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Arithmetic type - Operands

This message is issued whenever an expression of essentially Boolean type has been used as the operand of an increment or decrement operator in either the prefix or postfix forms.

For example: 


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

void f4507 (_Bool a)
{
  ++a;                      /* 4507 */

  a--;                      /* 4507 */
}

MISRA C:2012 Rules applicable to message 4507:

Rule-10.1  (Required) Operands shall not be of an inappropriate essential type.

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