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Arithmetic type - Casts

This message is issued whenever an expression of essentially character type has been cast to an enum type.

For example: 


/*PRQA S 1-9999 ++*/
/*PRQA S 4312 --*/

enum E {ONE, TWO};

void foo (enum E b);

enum E f4312 (char a)
{
  foo ((enum E) a);         /* 4312 */

  foo ((enum E) (a + 1));   /* 4312 */

  return ((enum E) a);      /* 4312 */
}

MISRA C:2012 Rules applicable to message 4312:

Rule-10.5  (Advisory) The value of an expression should not be cast to an inappropriate essential type

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