Use the js/ prefix for LdapInjection.ql

Python: Type tracker changes

.codeqlmanifest.json

@@ -5,5 +5,7 @@
                "cpp/ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE/CWE-190/semmle/tainted/qlpack.yml",
                "*/ql/examples/qlpack.yml",
                "*/upgrades/qlpack.yml",
+               "javascript/ql/experimental/adaptivethreatmodeling/lib/qlpack.yml",
+               "javascript/ql/experimental/adaptivethreatmodeling/src/qlpack.yml",
                "misc/legacy-support/*/qlpack.yml",
                "misc/suite-helpers/qlpack.yml" ] }

.github/labeler.yml

@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ Python:
   - python/**/*
   - change-notes/**/*python*
 
+Ruby:
+  - ruby/**/*
+  - change-notes/**/*ruby*
+
 documentation:
   - "**/*.qhelp"
   - "**/*.md"

.github/workflows/csv-coverage-pr-artifacts.yml

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ on:
       - '.github/workflows/csv-coverage-pr-comment.yml'
       - '*/ql/src/**/*.ql'
       - '*/ql/src/**/*.qll'
+      - '*/ql/lib/**/*.ql'
+      - '*/ql/lib/**/*.qll'
       - 'misc/scripts/library-coverage/*.py'
       # input data files
       - '*/documentation/library-coverage/cwe-sink.csv'

.github/workflows/ruby-build.yml

@@ -3,18 +3,16 @@ name: "Ruby: Build"
 on:
   push:
     paths:
-      - "ruby/**"
-      - .github/workflows/ruby-build.yml
+      - 'ruby/**'
     branches:
       - main
-      - "rc/*"
+      - 'rc/*'
   pull_request:
     paths:
-      - "ruby/**"
-      - .github/workflows/ruby-build.yml
+      - 'ruby/**'
     branches:
       - main
-      - "rc/*"
+      - 'rc/*'
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       tag:

.github/workflows/ruby-dataset-measure.yml

@@ -4,17 +4,15 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
-      - "rc/*"
+      - 'rc/*'
     paths:
       - ruby/ql/lib/ruby.dbscheme
-      - .github/workflows/ruby-dataset-measure.yml
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
-      - "rc/*"
+      - 'rc/*'
     paths:
       - ruby/ql/lib/ruby.dbscheme
-      - .github/workflows/ruby-dataset-measure.yml
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:

.github/workflows/ruby-qltest.yml

@@ -3,18 +3,16 @@ name: "Ruby: Run QL Tests"
 on:
   push:
     paths:
-      - "ruby/**"
-      - .github/workflows/ruby-qltest.yml
+      - 'ruby/**'
     branches:
       - main
-      - "rc/*"
+      - 'rc/*'
   pull_request:
     paths:
-      - "ruby/**"
-      - .github/workflows/ruby-qltest.yml
+      - 'ruby/**'
     branches:
       - main
-      - "rc/*"
+      - 'rc/*'
 
 env:
   CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
@@ -46,5 +44,5 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo >empty.trap
           codeql dataset import -S ql/lib/upgrades/initial/ruby.dbscheme testdb empty.trap
-          codeql dataset upgrade testdb --additional-packs ql/lib
+          codeql dataset upgrade testdb --additional-packs ql/lib/upgrades
           diff -q testdb/ruby.dbscheme ql/lib/ruby.dbscheme

.gitignore

@@ -24,3 +24,6 @@
 /codeql/
 
 csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.Driver/Properties/launchSettings.json
+
+# Avoid committing cached package components
+.codeql

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -11,13 +11,14 @@ If you have an idea for a query that you would like to share with other CodeQL u
 
 1. **Directory structure**
 
-    There are five language-specific query directories in this repository:
+    There are six language-specific query directories in this repository:
 
       * C/C++: `cpp/ql/src`
       * C#: `csharp/ql/src`
       * Java: `java/ql/src`
       * JavaScript: `javascript/ql/src`
       * Python: `python/ql/src`
+      * Ruby: `ruby/ql/src`
 
     Each language-specific directory contains further subdirectories that group queries based on their `@tags` or purpose.
     - Experimental queries and libraries are stored in the `experimental` subdirectory within each language-specific directory in the [CodeQL repository](https://github.com/github/codeql). For example, experimental Java queries and libraries are stored in `java/ql/src/experimental` and any corresponding tests in `java/ql/test/experimental`.

README.md

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ This open source repository contains the standard CodeQL libraries and queries t
 
 ## How do I learn CodeQL and run queries?
 
-There is [extensive documentation](https://help.semmle.com/QL/learn-ql/) on getting started with writing CodeQL.
-You can use the [interactive query console](https://lgtm.com/help/lgtm/using-query-console) on LGTM.com or the [CodeQL for Visual Studio Code](https://help.semmle.com/codeql/codeql-for-vscode.html) extension to try out your queries on any open source project that's currently being analyzed.
+There is [extensive documentation](https://codeql.github.com/docs/) on getting started with writing CodeQL.
+You can use the [interactive query console](https://lgtm.com/help/lgtm/using-query-console) on LGTM.com or the [CodeQL for Visual Studio Code](https://codeql.github.com/docs/codeql-for-visual-studio-code/) extension to try out your queries on any open source project that's currently being analyzed.
 
 ## Contributing
 

config/identical-files.json

@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
     "python/ql/lib/semmle/python/dataflow/new/internal/DataFlowImpl2.qll",
     "python/ql/lib/semmle/python/dataflow/new/internal/DataFlowImpl3.qll",
     "python/ql/lib/semmle/python/dataflow/new/internal/DataFlowImpl4.qll",
-    "ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl.qll"
+    "ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl.qll",
+    "ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl2.qll"
   ],
   "DataFlow Java/C++/C#/Python Common": [
     "java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImplCommon.qll",
@@ -372,6 +373,7 @@
   ],
   "Inline Test Expectations": [
     "cpp/ql/test/TestUtilities/InlineExpectationsTest.qll",
+    "csharp/ql/test/TestUtilities/InlineExpectationsTest.qll",
     "java/ql/test/TestUtilities/InlineExpectationsTest.qll",
     "python/ql/test/TestUtilities/InlineExpectationsTest.qll",
     "ruby/ql/test/TestUtilities/InlineExpectationsTest.qll"
@@ -477,5 +479,13 @@
   "TypeTracker": [
     "python/ql/lib/semmle/python/dataflow/new/internal/TypeTracker.qll",
     "ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/typetracking/TypeTracker.qll"
+  ],
+  "CodeQL Tutorial": [
+    "cpp/ql/lib/tutorial.qll",
+    "csharp/ql/lib/tutorial.qll",
+    "java/ql/lib/tutorial.qll",
+    "javascript/ql/lib/tutorial.qll",
+    "python/ql/lib/tutorial.qll",
+    "ruby/ql/lib/tutorial.qll"
   ]
 }

cpp/change-notes/2021-06-10-cleartext-transmission.md

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+lgtm,codescanning
+* A new query (`cpp/cleartext-transmission`) has been added. This is similar to the `cpp/cleartext-storage-file`, `cpp/cleartext-storage-buffer` and `cpp/cleartext-storage-database` queries but looks for cases where sensitive information is most likely transmitted over a network.

cpp/change-notes/2021-09-27-command-line-injection.md

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+lgtm,codescanning
+* The "Uncontrolled data used in OS command" (`cpp/command-line-injection`) query has been enhanced to reduce false positive results and its `@precision` increased to `high`

cpp/change-notes/2021-09-27-overflow-static.md

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+lgtm,codescanning
+* Increase precision to high for the "Static buffer overflow" query
+  (`cpp/static-buffer-overflow`). This means the query is run and displayed by default on Code Scanning and LGTM.

cpp/change-notes/2021-10-01-improper-null-termination.md

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+lgtm,codescanning
+* Several improvements made to the `NullTermination.qll` library and the 'Potential improper null termination' (cpp/improper-null-termination). These changes reduce the number of false positive results for this query and related query 'User-controlled data may not be null terminated' (cpp/user-controlled-null-termination-tainted).

cpp/change-notes/2021-10-07-extraction-errors.md

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+codescanning
+* Problems with extraction that in most cases won't break the analysis in a significant way are now reported as warnings rather than errors.
+* The failed extractor invocations query now has severity `error`.

cpp/change-notes/2021-11-01-isFromSystemMacroDefinition.md

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+lgtm,codescanning
+* The QL library `semmle.code.cpp.commons.Exclusions` now contains a predicate
+  `isFromSystemMacroDefinition` for identifying code that originates from a
+  macro outside the project being analyzed.

cpp/ql/lib/experimental/semmle/code/cpp/security/PrivateCleartextWrite.qll

@@ -52,11 +52,8 @@ module PrivateCleartextWrite {
 
   class WriteSink extends Sink {
     WriteSink() {
-      exists(FileWrite f, BufferWrite b |
-        this.asExpr() = f.getASource()
-        or
-        this.asExpr() = b.getAChild()
-      )
+      this.asExpr() = any(FileWrite f).getASource() or
+      this.asExpr() = any(BufferWrite b).getAChild()
     }
   }
 }

cpp/ql/lib/experimental/semmle/code/cpp/security/PrivateData.qll

@@ -13,26 +13,25 @@ import cpp
 
 /** A string for `match` that identifies strings that look like they represent private data. */
 private string privateNames() {
-  // Inspired by the list on https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/359.html
-  // Government identifiers, such as Social Security Numbers
-  result = "%social%security%number%" or
-  // Contact information, such as home addresses and telephone numbers
-  result = "%postcode%" or
-  result = "%zipcode%" or
-  // result = "%telephone%" or
-  // Geographic location - where the user is (or was)
-  result = "%latitude%" or
-  result = "%longitude%" or
-  // Financial data - such as credit card numbers, salary, bank accounts, and debts
-  result = "%creditcard%" or
-  result = "%salary%" or
-  result = "%bankaccount%" or
-  // Communications - e-mail addresses, private e-mail messages, SMS text messages, chat logs, etc.
-  // result = "%email%" or
-  // result = "%mobile%" or
-  result = "%employer%" or
-  // Health - medical conditions, insurance status, prescription records
-  result = "%medical%"
+  result =
+    [
+      // Inspired by the list on https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/359.html
+      // Government identifiers, such as Social Security Numbers
+      "%social%security%number%",
+      // Contact information, such as home addresses and telephone numbers
+      "%postcode%", "%zipcode%",
+      // result = "%telephone%" or
+      // Geographic location - where the user is (or was)
+      "%latitude%", "%longitude%",
+      // Financial data - such as credit card numbers, salary, bank accounts, and debts
+      "%creditcard%", "%salary%", "%bankaccount%",
+      // Communications - e-mail addresses, private e-mail messages, SMS text messages, chat logs, etc.
+      // result = "%email%" or
+      // result = "%mobile%" or
+      "%employer%",
+      // Health - medical conditions, insurance status, prescription records
+      "%medical%"
+    ]
 }
 
