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  • a three-letter prefix that represents the topic the rule/recommendation belongs to
  • a two-digit numeric value in the range of 00-99
  • a suffix that represents the associated language or platform

Numeric values in the range of 00-29 are reserved for recommendations, while values in the range of 30-99 are reserved for rules.

Supported Languages and Platforms

See the table below for a summary of supported languages and platforms:

Suffix

Language/Platform

-C

C

-CPP

C++

-J

Java

-PL

Perl

Examples

Here are some example identifiers with an explanation of each:

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“-CPP” stands for the C++ language

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EXP00-J Do not ignore values returned by methods

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