Rule Definition
When calling a function in a test expression of a FOR loop, the function will be computed for each loop iteration and will reduce performance dramatically.
Remediation
Try to reduce the number of artifacts containing function calls in FOR loop test expressions.
Violation Code Sample
for (int i=0; i < getMaxvalue(); i++) { // VIOLATION
tab[i] = i;
}
Fixed Code Sample
var $MaxValue;
$MaxValue = getMaxvalue();
for (int i=0; i < $MaxValue ; i++) { // Violation corrected
tab[i] = i;
}
Related Technologies
Technical Criterion
CWE-1050 - Excessive Platform Resource Consumption within a Loop
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