ASML C Coding Standard

Rule: 6.5.2.1.a

Synopsis:	Array subscripting requires a pointer to object type and one or more integral subscript expressions. The indices must be within the bounds values of the (allocated) array.
Language:	C
Severity Level:	1
Category:	Expressions

Description:

Justification

Language constraint. To avoid memory access outside the array the index should be within the bounds of the array.

Example

int i;
int a[6];

for (i = 0; i <= 6; i++)
{
   a[i] = 0; /* WRONG: Index gets a value greater than the number of elements. */
}