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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 used411011760
Undeclared VariablesCompilerErrorUndeclared variable used39922460
Undefined ReferencesLinkerErrorUndefined reference to function or variable38911
Missing Return StatementAnalyzerWarningFunction is missing return statement38410132
Missing Array SizeCompilerErrorThe size of an array is not specified3681174
Empty BlockAnalyzerWarningYour program features an empty block38412228
Single Quote StringCompilerWarningUsing single quote as string delimiter38453104
Unexpected Break StatementAnalyzerWarningUnexpected break statement3790068
Missing break statementAnalyzerWarningMissing break statement37383
Unreachable StatementsAnalyzerWarningUnreachable statements39217144
= vs. ==CompilerWarningAssignment used in Boolean expression42921425
Unary OPs in Larger ExprAnalyzerWarningUnary operators used in larger expression38900406
Bitwise vs. LogicalAnalyzerWarningUse of bitwise binary operator instead of logical operator38901306
Expected SemicolonCompilerErrorExpected semi-colon3922173
Dangling PointerAnalyzerWarningDangling pointer37731135
Dereferencing NULLAnalyzerWarningDereferencing NULL pointer4112575
Dereferencing Incomplete TypesCompilerErrorDereferencing a pointer to an incomplete data type37533444
Multi-free on same memory blockAnalyzerWarningFreeing multiple times the same memory block3860169
Memory LeakAnalyzerWarningMemory leak39004201
Freeing unallocated pointerAnalyzerWarningFreeing non-allocated memory38522146
sizeof on PointerAnalyzerWarningUsing sizeof operator on pointer38112
Uninitialized PointersAnalyzerWarningUnitialized pointer35516
Discarding Ptrs QualifiersCompilerWarningAssignment or cast discards pointers qualifier39111
Unchecked MallocAnalyzerWarningReturn value from malloc or similar function is not checked38501393
Unexpected EOFCompilerErrorUnexpected EOF3853380
Unterminated literalCompilerErrorMissing end-delimiter for character or string literal38621490
Useless ValueAnalyzerWarningStatement results in a value which is never used38631670
Void not IgnoredCompilerErrorAttempting to use a void returned value4030688
Missing EOF NewlineCompilerWarningMissing newline at end of file37130
Multiple Unary Ops on VariableCompilerWarningUsing multiple unary operators on same variable in a single expression39703244
Empty Char LiteralCompilerErrorEmpty character literal3603277
Using Uninitialized VariableCompilerWarningVariable not initialized3952286
Forward Parameter DeclarationCompilerErrorParameter has a forward-declaration390031654
Unexpected Data TypesCompilerErrorUnexpected multiple data types where one is expected39203221
Unexpected Arguments NumberCompilerErrorUnexpected number of arguments36810154
Mismatch numbers for args / specifiersCompilerWarningThere is a mismatch between the number of format specifiers used in a printf or scanf, and their arguments36821320
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 argument37222584
Using unknwon struct fieldCompilerErrorUnknown struct field39020158
Parameters Storage ClassCompilerErrorStorage class specified for parameter3642081
Shadowed IdentifierAnalyzerWarningShadowing variable already in scope3612154
Argument ConversionCompilerWarningArguments data type is converted37620468
Modifying ParametersAnalyzerWarningFormal parameters are assigned inside function37120150
Assign Integer to PointerCompilerWarningAssigning non-NULL constant to Pointer38901231
Mixed Pointers DeclarationsAnalyzerWarningDeclaring variables in one statement with pointer and non-pointer data types36820
Missing Function DeclarationCompilerWarningMissing function declaration38231
Function should not be exportedAnalyzerWarningFunction is not static to its file, yet unused in other files388301038
Off by oneAnalyzerWarningA loop might be off by one in its number of iteration; e.g. start at 0 instead of 13540043
Formatting String MismatchAnalyzerWarningA printf or scanf is using a formatting string with conversion specifiers unrelated to the parameters37501
Assign pointer to integerAnalyzerWarningAssigning memory address to variable expecting integer37500170
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