 /** An expression that might contain private data. */

cpp/ql/lib/external/ExternalArtifact.qll

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class ExternalData extends @externalDataElement {
    * Gets the path of the file this data was loaded from, with its
    * extension replaced by `.ql`.
    */
-  string getQueryPath() { result = getDataPath().regexpReplaceAll("\\.[^.]*$", ".ql") }
+  string getQueryPath() { result = this.getDataPath().regexpReplaceAll("\\.[^.]*$", ".ql") }
 
   /** Gets the number of fields in this data item. */
   int getNumFields() { result = 1 + max(int i | externalData(this, _, i, _) | i) }
@@ -24,22 +24,22 @@ class ExternalData extends @externalDataElement {
   string getField(int i) { externalData(this, _, i, result) }
 
   /** Gets the integer value of the `i`th field of this data item. */
-  int getFieldAsInt(int i) { result = getField(i).toInt() }
+  int getFieldAsInt(int i) { result = this.getField(i).toInt() }
 
   /** Gets the floating-point value of the `i`th field of this data item. */
-  float getFieldAsFloat(int i) { result = getField(i).toFloat() }
+  float getFieldAsFloat(int i) { result = this.getField(i).toFloat() }
 
   /** Gets the value of the `i`th field of this data item, interpreted as a date. */
-  date getFieldAsDate(int i) { result = getField(i).toDate() }
+  date getFieldAsDate(int i) { result = this.getField(i).toDate() }
 
   /** Gets a textual representation of this data item. */
-  string toString() { result = getQueryPath() + ": " + buildTupleString(0) }
+  string toString() { result = this.getQueryPath() + ": " + this.buildTupleString(0) }
 
   /** Gets a textual representation of this data item, starting with the `n`th field. */
   private string buildTupleString(int n) {
-    n = getNumFields() - 1 and result = getField(n)
+    n = this.getNumFields() - 1 and result = this.getField(n)
     or
-    n < getNumFields() - 1 and result = getField(n) + "," + buildTupleString(n + 1)
+    n < this.getNumFields() - 1 and result = this.getField(n) + "," + this.buildTupleString(n + 1)
   }
 }
 
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ class DefectExternalData extends ExternalData {
   }
 
   /** Gets the URL associated with this data item. */
-  string getURL() { result = getField(0) }
+  string getURL() { result = this.getField(0) }
 
   /** Gets the message associated with this data item. */
-  string getMessage() { result = getField(1) }
+  string getMessage() { result = this.getField(1) }
 }

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/Class.qll

@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ class Class extends UserType {
     exists(ClassDerivation cd | cd.getBaseClass() = base |
       result =
         this.accessOfBaseMemberMulti(cd.getDerivedClass(),
-          fieldInBase.accessInDirectDerived(cd.getASpecifier().(AccessSpecifier)))
+          fieldInBase.accessInDirectDerived(cd.getASpecifier()))
     )
   }
 
@@ -261,21 +261,20 @@ class Class extends UserType {
    * includes the case of `base` = `this`.
    */
   AccessSpecifier accessOfBaseMember(Declaration member) {
-    result =
-      this.accessOfBaseMember(member.getDeclaringType(), member.getASpecifier().(AccessSpecifier))
+    result = this.accessOfBaseMember(member.getDeclaringType(), member.getASpecifier())
   }
 
   /**
    * DEPRECATED: name changed to `hasImplicitCopyConstructor` to reflect that
    * `= default` members are no longer included.
    */
-  deprecated predicate hasGeneratedCopyConstructor() { hasImplicitCopyConstructor() }
+  deprecated predicate hasGeneratedCopyConstructor() { this.hasImplicitCopyConstructor() }
 
   /**
    * DEPRECATED: name changed to `hasImplicitCopyAssignmentOperator` to
    * reflect that `= default` members are no longer included.
    */
-  deprecated predicate hasGeneratedCopyAssignmentOperator() { hasImplicitCopyConstructor() }
+  deprecated predicate hasGeneratedCopyAssignmentOperator() { this.hasImplicitCopyConstructor() }
 
   /**
    * Holds if this class, struct or union has an implicitly-declared copy
@@ -319,7 +318,7 @@ class Class extends UserType {
     exists(Type t | t = this.getAFieldSubobjectType().getUnspecifiedType() |
       // Note: Overload resolution is not implemented -- all copy
       // constructors are considered equal.
-      this.cannotAccessCopyConstructorOnAny(t.(Class))
+      this.cannotAccessCopyConstructorOnAny(t)
     )
     or
     // - T has direct or virtual base class that cannot be copied (has deleted,
@@ -392,7 +391,7 @@ class Class extends UserType {
     exists(Type t | t = this.getAFieldSubobjectType().getUnspecifiedType() |
       // Note: Overload resolution is not implemented -- all copy assignment
       // operators are considered equal.
-      this.cannotAccessCopyAssignmentOperatorOnAny(t.(Class))
+      this.cannotAccessCopyAssignmentOperatorOnAny(t)
     )
     or
     exists(Class c | c = this.getADirectOrVirtualBase() |
@@ -487,7 +486,7 @@ class Class extends UserType {
     exists(ClassDerivation cd |
       // Add the offset of the direct base class and the offset of `baseClass`
       // within that direct base class.
-      cd = getADerivation() and
+      cd = this.getADerivation() and
       result = cd.getBaseClass().getANonVirtualBaseClassByteOffset(baseClass) + cd.getByteOffset()
     )
   }
@@ -502,12 +501,12 @@ class Class extends UserType {
    */
   int getABaseClassByteOffset(Class baseClass) {
     // Handle the non-virtual case.
-    result = getANonVirtualBaseClassByteOffset(baseClass)
+    result = this.getANonVirtualBaseClassByteOffset(baseClass)
     or
     exists(Class virtualBaseClass, int virtualBaseOffset, int offsetFromVirtualBase |
       // Look for the base class as a non-virtual base of a direct or indirect
       // virtual base, adding the two offsets.
-      getVirtualBaseClassByteOffset(virtualBaseClass) = virtualBaseOffset and
+      this.getVirtualBaseClassByteOffset(virtualBaseClass) = virtualBaseOffset and
       offsetFromVirtualBase = virtualBaseClass.getANonVirtualBaseClassByteOffset(baseClass) and
       result = virtualBaseOffset + offsetFromVirtualBase
     )
@@ -623,11 +622,11 @@ class Class extends UserType {
    * inherits one).
    */
   predicate isPolymorphic() {
-    exists(MemberFunction f | f.getDeclaringType() = getABaseClass*() and f.isVirtual())
+    exists(MemberFunction f | f.getDeclaringType() = this.getABaseClass*() and f.isVirtual())
   }
 
   override predicate involvesTemplateParameter() {
-    getATemplateArgument().(Type).involvesTemplateParameter()
+    this.getATemplateArgument().(Type).involvesTemplateParameter()
   }
 
   /** Holds if this class, struct or union was declared 'final'. */
@@ -765,7 +764,7 @@ class ClassDerivation extends Locatable, @derivation {
    * };
    * ```
    */
-  Class getBaseClass() { result = getBaseType().getUnderlyingType() }
+  Class getBaseClass() { result = this.getBaseType().getUnderlyingType() }
 
   override string getAPrimaryQlClass() { result = "ClassDerivation" }
 
@@ -818,7 +817,7 @@ class ClassDerivation extends Locatable, @derivation {
   predicate hasSpecifier(string s) { this.getASpecifier().hasName(s) }
 
   /** Holds if the derivation is for a virtual base class. */
-  predicate isVirtual() { hasSpecifier("virtual") }
+  predicate isVirtual() { this.hasSpecifier("virtual") }
 
   /** Gets the location of the derivation. */
   override Location getLocation() { derivations(underlyingElement(this), _, _, _, result) }
@@ -846,7 +845,7 @@ class ClassDerivation extends Locatable, @derivation {
  * ```
  */
 class LocalClass extends Class {
-  LocalClass() { isLocal() }
+  LocalClass() { this.isLocal() }
 
   override string getAPrimaryQlClass() { not this instanceof LocalStruct and result = "LocalClass" }
 
@@ -989,9 +988,9 @@ class ClassTemplateSpecialization extends Class {
   TemplateClass getPrimaryTemplate() {
     // Ignoring template arguments, the primary template has the same name
     // as each of its specializations.
-    result.getSimpleName() = getSimpleName() and
+    result.getSimpleName() = this.getSimpleName() and
     // It is in the same namespace as its specializations.
-    result.getNamespace() = getNamespace() and
+    result.getNamespace() = this.getNamespace() and
     // It is distinguished by the fact that each of its template arguments
     // is a distinct template parameter.
     count(TemplateParameter tp | tp = result.getATemplateArgument()) =
@@ -1108,7 +1107,7 @@ deprecated class Interface extends Class {
  * ```
  */
 class VirtualClassDerivation extends ClassDerivation {
-  VirtualClassDerivation() { hasSpecifier("virtual") }
+  VirtualClassDerivation() { this.hasSpecifier("virtual") }
 
   override string getAPrimaryQlClass() { result = "VirtualClassDerivation" }
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1135,7 @@ class VirtualBaseClass extends Class {
   VirtualClassDerivation getAVirtualDerivation() { result.getBaseClass() = this }
 
