Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [1/2] string: Add stracpy and stracpy_pad mechanisms | From | Markus Elfring <> | Date | Thu, 25 Jul 2019 14:40:43 +0200 |
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>>> @@ >>> ( >>> -x = strlcpy >>> +stracpy >>> (e1.f, e2 >>> - , i2 >>> )@p; >>> ... when != x >>> >>> | >> >> I wonder about the deletion of the assignment target. >> Should the setting of such a variable be usually preserved? > > If it is a local variable and never subsequently used, it doesn't seem > very useful.
Such an explanation is easier to understand.
* How do you think about the possibility that it was (accidentally) forgotten to use such a local variable?
* Your transformation can result in an intentionally unused return value. Would you like point any more source code places out where values are unused so far?
Regards, Markus
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