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	4501	An expression of 'essentially Boolean' type (%1s) is being used as the %2s operand of this arithmetic operator (%3s).

Arithmetic type - Operands

This message is issued whenever an expression of essentially Boolean type has been used as an operand of an arithmetic operator.

For example:


/*PRQA S 1-9999 ++*/
/*PRQA S 4501,4507 --*/

void f4501 (int a, _Bool b)
{
  (a != 0) + 1;             /* 4501 */
  
  b + 1;                    /* 4501 */
  
  +b;                       /* 4501 */

  ++b;                      /* 4507 */
}

See also:

4507 An expression of 'essentially Boolean' type (%1s) is being used as the operand of this increment/decrement operator (%2s).

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