   /** A class/struct that is derived from this one using virtual inheritance. */
-  Class getAVirtuallyDerivedClass() { result = getAVirtualDerivation().getDerivedClass() }
+  Class getAVirtuallyDerivedClass() { result = this.getAVirtualDerivation().getDerivedClass() }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1155,7 +1154,7 @@ class ProxyClass extends UserType {
   override string getAPrimaryQlClass() { result = "ProxyClass" }
 
   /** Gets the location of the proxy class. */
-  override Location getLocation() { result = getTemplateParameter().getDefinitionLocation() }
+  override Location getLocation() { result = this.getTemplateParameter().getDefinitionLocation() }
 
   /** Gets the template parameter for which this is the proxy class. */
   TemplateParameter getTemplateParameter() {

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/Declaration.qll

@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ class Declaration extends Locatable, @declaration {
   predicate hasDefinition() { exists(this.getDefinition()) }
 
   /** DEPRECATED: Use `hasDefinition` instead. */
-  predicate isDefined() { hasDefinition() }
+  predicate isDefined() { this.hasDefinition() }
 
   /** Gets the preferred location of this declaration, if any. */
   override Location getLocation() { none() }
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ class Declaration extends Locatable, @declaration {
   predicate isStatic() { this.hasSpecifier("static") }
 
   /** Holds if this declaration is a member of a class/struct/union. */
-  predicate isMember() { hasDeclaringType() }
+  predicate isMember() { this.hasDeclaringType() }
 
   /** Holds if this declaration is a member of a class/struct/union. */
   predicate hasDeclaringType() { exists(this.getDeclaringType()) }
@@ -226,14 +226,14 @@ class Declaration extends Locatable, @declaration {
    * When called on a template, this will return a template parameter type for
    * both typed and non-typed parameters.
    */
-  final Locatable getATemplateArgument() { result = getTemplateArgument(_) }
+  final Locatable getATemplateArgument() { result = this.getTemplateArgument(_) }
 
   /**
    * Gets a template argument used to instantiate this declaration from a template.
    * When called on a template, this will return a non-typed template
    * parameter value.
    */
-  final Locatable getATemplateArgumentKind() { result = getTemplateArgumentKind(_) }
+  final Locatable getATemplateArgumentKind() { result = this.getTemplateArgumentKind(_) }
 
   /**
    * Gets the `i`th template argument used to instantiate this declaration from a
@@ -252,9 +252,9 @@ class Declaration extends Locatable, @declaration {
    * `getTemplateArgument(1)` return `1`.
    */
   final Locatable getTemplateArgument(int index) {
-    if exists(getTemplateArgumentValue(index))
-    then result = getTemplateArgumentValue(index)
-    else result = getTemplateArgumentType(index)
+    if exists(this.getTemplateArgumentValue(index))
+    then result = this.getTemplateArgumentValue(index)
+    else result = this.getTemplateArgumentType(index)
   }
 
   /**
@@ -275,14 +275,13 @@ class Declaration extends Locatable, @declaration {
    * `getTemplateArgumentKind(0)`.
    */
   final Locatable getTemplateArgumentKind(int index) {
-    if exists(getTemplateArgumentValue(index))
-    then result = getTemplateArgumentType(index)
-    else none()
+    exists(this.getTemplateArgumentValue(index)) and
+    result = this.getTemplateArgumentType(index)
   }
 
   /** Gets the number of template arguments for this declaration. */
   final int getNumberOfTemplateArguments() {
-    result = count(int i | exists(getTemplateArgument(i)))
+    result = count(int i | exists(this.getTemplateArgument(i)))
   }
 
   private Type getTemplateArgumentType(int index) {
@@ -328,9 +327,9 @@ class DeclarationEntry extends Locatable, TDeclarationEntry {
    * available), or the name declared by this entry otherwise.
    */
   string getCanonicalName() {
-    if getDeclaration().hasDefinition()
-    then result = getDeclaration().getDefinition().getName()
-    else result = getName()
+    if this.getDeclaration().hasDefinition()
+    then result = this.getDeclaration().getDefinition().getName()
+    else result = this.getName()
   }
 
   /**
@@ -371,18 +370,18 @@ class DeclarationEntry extends Locatable, TDeclarationEntry {
   /**
    * Holds if this declaration entry has a specifier with the given name.
    */
-  predicate hasSpecifier(string specifier) { getASpecifier() = specifier }
+  predicate hasSpecifier(string specifier) { this.getASpecifier() = specifier }
 
   /** Holds if this declaration entry is a definition. */
   predicate isDefinition() { none() } // overridden in subclasses
 
   override string toString() {
-    if isDefinition()
-    then result = "definition of " + getName()
+    if this.isDefinition()
+    then result = "definition of " + this.getName()
     else
-      if getName() = getCanonicalName()
-      then result = "declaration of " + getName()
-      else result = "declaration of " + getCanonicalName() + " as " + getName()
+      if this.getName() = this.getCanonicalName()
+      then result = "declaration of " + this.getName()
+      else result = "declaration of " + this.getCanonicalName() + " as " + this.getName()
   }
 }
 
@@ -491,8 +490,7 @@ class AccessHolder extends Declaration, TAccessHolder {
    */
   pragma[inline]
   predicate canAccessMember(Declaration member, Class derived) {
-    this.couldAccessMember(member.getDeclaringType(), member.getASpecifier().(AccessSpecifier),
-      derived)
+    this.couldAccessMember(member.getDeclaringType(), member.getASpecifier(), derived)
   }
 
   /**
@@ -581,7 +579,7 @@ private class DirectAccessHolder extends Element {
     // transitive closure with a restricted base case.
     this.thisCanAccessClassStep(base, derived)
     or
-    exists(Class between | thisCanAccessClassTrans(base, between) |
+    exists(Class between | this.thisCanAccessClassTrans(base, between) |
       isDirectPublicBaseOf(between, derived) or
       this.thisCanAccessClassStep(between, derived)
     )

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/Element.qll

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class ElementBase extends @element {
   /**
    * Gets a comma-separated list of the names of the primary CodeQL classes to which this element belongs.
    */
-  final string getPrimaryQlClasses() { result = concat(getAPrimaryQlClass(), ",") }
+  final string getPrimaryQlClasses() { result = concat(this.getAPrimaryQlClass(), ",") }
 
   /**
    * Gets the name of a primary CodeQL class to which this element belongs.
@@ -206,9 +206,9 @@ class Element extends ElementBase {
   /** Gets the closest `Element` enclosing this one. */
   cached
   Element getEnclosingElement() {
-    result = getEnclosingElementPref()
+    result = this.getEnclosingElementPref()
     or
-    not exists(getEnclosingElementPref()) and
+    not exists(this.getEnclosingElementPref()) and
     (
       this = result.(Class).getAMember()
       or
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ private predicate isFromUninstantiatedTemplateRec(Element e, Element template) {
  * ```
  */
 class StaticAssert extends Locatable, @static_assert {
-  override string toString() { result = "static_assert(..., \"" + getMessage() + "\")" }
+  override string toString() { result = "static_assert(..., \"" + this.getMessage() + "\")" }
 
   /**
    * Gets the expression which this static assertion ensures is true.

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/Enum.qll

@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class Enum extends UserType, IntegralOrEnumType {
  * ```
  */
 class LocalEnum extends Enum {
-  LocalEnum() { isLocal() }
+  LocalEnum() { this.isLocal() }
 
   override string getAPrimaryQlClass() { result = "LocalEnum" }
 }

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/File.qll

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class Container extends Locatable, @container {
    * DEPRECATED: Use `getLocation` instead.
    * Gets a URL representing the location of this container.
    *
-   * For more information see [Providing URLs](https://help.semmle.com/QL/learn-ql/ql/locations.html#providing-urls).
+   * For more information see [Providing URLs](https://codeql.github.com/docs/writing-codeql-queries/providing-locations-in-codeql-queries/#providing-urls).
    */
   deprecated string getURL() { none() } // overridden by subclasses
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class Container extends Locatable, @container {
    */
   string getRelativePath() {
     exists(string absPath, string pref |
-      absPath = getAbsolutePath() and sourceLocationPrefix(pref)
+      absPath = this.getAbsolutePath() and sourceLocationPrefix(pref)
     |
       absPath = pref and result = ""
       or
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class Container extends Locatable, @container {
    * </table>
    */
   string getBaseName() {
-    result = getAbsolutePath().regexpCapture(".*/(([^/]*?)(?:\\.([^.]*))?)", 1)
+    result = this.getAbsolutePath().regexpCapture(".*/(([^/]*?)(?:\\.([^.]*))?)", 1)
   }
 
   /**
@@ -105,7 +105,9 @@ class Container extends Locatable, @container {
    * <tr><td>"/tmp/x.tar.gz"</td><td>"gz"</td></tr>
    * </table>
    */
-  string getExtension() { result = getAbsolutePath().regexpCapture(".*/([^/]*?)(\\.([^.]*))?", 3) }
+  string getExtension() {
+    result = this.getAbsolutePath().regexpCapture(".*/([^/]*?)(\\.([^.]*))?", 3)
+  }
 
   /**
    * Gets the stem of this container, that is, the prefix of its base name up to
@@ -124,7 +126,9 @@ class Container extends Locatable, @container {
    * <tr><td>"/tmp/x.tar.gz"</td><td>"x.tar"</td></tr>
    * </table>
    */
-  string getStem() { result = getAbsolutePath().regexpCapture(".*/([^/]*?)(?:\\.([^.]*))?", 1) }
+  string getStem() {
+    result = this.getAbsolutePath().regexpCapture(".*/([^/]*?)(?:\\.([^.]*))?", 1)
+  }
 
