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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 used534012183
Undeclared VariablesCompilerErrorUndeclared variable used48322577
Undefined ReferencesLinkerErrorUndefined reference to function or variable42611
Missing Return StatementAnalyzerWarningFunction is missing return statement43610172
Missing Array SizeCompilerErrorThe size of an array is not specified3881193
Empty BlockAnalyzerWarningYour program features an empty block41512285
Single Quote StringCompilerWarningUsing single quote as string delimiter40253121
Unexpected Break StatementAnalyzerWarningUnexpected break statement3990088
Missing break statementAnalyzerWarningMissing break statement40283
Unreachable StatementsAnalyzerWarningUnreachable statements41317177
= vs. ==CompilerWarningAssignment used in Boolean expression46321522
Unary OPs in Larger ExprAnalyzerWarningUnary operators used in larger expression41100522
Bitwise vs. LogicalAnalyzerWarningUse of bitwise binary operator instead of logical operator41301382
Expected SemicolonCompilerErrorExpected semi-colon5142193
Dangling PointerAnalyzerWarningDangling pointer40331169
Dereferencing NULLAnalyzerWarningDereferencing NULL pointer4422594
Dereferencing Incomplete TypesCompilerErrorDereferencing a pointer to an incomplete data type41133460
Multi-free on same memory blockAnalyzerWarningFreeing multiple times the same memory block4050185
Memory LeakAnalyzerWarningMemory leak41104251
Freeing unallocated pointerAnalyzerWarningFreeing non-allocated memory40722170
sizeof on PointerAnalyzerWarningUsing sizeof operator on pointer40112
Uninitialized PointersAnalyzerWarningUnitialized pointer37716
Discarding Ptrs QualifiersCompilerWarningAssignment or cast discards pointers qualifier43511
Unchecked MallocAnalyzerWarningReturn value from malloc or similar function is not checked41001496
Unexpected EOFCompilerErrorUnexpected EOF4073396
Unterminated literalCompilerErrorMissing end-delimiter for character or string literal59621609
Useless ValueAnalyzerWarningStatement results in a value which is never used42631720
Void not IgnoredCompilerErrorAttempting to use a void returned value43906108
Missing EOF NewlineCompilerWarningMissing newline at end of file39930
Multiple Unary Ops on VariableCompilerWarningUsing multiple unary operators on same variable in a single expression41903297
Empty Char LiteralCompilerErrorEmpty character literal41032103
Using Uninitialized VariableCompilerWarningVariable not initialized45022103
Forward Parameter DeclarationCompilerErrorParameter has a forward-declaration417031706
Unexpected Data TypesCompilerErrorUnexpected multiple data types where one is expected41203271
Unexpected Arguments NumberCompilerErrorUnexpected number of arguments39910184
Mismatch numbers for args / specifiersCompilerWarningThere is a mismatch between the number of format specifiers used in a printf or scanf, and their arguments39821386
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 argument48822618
Using unknwon struct fieldCompilerErrorUnknown struct field44420194
Parameters Storage ClassCompilerErrorStorage class specified for parameter4042098
Shadowed IdentifierAnalyzerWarningShadowing variable already in scope3862170
Argument ConversionCompilerWarningArguments data type is converted40620570
Modifying ParametersAnalyzerWarningFormal parameters are assigned inside function39220180
Assign Integer to PointerCompilerWarningAssigning non-NULL constant to Pointer41901284
Mixed Pointers DeclarationsAnalyzerWarningDeclaring variables in one statement with pointer and non-pointer data types38820
Missing Function DeclarationCompilerWarningMissing function declaration54631
Function should not be exportedAnalyzerWarningFunction is not static to its file, yet unused in other files408301278
Off by oneAnalyzerWarningA loop might be off by one in its number of iteration; e.g. start at 0 instead of 13760060
Formatting String MismatchAnalyzerWarningA printf or scanf is using a formatting string with conversion specifiers unrelated to the parameters39501
Assign pointer to integerAnalyzerWarningAssigning memory address to variable expecting integer39600202
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