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Constraint violations REFERENCE - ISO:C90-6.6.6.3 The break Statement - Constraints

This is a constraint error

A 'break' statement has no meaning except in the body of a switch statement or an iteration statement. For example: 


/*PRQA S 769,2017,3227,3408 ++*/

extern void foo(int i, int n)
{
   while (i < n)
   {
      ++i;

      if (i == n)
      {
         break;
      }
   }

   break;                       /* Message 0767 */
}

MISRA-C:2004 Rules applicable to message 0767:

Rule  1.1  (Required) All code shall conform to ISO/IEC 9899:1990 C programming language, ISO 9899, amended and corrected by ISO/IEC 9899/COR1:1995, ISO/IEC 9899/AMD1:1995, and ISO/IEC 9899/COR2: 1996192

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