   /** Gets the parent container of this file or folder, if any. */
   Container getParentContainer() {
@@ -135,20 +139,20 @@ class Container extends Locatable, @container {
   Container getAChildContainer() { this = result.getParentContainer() }
 
   /** Gets a file in this container. */
-  File getAFile() { result = getAChildContainer() }
+  File getAFile() { result = this.getAChildContainer() }
 
   /** Gets the file in this container that has the given `baseName`, if any. */
   File getFile(string baseName) {
-    result = getAFile() and
+    result = this.getAFile() and
     result.getBaseName() = baseName
   }
 
   /** Gets a sub-folder in this container. */
-  Folder getAFolder() { result = getAChildContainer() }
+  Folder getAFolder() { result = this.getAChildContainer() }
 
   /** Gets the sub-folder in this container that has the given `baseName`, if any. */
   Folder getFolder(string baseName) {
-    result = getAFolder() and
+    result = this.getAFolder() and
     result.getBaseName() = baseName
   }
 
@@ -157,7 +161,7 @@ class Container extends Locatable, @container {
    *
    * This is the absolute path of the container.
    */
-  override string toString() { result = getAbsolutePath() }
+  override string toString() { result = this.getAbsolutePath() }
 }
 
 /**

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/Function.qll

@@ -43,26 +43,26 @@ class Function extends Declaration, ControlFlowNode, AccessHolder, @function {
    */
   string getFullSignature() {
     exists(string name, string templateArgs, string args |
-      result = name + templateArgs + args + " -> " + getType().toString() and
-      name = getQualifiedName() and
+      result = name + templateArgs + args + " -> " + this.getType().toString() and
+      name = this.getQualifiedName() and
       (
-        if exists(getATemplateArgument())
+        if exists(this.getATemplateArgument())
         then
           templateArgs =
             "<" +
               concat(int i |
-                exists(getTemplateArgument(i))
+                exists(this.getTemplateArgument(i))
               |
-                getTemplateArgument(i).toString(), ", " order by i
+                this.getTemplateArgument(i).toString(), ", " order by i
               ) + ">"
         else templateArgs = ""
       ) and
       args =
         "(" +
           concat(int i |
-            exists(getParameter(i))
+            exists(this.getParameter(i))
           |
-            getParameter(i).getType().toString(), ", " order by i
+            this.getParameter(i).getType().toString(), ", " order by i
           ) + ")"
     )
   }
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class Function extends Declaration, ControlFlowNode, AccessHolder, @function {
   /** Gets a specifier of this function. */
   override Specifier getASpecifier() {
     funspecifiers(underlyingElement(this), unresolveElement(result)) or
-    result.hasName(getADeclarationEntry().getASpecifier())
+    result.hasName(this.getADeclarationEntry().getASpecifier())
   }
 
   /** Gets an attribute of this function. */
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ class Function extends Declaration, ControlFlowNode, AccessHolder, @function {
    * Holds if this function is declared with `__attribute__((naked))` or
    * `__declspec(naked)`.
    */
-  predicate isNaked() { getAnAttribute().hasName("naked") }
+  predicate isNaked() { this.getAnAttribute().hasName("naked") }
 
   /**
    * Holds if this function has a trailing return type.
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ class Function extends Declaration, ControlFlowNode, AccessHolder, @function {
    * Gets the return type of this function after specifiers have been deeply
    * stripped and typedefs have been resolved.
    */
-  Type getUnspecifiedType() { result = getType().getUnspecifiedType() }
+  Type getUnspecifiedType() { result = this.getType().getUnspecifiedType() }
 
   /**
    * Gets the nth parameter of this function. There is no result for the
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ class Function extends Declaration, ControlFlowNode, AccessHolder, @function {
   int getEffectiveNumberOfParameters() {
     // This method is overridden in `MemberFunction`, where the result is
     // adjusted to account for the implicit `this` parameter.
-    result = getNumberOfParameters()
+    result = this.getNumberOfParameters()
   }
 
   /**
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ class Function extends Declaration, ControlFlowNode, AccessHolder, @function {
    * return `int p1, int p2`.
    */
   string getParameterString() {
-    result = concat(int i | | min(getParameter(i).getTypedName()), ", " order by i)
+    result = concat(int i | | min(this.getParameter(i).getTypedName()), ", " order by i)
   }
 
   /** Gets a call to this function. */
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ class Function extends Declaration, ControlFlowNode, AccessHolder, @function {
    */
   override FunctionDeclarationEntry getADeclarationEntry() {
     if fun_decls(_, underlyingElement(this), _, _, _)
-    then declEntry(result)
+    then this.declEntry(result)
     else
       exists(Function f |
         this.isConstructedFrom(f) and
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ class Function extends Declaration, ControlFlowNode, AccessHolder, @function {
    * Gets the location of a `FunctionDeclarationEntry` corresponding to this
    * declaration.
    */
-  override Location getADeclarationLocation() { result = getADeclarationEntry().getLocation() }
+  override Location getADeclarationLocation() { result = this.getADeclarationEntry().getLocation() }
 
   /** Holds if this Function is a Template specialization. */
   predicate isSpecialization() {
@@ -265,14 +265,14 @@ class Function extends Declaration, ControlFlowNode, AccessHolder, @function {
    * definition, if any.
    */
   override FunctionDeclarationEntry getDefinition() {
-    result = getADeclarationEntry() and
+    result = this.getADeclarationEntry() and
     result.isDefinition()
   }
 
   /** Gets the location of the definition, if any. */
   override Location getDefinitionLocation() {
-    if exists(getDefinition())
-    then result = getDefinition().getLocation()
+    if exists(this.getDefinition())
+    then result = this.getDefinition().getLocation()
     else exists(Function f | this.isConstructedFrom(f) and result = f.getDefinition().getLocation())
   }
 
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ class Function extends Declaration, ControlFlowNode, AccessHolder, @function {
    * definition, if possible.)
    */
   override Location getLocation() {
-    if exists(getDefinition())
+    if exists(this.getDefinition())
     then result = this.getDefinitionLocation()
     else result = this.getADeclarationLocation()
   }
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ class Function extends Declaration, ControlFlowNode, AccessHolder, @function {
   BlockStmt getBlock() { result.getParentScope() = this }
 
   /** Holds if this function has an entry point. */
-  predicate hasEntryPoint() { exists(getEntryPoint()) }
+  predicate hasEntryPoint() { exists(this.getEntryPoint()) }
 
   /**
    * Gets the first node in this function's control flow graph.
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ class Function extends Declaration, ControlFlowNode, AccessHolder, @function {
    * Holds if this function has C linkage, as specified by one of its
    * declaration entries. For example: `extern "C" void foo();`.
    */
-  predicate hasCLinkage() { getADeclarationEntry().hasCLinkage() }
+  predicate hasCLinkage() { this.getADeclarationEntry().hasCLinkage() }
 
   /**
    * Holds if this function is constructed from `f` as a result
@@ -409,27 +409,27 @@ class Function extends Declaration, ControlFlowNode, AccessHolder, @function {
    * several functions that are not linked together have been compiled. An
    * example would be a project with many 'main' functions.
    */
-  predicate isMultiplyDefined() { strictcount(getFile()) > 1 }
+  predicate isMultiplyDefined() { strictcount(this.getFile()) > 1 }
 
   /** Holds if this function is a varargs function. */
-  predicate isVarargs() { hasSpecifier("varargs") }
+  predicate isVarargs() { this.hasSpecifier("varargs") }
 
   /** Gets a type that is specified to be thrown by the function. */
-  Type getAThrownType() { result = getADeclarationEntry().getAThrownType() }
+  Type getAThrownType() { result = this.getADeclarationEntry().getAThrownType() }
 
   /**
    * Gets the `i`th type specified to be thrown by the function.
    */
-  Type getThrownType(int i) { result = getADeclarationEntry().getThrownType(i) }
+  Type getThrownType(int i) { result = this.getADeclarationEntry().getThrownType(i) }
 
   /** Holds if the function has an exception specification. */
-  predicate hasExceptionSpecification() { getADeclarationEntry().hasExceptionSpecification() }
+  predicate hasExceptionSpecification() { this.getADeclarationEntry().hasExceptionSpecification() }
 
   /** Holds if this function has a `throw()` exception specification. */
-  predicate isNoThrow() { getADeclarationEntry().isNoThrow() }
+  predicate isNoThrow() { this.getADeclarationEntry().isNoThrow() }
 
   /** Holds if this function has a `noexcept` exception specification. */
-  predicate isNoExcept() { getADeclarationEntry().isNoExcept() }
+  predicate isNoExcept() { this.getADeclarationEntry().isNoExcept() }
 
   /**
    * Gets a function that overloads this one.
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ private predicate candGetAnOverloadNonMember(string name, Namespace namespace, F
  */
 class FunctionDeclarationEntry extends DeclarationEntry, @fun_decl {
   /** Gets the function which is being declared or defined. */
-  override Function getDeclaration() { result = getFunction() }
+  override Function getDeclaration() { result = this.getFunction() }
 
   override string getAPrimaryQlClass() { result = "FunctionDeclarationEntry" }
 
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ class FunctionDeclarationEntry extends DeclarationEntry, @fun_decl {
    *   case, catch) plus the number of branching expressions (`?`, `&&`,
    *   `||`) plus one.
    */
-  int getCyclomaticComplexity() { result = 1 + cyclomaticComplexityBranches(getBlock()) }
+  int getCyclomaticComplexity() { result = 1 + cyclomaticComplexityBranches(this.getBlock()) }
 
