzerWarningFreeing non-allocated memory6122121
sizeof on PointerAnalyzerWarningUsing sizeof operator on pointer5112
Uninitialized PointersAnalyzerWarningUnitialized pointer4416
Discarding Ptrs QualifiersCompilerWarningAssignment or cast discards pointers qualifier5011
Unchecked MallocAnalyzerWarningReturn value from malloc or similar function is not checked5301233
Unexpected EOFCompilerErrorUnexpected EOF533338
Unterminated literalCompilerErrorMissing end-delimiter for character or string literal5221296
Useless ValueAnalyzerWarningStatement results in a value which is never used4931593
Void not IgnoredCompilerErrorAttempting to use a void returned value700661
Missing EOF NewlineCompilerWarningMissing newline at end of file4430
Multiple Unary Ops on VariableCompilerWarningUsing multiple unary operators on same variable in a single expression5003120
Empty Char LiteralCompilerErrorEmpty character literal493249
Using Uninitialized VariableCompilerWarningVariable not initialized512243
Forward Parameter DeclarationCompilerErrorParameter has a forward-declaration58031602
Unexpected Data TypesCompilerErrorUnexpected multiple data types where one is expected5403119
Unexpected Arguments NumberCompilerErrorUnexpected number of arguments491082
Mismatch numbers for args / specifiersCompilerWarningThere is a mismatch between the number of format specifiers used in a printf or scanf, and their arguments4621200
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 argument5522528
Using unknwon struct fieldCompilerErrorUnknown struct field532092
Parameters Storage ClassCompilerErrorStorage class specified for parameter462043
Shadowed IdentifierAnalyzerWarningShadowing variable already in scope462126
Argument ConversionCompilerWarningArguments data type is converted5220240
Modifying ParametersAnalyzerWarningFormal parameters are assigned inside function532062
Assign Integer to PointerCompilerWarningAssigning non-NULL constant to Pointer5501118
Mixed Pointers DeclarationsAnalyzerWarningDeclaring variables in one statement with pointer and non-pointer data types5020
Missing Function DeclarationCompilerWarningMissing function declaration4531
Function should not be exportedAnalyzerWarningFunction is not static to its file, yet unused in other files6930542
Off by oneAnalyzerWarningA loop might be off by one in its number of iteration; e.g. start at 0 instead of 1440019
Formatting String MismatchAnalyzerWarningA printf or scanf is using a formatting string with conversion specifiers unrelated to the parameters4601
Assign pointer to integerAnalyzerWarningAssigning memory address to variable expecting integer470063
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