   /**
    * If this is a function definition, get the block containing the
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ class FunctionDeclarationEntry extends DeclarationEntry, @fun_decl {
    */
   BlockStmt getBlock() {
     this.isDefinition() and
-    result = getFunction().getBlock() and
+    result = this.getFunction().getBlock() and
     result.getFile() = this.getFile()
   }
 
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ class FunctionDeclarationEntry extends DeclarationEntry, @fun_decl {
    */
   pragma[noopt]
   int getNumberOfLines() {
-    exists(BlockStmt b, Location l, int start, int end, int diff | b = getBlock() |
+    exists(BlockStmt b, Location l, int start, int end, int diff | b = this.getBlock() |
       l = b.getLocation() and
       start = l.getStartLine() and
       end = l.getEndLine() and
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ class FunctionDeclarationEntry extends DeclarationEntry, @fun_decl {
    * declaration.
    */
   ParameterDeclarationEntry getAParameterDeclarationEntry() {
-    result = getParameterDeclarationEntry(_)
+    result = this.getParameterDeclarationEntry(_)
   }
 
   /**
@@ -639,7 +639,8 @@ class FunctionDeclarationEntry extends DeclarationEntry, @fun_decl {
    * return 'int p1, int p2'.
    */
   string getParameterString() {
-    result = concat(int i | | min(getParameterDeclarationEntry(i).getTypedName()), ", " order by i)
+    result =
+      concat(int i | | min(this.getParameterDeclarationEntry(i).getTypedName()), ", " order by i)
   }
 
   /**
@@ -647,10 +648,10 @@ class FunctionDeclarationEntry extends DeclarationEntry, @fun_decl {
    *
    *    `extern "C" void foo();`
    */
-  predicate hasCLinkage() { getASpecifier() = "c_linkage" }
+  predicate hasCLinkage() { this.getASpecifier() = "c_linkage" }
 
   /** Holds if this declaration entry has a void parameter list. */
-  predicate hasVoidParamList() { getASpecifier() = "void_param_list" }
+  predicate hasVoidParamList() { this.getASpecifier() = "void_param_list" }
 
   /** Holds if this declaration is also a definition of its function. */
   override predicate isDefinition() { fun_def(underlyingElement(this)) }
@@ -665,7 +666,7 @@ class FunctionDeclarationEntry extends DeclarationEntry, @fun_decl {
   predicate isImplicit() { fun_implicit(underlyingElement(this)) }
 
   /** Gets a type that is specified to be thrown by the declared function. */
-  Type getAThrownType() { result = getThrownType(_) }
+  Type getAThrownType() { result = this.getThrownType(_) }
 
   /**
    * Gets the `i`th type specified to be thrown by the declared function
@@ -690,8 +691,8 @@ class FunctionDeclarationEntry extends DeclarationEntry, @fun_decl {
   predicate hasExceptionSpecification() {
     fun_decl_throws(underlyingElement(this), _, _) or
     fun_decl_noexcept(underlyingElement(this), _) or
-    isNoThrow() or
-    isNoExcept()
+    this.isNoThrow() or
+    this.isNoExcept()
   }
 
   /**
@@ -763,7 +764,7 @@ class Operator extends Function {
  */
 class TemplateFunction extends Function {
   TemplateFunction() {
-    is_function_template(underlyingElement(this)) and exists(getATemplateArgument())
+    is_function_template(underlyingElement(this)) and exists(this.getATemplateArgument())
   }
 
   override string getAPrimaryQlClass() { result = "TemplateFunction" }

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/Include.qll

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class Include extends PreprocessorDirective, @ppd_include {
    * Gets the token which occurs after `#include`, for example `"filename"`
    * or `<filename>`.
    */
-  string getIncludeText() { result = getHead() }
+  string getIncludeText() { result = this.getHead() }
 
   /** Gets the file directly included by this `#include`. */
   File getIncludedFile() { includes(underlyingElement(this), unresolveElement(result)) }
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class Include extends PreprocessorDirective, @ppd_include {
  * ```
  */
 class IncludeNext extends Include, @ppd_include_next {
-  override string toString() { result = "#include_next " + getIncludeText() }
+  override string toString() { result = "#include_next " + this.getIncludeText() }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -65,5 +65,5 @@ class IncludeNext extends Include, @ppd_include_next {
  * ```
  */
 class Import extends Include, @ppd_objc_import {
-  override string toString() { result = "#import " + getIncludeText() }
+  override string toString() { result = "#import " + this.getIncludeText() }
 }

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/Initializer.qll

@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ class Initializer extends ControlFlowNode, @initialiser {
   override predicate fromSource() { not this.getLocation() instanceof UnknownLocation }
 
   override string toString() {
-    if exists(getDeclaration())
-    then result = "initializer for " + max(getDeclaration().getName())
+    if exists(this.getDeclaration())
+    then result = "initializer for " + max(this.getDeclaration().getName())
     else result = "initializer"
   }
 

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/Location.qll

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class Location extends @location {
    * The location spans column `startcolumn` of line `startline` to
    * column `endcolumn` of line `endline` in file `filepath`.
    * For more information, see
-   * [Locations](https://help.semmle.com/QL/learn-ql/ql/locations.html).
+   * [Locations](https://codeql.github.com/docs/writing-codeql-queries/providing-locations-in-codeql-queries/).
    */
   predicate hasLocationInfo(
     string filepath, int startline, int startcolumn, int endline, int endcolumn
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ class Location extends @location {
 
   /** Holds if location `l` is completely contained within this one. */
   predicate subsumes(Location l) {
-    exists(File f | f = getFile() |
-      exists(int thisStart, int thisEnd | charLoc(f, thisStart, thisEnd) |
+    exists(File f | f = this.getFile() |
+      exists(int thisStart, int thisEnd | this.charLoc(f, thisStart, thisEnd) |
         exists(int lStart, int lEnd | l.charLoc(f, lStart, lEnd) |
           thisStart <= lStart and lEnd <= thisEnd
         )
@@ -97,10 +97,10 @@ class Location extends @location {
    * see `subsumes`.
    */
   predicate charLoc(File f, int start, int end) {
-    f = getFile() and
+    f = this.getFile() and
     exists(int maxCols | maxCols = maxCols(f) |
-      start = getStartLine() * maxCols + getStartColumn() and
-      end = getEndLine() * maxCols + getEndColumn()
+      start = this.getStartLine() * maxCols + this.getStartColumn() and
+      end = this.getEndLine() * maxCols + this.getEndColumn()
     )
   }
 }
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ class Locatable extends Element { }
  * expressions, one for statements and one for other program elements.
  */
 class UnknownLocation extends Location {
-  UnknownLocation() { getFile().getAbsolutePath() = "" }
+  UnknownLocation() { this.getFile().getAbsolutePath() = "" }
 }
 
 /**

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/Macro.qll

@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ class Macro extends PreprocessorDirective, @ppd_define {
    * Gets the name of the macro.  For example, `MAX` in
    * `#define MAX(x,y) (((x)>(y))?(x):(y))`.
    */
-  string getName() { result = getHead().splitAt("(", 0) }
+  string getName() { result = this.getHead().splitAt("(", 0) }
 
   /** Holds if the macro has name `name`. */
-  predicate hasName(string name) { getName() = name }
+  predicate hasName(string name) { this.getName() = name }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ class MacroAccess extends Locatable, @macroinvocation {
   override string toString() { result = this.getMacro().getHead() }
 
   /** Gets the name of the accessed macro. */
-  string getMacroName() { result = getMacro().getName() }
+  string getMacroName() { result = this.getMacro().getName() }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -197,8 +197,8 @@ class MacroInvocation extends MacroAccess {
    * expression. In other cases, it may have multiple results or no results.
    */
   Expr getExpr() {
-    result = getAnExpandedElement() and
-    not result.getParent() = getAnExpandedElement() and
+    result = this.getAnExpandedElement() and
+    not result.getParent() = this.getAnExpandedElement() and
     not result instanceof Conversion
   }
 
@@ -208,8 +208,8 @@ class MacroInvocation extends MacroAccess {
    * element is not a statement (for example if it is an expression).
    */
   Stmt getStmt() {
-    result = getAnExpandedElement() and
-    not result.getParent() = getAnExpandedElement()
+    result = this.getAnExpandedElement() and
+    not result.getParent() = this.getAnExpandedElement()
   }
 
   /**
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ deprecated class MacroInvocationExpr extends Expr {
   MacroInvocation getInvocation() { result.getExpr() = this }
 
   /** Gets the name of the invoked macro. */
-  string getMacroName() { result = getInvocation().getMacroName() }
+  string getMacroName() { result = this.getInvocation().getMacroName() }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ deprecated class MacroInvocationStmt extends Stmt {
   MacroInvocation getInvocation() { result.getStmt() = this }
 
   /** Gets the name of the invoked macro. */
-  string getMacroName() { result = getInvocation().getMacroName() }
+  string getMacroName() { result = this.getInvocation().getMacroName() }
 }
 
 /** Holds if `l` is the location of a macro. */

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/MemberFunction.qll

@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ class MemberFunction extends Function {
    * `this` parameter.
    */
   override int getEffectiveNumberOfParameters() {
-    if isStatic() then result = getNumberOfParameters() else result = getNumberOfParameters() + 1
+    if this.isStatic()
+    then result = this.getNumberOfParameters()
+    else result = this.getNumberOfParameters() + 1
   }
 
   /** Holds if this member is private. */
@@ -49,13 +51,13 @@ class MemberFunction extends Function {
   predicate isPublic() { this.hasSpecifier("public") }
 
   /** Holds if this declaration has the lvalue ref-qualifier */
-  predicate isLValueRefQualified() { hasSpecifier("&") }
+  predicate isLValueRefQualified() { this.hasSpecifier("&") }
 
   /** Holds if this declaration has the rvalue ref-qualifier */
-  predicate isRValueRefQualified() { hasSpecifier("&&") }
+  predicate isRValueRefQualified() { this.hasSpecifier("&&") }
 
   /** Holds if this declaration has a ref-qualifier */
-  predicate isRefQualified() { isLValueRefQualified() or isRValueRefQualified() }
+  predicate isRefQualified() { this.isLValueRefQualified() or this.isRValueRefQualified() }
 
   /** Holds if this function overrides that function. */
   predicate overrides(MemberFunction that) {
@@ -73,10 +75,10 @@ class MemberFunction extends Function {
    * class body.
    */
   FunctionDeclarationEntry getClassBodyDeclarationEntry() {
-    if strictcount(getADeclarationEntry()) = 1
-    then result = getDefinition()
+    if strictcount(this.getADeclarationEntry()) = 1
+    then result = this.getDefinition()
     else (
-      result = getADeclarationEntry() and result != getDefinition()
+      result = this.getADeclarationEntry() and result != this.getDefinition()
     )
   }
 
@@ -198,7 +200,7 @@ class Constructor extends MemberFunction {
    * compiler-generated action which initializes a base class or member
    * variable.
    */
-  ConstructorInit getAnInitializer() { result = getInitializer(_) }
+  ConstructorInit getAnInitializer() { result = this.getInitializer(_) }
 
   /**
    * Gets an entry in the constructor's initializer list, or a
@@ -220,8 +222,8 @@ class ImplicitConversionFunction extends MemberFunction {
     functions(underlyingElement(this), _, 4)
     or
     // ConversionConstructor (deprecated)
-    strictcount(Parameter p | p = getAParameter() and not p.hasInitializer()) = 1 and
-    not hasSpecifier("explicit")
+    strictcount(Parameter p | p = this.getAParameter() and not p.hasInitializer()) = 1 and
+    not this.hasSpecifier("explicit")
   }
 
   /** Gets the type this `ImplicitConversionFunction` takes as input. */
@@ -248,8 +250,8 @@ class ImplicitConversionFunction extends MemberFunction {
  */
 deprecated class ConversionConstructor extends Constructor, ImplicitConversionFunction {
   ConversionConstructor() {
-    strictcount(Parameter p | p = getAParameter() and not p.hasInitializer()) = 1 and
-    not hasSpecifier("explicit")
+    strictcount(Parameter p | p = this.getAParameter() and not p.hasInitializer()) = 1 and
+    not this.hasSpecifier("explicit")
   }
 
   override string getAPrimaryQlClass() {
@@ -301,15 +303,15 @@ class CopyConstructor extends Constructor {
     hasCopySignature(this) and
     (
       // The rest of the parameters all have default values
-      forall(int i | i > 0 and exists(getParameter(i)) | getParameter(i).hasInitializer())
+      forall(int i | i > 0 and exists(this.getParameter(i)) | this.getParameter(i).hasInitializer())
       or
       // or this is a template class, in which case the default values have
       // not been extracted even if they exist. In that case, we assume that
       // there are default values present since that is the most common case
       // in real-world code.
-      getDeclaringType() instanceof TemplateClass
+      this.getDeclaringType() instanceof TemplateClass
     ) and
-    not exists(getATemplateArgument())
+    not exists(this.getATemplateArgument())
   }
 
   override string getAPrimaryQlClass() { result = "CopyConstructor" }
@@ -325,8 +327,8 @@ class CopyConstructor extends Constructor {
     // type-checked for each template instantiation; if an argument in an
     // instantiation fails to type-check then the corresponding parameter has
     // no default argument in the instantiation.
-    getDeclaringType() instanceof TemplateClass and
-    getNumberOfParameters() > 1
+    this.getDeclaringType() instanceof TemplateClass and
+    this.getNumberOfParameters() > 1
   }
 }
 
@@ -358,15 +360,15 @@ class MoveConstructor extends Constructor {
     hasMoveSignature(this) and
     (
       // The rest of the parameters all have default values
-      forall(int i | i > 0 and exists(getParameter(i)) | getParameter(i).hasInitializer())
+      forall(int i | i > 0 and exists(this.getParameter(i)) | this.getParameter(i).hasInitializer())
       or
       // or this is a template class, in which case the default values have
       // not been extracted even if they exist. In that case, we assume that
       // there are default values present since that is the most common case
       // in real-world code.
-      getDeclaringType() instanceof TemplateClass
+      this.getDeclaringType() instanceof TemplateClass
     ) and
-    not exists(getATemplateArgument())
+    not exists(this.getATemplateArgument())
   }
 
   override string getAPrimaryQlClass() { result = "MoveConstructor" }
@@ -382,8 +384,8 @@ class MoveConstructor extends Constructor {
     // type-checked for each template instantiation; if an argument in an
     // instantiation fails to type-check then the corresponding parameter has
     // no default argument in the instantiation.
-    getDeclaringType() instanceof TemplateClass and
-    getNumberOfParameters() > 1
+    this.getDeclaringType() instanceof TemplateClass and
+    this.getNumberOfParameters() > 1
   }
 }
 
@@ -426,7 +428,7 @@ class Destructor extends MemberFunction {
    * Gets a compiler-generated action which destructs a base class or member
    * variable.
    */
-  DestructorDestruction getADestruction() { result = getDestruction(_) }
+  DestructorDestruction getADestruction() { result = this.getDestruction(_) }
 
   /**
    * Gets a compiler-generated action which destructs a base class or member
@@ -475,16 +477,16 @@ class ConversionOperator extends MemberFunction, ImplicitConversionFunction {
  */
 class CopyAssignmentOperator extends Operator {
   CopyAssignmentOperator() {
-    hasName("operator=") and
+    this.hasName("operator=") and
     (
       hasCopySignature(this)
       or
       // Unlike CopyConstructor, this member allows a non-reference
       // parameter.
-      getParameter(0).getUnspecifiedType() = getDeclaringType()
+      this.getParameter(0).getUnspecifiedType() = this.getDeclaringType()
     ) and
     not exists(this.getParameter(1)) and
-    not exists(getATemplateArgument())
+    not exists(this.getATemplateArgument())
   }
 
   override string getAPrimaryQlClass() { result = "CopyAssignmentOperator" }
@@ -507,10 +509,10 @@ class CopyAssignmentOperator extends Operator {
  */
 class MoveAssignmentOperator extends Operator {
   MoveAssignmentOperator() {
-    hasName("operator=") and
+    this.hasName("operator=") and
     hasMoveSignature(this) and
     not exists(this.getParameter(1)) and
-    not exists(getATemplateArgument())
+    not exists(this.getATemplateArgument())
   }
 
   override string getAPrimaryQlClass() { result = "MoveAssignmentOperator" }

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/Namespace.qll

@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ class Namespace extends NameQualifyingElement, @namespace {
    * unless the namespace has exactly one declaration entry.
    */
   override Location getLocation() {
-    if strictcount(getADeclarationEntry()) = 1
-    then result = getADeclarationEntry().getLocation()
+    if strictcount(this.getADeclarationEntry()) = 1
+    then result = this.getADeclarationEntry().getLocation()
     else result instanceof UnknownDefaultLocation
   }
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class Namespace extends NameQualifyingElement, @namespace {
   predicate hasName(string name) { name = this.getName() }
 
   /** Holds if this namespace is anonymous. */
-  predicate isAnonymous() { hasName("(unnamed namespace)") }
+  predicate isAnonymous() { this.hasName("(unnamed namespace)") }
 
   /** Gets the name of the parent namespace, if it exists. */
   private string getParentName() {
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ class Namespace extends NameQualifyingElement, @namespace {
 
   /** Gets the qualified name of this namespace. For example: `a::b`. */
   string getQualifiedName() {
-    if exists(getParentName())
-    then result = getParentNamespace().getQualifiedName() + "::" + getName()
-    else result = getName()
+    if exists(this.getParentName())
+    then result = this.getParentNamespace().getQualifiedName() + "::" + this.getName()
+    else result = this.getName()
   }
 
   /** Gets the parent namespace, if any. */
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class Namespace extends NameQualifyingElement, @namespace {
   /** Gets a version of the `QualifiedName` that is more suitable for display purposes. */
   string getFriendlyName() { result = this.getQualifiedName() }
 
-  final override string toString() { result = getFriendlyName() }
+  final override string toString() { result = this.getFriendlyName() }
 
   /** Gets a declaration of (part of) this namespace. */
   NamespaceDeclarationEntry getADeclarationEntry() { result.getNamespace() = this }

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/Parameter.qll

@@ -40,12 +40,12 @@ class Parameter extends LocalScopeVariable, @parameter {
    */
   override string getName() {
     exists(VariableDeclarationEntry vde |
-      vde = getANamedDeclarationEntry() and result = vde.getName()
+      vde = this.getANamedDeclarationEntry() and result = vde.getName()
     |
-      vde.isDefinition() or not getANamedDeclarationEntry().isDefinition()
+      vde.isDefinition() or not this.getANamedDeclarationEntry().isDefinition()
     )
     or
-    not exists(getANamedDeclarationEntry()) and
+    not exists(this.getANamedDeclarationEntry()) and
     result = "(unnamed parameter " + this.getIndex().toString() + ")"
   }
 
@@ -58,8 +58,12 @@ class Parameter extends LocalScopeVariable, @parameter {
    */
   string getTypedName() {
     exists(string typeString, string nameString |
-      (if exists(getType().getName()) then typeString = getType().getName() else typeString = "") and
-      (if exists(getName()) then nameString = getName() else nameString = "") and
+      (
+        if exists(this.getType().getName())
+        then typeString = this.getType().getName()
+        else typeString = ""
+      ) and
+      (if exists(this.getName()) then nameString = this.getName() else nameString = "") and
       (
         if typeString != "" and nameString != ""
         then result = typeString + " " + nameString
@@ -69,7 +73,7 @@ class Parameter extends LocalScopeVariable, @parameter {
   }
 
   private VariableDeclarationEntry getANamedDeclarationEntry() {
-    result = getAnEffectiveDeclarationEntry() and result.getName() != ""
+    result = this.getAnEffectiveDeclarationEntry() and result.getName() != ""
   }
 
   /**
@@ -82,13 +86,13 @@ class Parameter extends LocalScopeVariable, @parameter {
    * own).
    */
   private VariableDeclarationEntry getAnEffectiveDeclarationEntry() {
-    if getFunction().isConstructedFrom(_)
+    if this.getFunction().isConstructedFrom(_)
     then
       exists(Function prototypeInstantiation |
-        prototypeInstantiation.getParameter(getIndex()) = result.getVariable() and
-        getFunction().isConstructedFrom(prototypeInstantiation)
+        prototypeInstantiation.getParameter(this.getIndex()) = result.getVariable() and
+        this.getFunction().isConstructedFrom(prototypeInstantiation)
       )
-    else result = getADeclarationEntry()
+    else result = this.getADeclarationEntry()
   }
 
   /**
@@ -114,7 +118,7 @@ class Parameter extends LocalScopeVariable, @parameter {
    * `getName()` is not "(unnamed parameter i)" (where `i` is the index
    * of the parameter).
    */
-  predicate isNamed() { exists(getANamedDeclarationEntry()) }
+  predicate isNamed() { exists(this.getANamedDeclarationEntry()) }
 
   /**
    * Gets the function to which this parameter belongs, if it is a function
@@ -157,9 +161,9 @@ class Parameter extends LocalScopeVariable, @parameter {
    */
   override Location getLocation() {
     exists(VariableDeclarationEntry vde |
-      vde = getAnEffectiveDeclarationEntry() and result = vde.getLocation()
+      vde = this.getAnEffectiveDeclarationEntry() and result = vde.getLocation()
     |
-      vde.isDefinition() or not getAnEffectiveDeclarationEntry().isDefinition()
+      vde.isDefinition() or not this.getAnEffectiveDeclarationEntry().isDefinition()
     )
   }
 }

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/Preprocessor.qll

@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ class PreprocessorDirective extends Locatable, @preprocdirect {
   PreprocessorBranch getAGuard() {
     exists(PreprocessorEndif e, int line |
       result.getEndIf() = e and
-      e.getFile() = getFile() and
-      result.getFile() = getFile() and
+      e.getFile() = this.getFile() and
+      result.getFile() = this.getFile() and
       line = this.getLocation().getStartLine() and
       result.getLocation().getStartLine() < line and
       line < e.getLocation().getEndLine()
@@ -69,7 +69,9 @@ class PreprocessorBranchDirective extends PreprocessorDirective, TPreprocessorBr
    * directives in different translation units, then there can be more than
    * one result.
    */
-  PreprocessorEndif getEndIf() { preprocpair(unresolveElement(getIf()), unresolveElement(result)) }
+  PreprocessorEndif getEndIf() {
+    preprocpair(unresolveElement(this.getIf()), unresolveElement(result))
+  }
 
   /**
    * Gets the next `#elif`, `#else` or `#endif` matching this branching
@@ -137,7 +139,7 @@ class PreprocessorBranch extends PreprocessorBranchDirective, @ppd_branch {
    * which evaluated it, or was not taken by any translation unit which
    * evaluated it.
    */
-  predicate wasPredictable() { not (wasTaken() and wasNotTaken()) }
+  predicate wasPredictable() { not (this.wasTaken() and this.wasNotTaken()) }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -268,7 +270,7 @@ class PreprocessorUndef extends PreprocessorDirective, @ppd_undef {
   /**
    * Gets the name of the macro that is undefined.
    */
-  string getName() { result = getHead() }
+  string getName() { result = this.getHead() }
 }
 
 /**

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/Print.qll

@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ private class DumpType extends Type {
     // for a `SpecifiedType`, insert the qualifiers after
     // `getDeclaratorSuffixBeforeQualifiers()`.
     result =
-      getTypeSpecifier() + getDeclaratorPrefix() + getDeclaratorSuffixBeforeQualifiers() +
-        getDeclaratorSuffix()
+      this.getTypeSpecifier() + this.getDeclaratorPrefix() +
+        this.getDeclaratorSuffixBeforeQualifiers() + this.getDeclaratorSuffix()
   }
 
   /**
@@ -147,29 +147,35 @@ private class DumpType extends Type {
 }
 
 private class BuiltInDumpType extends DumpType, BuiltInType {
-  override string getTypeSpecifier() { result = toString() }
+  override string getTypeSpecifier() { result = this.toString() }
 }
 
 private class IntegralDumpType extends BuiltInDumpType, IntegralType {
-  override string getTypeSpecifier() { result = getCanonicalArithmeticType().toString() }
+  override string getTypeSpecifier() { result = this.getCanonicalArithmeticType().toString() }
 }
 
 private class DerivedDumpType extends DumpType, DerivedType {
-  override string getTypeSpecifier() { result = getBaseType().(DumpType).getTypeSpecifier() }
+  override string getTypeSpecifier() { result = this.getBaseType().(DumpType).getTypeSpecifier() }
 
   override string getDeclaratorSuffixBeforeQualifiers() {
-    result = getBaseType().(DumpType).getDeclaratorSuffixBeforeQualifiers()
+    result = this.getBaseType().(DumpType).getDeclaratorSuffixBeforeQualifiers()
   }
 
-  override string getDeclaratorSuffix() { result = getBaseType().(DumpType).getDeclaratorSuffix() }
+  override string getDeclaratorSuffix() {
+    result = this.getBaseType().(DumpType).getDeclaratorSuffix()
+  }
 }
 
 private class DecltypeDumpType extends DumpType, Decltype {
-  override string getTypeSpecifier() { result = getBaseType().(DumpType).getTypeSpecifier() }
+  override string getTypeSpecifier() { result = this.getBaseType().(DumpType).getTypeSpecifier() }
 
-  override string getDeclaratorPrefix() { result = getBaseType().(DumpType).getDeclaratorPrefix() }
+  override string getDeclaratorPrefix() {
+    result = this.getBaseType().(DumpType).getDeclaratorPrefix()
+  }
 
-  override string getDeclaratorSuffix() { result = getBaseType().(DumpType).getDeclaratorSuffix() }
+  override string getDeclaratorSuffix() {
+    result = this.getBaseType().(DumpType).getDeclaratorSuffix()
+  }
 }
 
 private class PointerIshDumpType extends DerivedDumpType {
@@ -180,10 +186,10 @@ private class PointerIshDumpType extends DerivedDumpType {
 
   override string getDeclaratorPrefix() {
     exists(string declarator |
-      result = getBaseType().(DumpType).getDeclaratorPrefix() + declarator and
-      if getBaseType().getUnspecifiedType() instanceof ArrayType
-      then declarator = "(" + getDeclaratorToken() + ")"
-      else declarator = getDeclaratorToken()
+      result = this.getBaseType().(DumpType).getDeclaratorPrefix() + declarator and
+      if this.getBaseType().getUnspecifiedType() instanceof ArrayType
+      then declarator = "(" + this.getDeclaratorToken() + ")"
+      else declarator = this.getDeclaratorToken()
     )
   }
 
@@ -206,13 +212,13 @@ private class RValueReferenceDumpType extends PointerIshDumpType, RValueReferenc
 }
 
 private class PointerToMemberDumpType extends DumpType, PointerToMemberType {
-  override string getTypeSpecifier() { result = getBaseType().(DumpType).getTypeSpecifier() }
+  override string getTypeSpecifier() { result = this.getBaseType().(DumpType).getTypeSpecifier() }
 
   override string getDeclaratorPrefix() {
     exists(string declarator, string parenDeclarator, Type baseType |
-      declarator = getClass().(DumpType).getTypeIdentityString() + "::*" and
-      result = getBaseType().(DumpType).getDeclaratorPrefix() + " " + parenDeclarator and
-      baseType = getBaseType().getUnspecifiedType() and
+      declarator = this.getClass().(DumpType).getTypeIdentityString() + "::*" and
+      result = this.getBaseType().(DumpType).getDeclaratorPrefix() + " " + parenDeclarator and
+      baseType = this.getBaseType().getUnspecifiedType() and
       if baseType instanceof ArrayType or baseType instanceof RoutineType
       then parenDeclarator = "(" + declarator
       else parenDeclarator = declarator
@@ -221,38 +227,44 @@ private class PointerToMemberDumpType extends DumpType, PointerToMemberType {
 
   override string getDeclaratorSuffixBeforeQualifiers() {
     exists(Type baseType |
-      baseType = getBaseType().getUnspecifiedType() and
+      baseType = this.getBaseType().getUnspecifiedType() and
       if baseType instanceof ArrayType or baseType instanceof RoutineType
-      then result = ")" + getBaseType().(DumpType).getDeclaratorSuffixBeforeQualifiers()
-      else result = getBaseType().(DumpType).getDeclaratorSuffixBeforeQualifiers()
+      then result = ")" + this.getBaseType().(DumpType).getDeclaratorSuffixBeforeQualifiers()
+      else result = this.getBaseType().(DumpType).getDeclaratorSuffixBeforeQualifiers()
     )
   }
 
-  override string getDeclaratorSuffix() { result = getBaseType().(DumpType).getDeclaratorSuffix() }
+  override string getDeclaratorSuffix() {
+    result = this.getBaseType().(DumpType).getDeclaratorSuffix()
+  }
 }
 
 private class ArrayDumpType extends DerivedDumpType, ArrayType {
-  override string getDeclaratorPrefix() { result = getBaseType().(DumpType).getDeclaratorPrefix() }
+  override string getDeclaratorPrefix() {
+    result = this.getBaseType().(DumpType).getDeclaratorPrefix()
+  }
 
   override string getDeclaratorSuffixBeforeQualifiers() {
-    if exists(getArraySize())
+    if exists(this.getArraySize())
     then
       result =
-        "[" + getArraySize().toString() + "]" +
-          getBaseType().(DumpType).getDeclaratorSuffixBeforeQualifiers()
-    else result = "[]" + getBaseType().(DumpType).getDeclaratorSuffixBeforeQualifiers()
+        "[" + this.getArraySize().toString() + "]" +
+          this.getBaseType().(DumpType).getDeclaratorSuffixBeforeQualifiers()
+    else result = "[]" + this.getBaseType().(DumpType).getDeclaratorSuffixBeforeQualifiers()
   }
 }
 
 private class FunctionPointerIshDumpType extends DerivedDumpType, FunctionPointerIshType {
   override string getDeclaratorSuffixBeforeQualifiers() {
-    result = ")" + getBaseType().(DumpType).getDeclaratorSuffixBeforeQualifiers()
+    result = ")" + this.getBaseType().(DumpType).getDeclaratorSuffixBeforeQualifiers()
   }
 
-  override string getDeclaratorSuffix() { result = getBaseType().(DumpType).getDeclaratorSuffix() }
+  override string getDeclaratorSuffix() {
+    result = this.getBaseType().(DumpType).getDeclaratorSuffix()
+  }
 
   override string getDeclaratorPrefix() {
-    result = getBaseType().(DumpType).getDeclaratorPrefix() + "(" + getDeclaratorToken()
+    result = this.getBaseType().(DumpType).getDeclaratorPrefix() + "(" + this.getDeclaratorToken()
   }
 
   /**
@@ -274,10 +286,10 @@ private class BlockDumpType extends FunctionPointerIshDumpType, BlockType {
 }
 
 private class RoutineDumpType extends DumpType, RoutineType {
-  override string getTypeSpecifier() { result = getReturnType().(DumpType).getTypeSpecifier() }
+  override string getTypeSpecifier() { result = this.getReturnType().(DumpType).getTypeSpecifier() }
 
   override string getDeclaratorPrefix() {
-    result = getReturnType().(DumpType).getDeclaratorPrefix()
+    result = this.getReturnType().(DumpType).getDeclaratorPrefix()
   }
 
   language[monotonicAggregates]
@@ -285,39 +297,41 @@ private class RoutineDumpType extends DumpType, RoutineType {
     result =
       "(" +
         concat(int i |
-          exists(getParameterType(i))
+          exists(this.getParameterType(i))
         |
-          getParameterTypeString(getParameterType(i)), ", " order by i
+          getParameterTypeString(this.getParameterType(i)), ", " order by i
         ) + ")"
   }
 
   override string getDeclaratorSuffix() {
     result =
-      getReturnType().(DumpType).getDeclaratorSuffixBeforeQualifiers() +
-        getReturnType().(DumpType).getDeclaratorSuffix()
+      this.getReturnType().(DumpType).getDeclaratorSuffixBeforeQualifiers() +
+        this.getReturnType().(DumpType).getDeclaratorSuffix()
   }
 }
 
 private class SpecifiedDumpType extends DerivedDumpType, SpecifiedType {
   override string getDeclaratorPrefix() {
     exists(string basePrefix |
-      basePrefix = getBaseType().(DumpType).getDeclaratorPrefix() and
-      if getBaseType().getUnspecifiedType() instanceof RoutineType
+      basePrefix = this.getBaseType().(DumpType).getDeclaratorPrefix() and
+      if this.getBaseType().getUnspecifiedType() instanceof RoutineType
       then result = basePrefix
-      else result = basePrefix + " " + getSpecifierString()
+      else result = basePrefix + " " + this.getSpecifierString()
     )
   }
 
   override string getDeclaratorSuffixBeforeQualifiers() {
     exists(string baseSuffix |
-      baseSuffix = getBaseType().(DumpType).getDeclaratorSuffixBeforeQualifiers() and
-      if getBaseType().getUnspecifiedType() instanceof RoutineType
-      then result = baseSuffix + " " + getSpecifierString()
+      baseSuffix = this.getBaseType().(DumpType).getDeclaratorSuffixBeforeQualifiers() and
+      if this.getBaseType().getUnspecifiedType() instanceof RoutineType
+      then result = baseSuffix + " " + this.getSpecifierString()
       else result = baseSuffix
     )
   }
 
-  override string getDeclaratorSuffix() { result = getBaseType().(DumpType).getDeclaratorSuffix() }
+  override string getDeclaratorSuffix() {
+    result = this.getBaseType().(DumpType).getDeclaratorSuffix()
+  }
 }
 
 private class UserDumpType extends DumpType, DumpDeclaration, UserType {
@@ -330,18 +344,18 @@ private class UserDumpType extends DumpType, DumpDeclaration, UserType {
           // "lambda [] type at line 12, col. 40"
           // Use `min(getSimpleName())` to work around an extractor bug where a lambda can have different names
           // from different compilation units.
-          simpleName = "(" + min(getSimpleName()) + ")"
-        else simpleName = getSimpleName()
+          simpleName = "(" + min(this.getSimpleName()) + ")"
+        else simpleName = this.getSimpleName()
       ) and
-      result = getScopePrefix(this) + simpleName + getTemplateArgumentsString()
+      result = getScopePrefix(this) + simpleName + this.getTemplateArgumentsString()
     )
   }
 
-  override string getTypeSpecifier() { result = getIdentityString() }
+  override string getTypeSpecifier() { result = this.getIdentityString() }
 }
 
 private class DumpProxyClass extends UserDumpType, ProxyClass {
-  override string getIdentityString() { result = getName() }
+  override string getIdentityString() { result = this.getName() }
 }
 
 private class DumpVariable extends DumpDeclaration, Variable {
@@ -360,9 +374,9 @@ private class DumpVariable extends DumpDeclaration, Variable {
 private class DumpFunction extends DumpDeclaration, Function {
   override string getIdentityString() {
     result =
-      getType().(DumpType).getTypeSpecifier() + getType().(DumpType).getDeclaratorPrefix() + " " +
-        getScopePrefix(this) + getName() + getTemplateArgumentsString() +
-        getDeclaratorSuffixBeforeQualifiers() + getDeclaratorSuffix()
+      this.getType().(DumpType).getTypeSpecifier() + this.getType().(DumpType).getDeclaratorPrefix()
+        + " " + getScopePrefix(this) + this.getName() + this.getTemplateArgumentsString() +
+        this.getDeclaratorSuffixBeforeQualifiers() + this.getDeclaratorSuffix()
   }
 
   language[monotonicAggregates]
@@ -370,28 +384,29 @@ private class DumpFunction extends DumpDeclaration, Function {
     result =
       "(" +
         concat(int i |
-          exists(getParameter(i).getType())
+          exists(this.getParameter(i).getType())
         |
-          getParameterTypeString(getParameter(i).getType()), ", " order by i
-        ) + ")" + getQualifierString()
+          getParameterTypeString(this.getParameter(i).getType()), ", " order by i
+        ) + ")" + this.getQualifierString()
   }
 
   private string getQualifierString() {
-    if exists(getACVQualifier())
+    if exists(this.getACVQualifier())
     then
-      result = " " + strictconcat(string qualifier | qualifier = getACVQualifier() | qualifier, " ")
+      result =
+        " " + strictconcat(string qualifier | qualifier = this.getACVQualifier() | qualifier, " ")
     else result = ""
   }
 
   private string getACVQualifier() {
-    result = getASpecifier().getName() and
+    result = this.getASpecifier().getName() and
     result = ["const", "volatile"]
   }
 
   private string getDeclaratorSuffix() {
     result =
-      getType().(DumpType).getDeclaratorSuffixBeforeQualifiers() +
-        getType().(DumpType).getDeclaratorSuffix()
+      this.getType().(DumpType).getDeclaratorSuffixBeforeQualifiers() +
+        this.getType().(DumpType).getDeclaratorSuffix()
   }
 }
 

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/Specifier.qll

@@ -31,11 +31,7 @@ class Specifier extends Element, @specifier {
  * A C/C++ function specifier: `inline`, `virtual`, or `explicit`.
  */
 class FunctionSpecifier extends Specifier {
-  FunctionSpecifier() {
-    this.hasName("inline") or
-    this.hasName("virtual") or
-    this.hasName("explicit")
-  }
+  FunctionSpecifier() { this.hasName(["inline", "virtual", "explicit"]) }
 
   override string getAPrimaryQlClass() { result = "FunctionSpecifier" }
 }
@@ -45,13 +41,7 @@ class FunctionSpecifier extends Specifier {
  * or `mutable".
  */
 class StorageClassSpecifier extends Specifier {
-  StorageClassSpecifier() {
-    this.hasName("auto") or
-    this.hasName("register") or
-    this.hasName("static") or
-    this.hasName("extern") or
-    this.hasName("mutable")
-  }
+  StorageClassSpecifier() { this.hasName(["auto", "register", "static", "extern", "mutable"]) }
 
   override string getAPrimaryQlClass() { result = "StorageClassSpecifier" }
 }
@@ -60,11 +50,7 @@ class StorageClassSpecifier extends Specifier {
  * A C++ access specifier: `public`, `protected`, or `private`.
  */
 class AccessSpecifier extends Specifier {
-  AccessSpecifier() {
-    this.hasName("public") or
-    this.hasName("protected") or
-    this.hasName("private")
-  }
+  AccessSpecifier() { this.hasName(["public", "protected", "private"]) }
 
   /**
    * Gets the visibility of a field with access specifier `this` if it is
@@ -140,7 +126,7 @@ class Attribute extends Element, @attribute {
   AttributeArgument getArgument(int i) { result.getAttribute() = this and result.getIndex() = i }
 
   /** Gets an argument of the attribute. */
-  AttributeArgument getAnArgument() { result = getArgument(_) }
+  AttributeArgument getAnArgument() { result = this.getArgument(_) }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -166,7 +152,7 @@ class StdAttribute extends Attribute, @stdattribute {
    * Holds if this attribute has the given namespace and name.
    */
   predicate hasQualifiedName(string namespace, string name) {
-    namespace = getNamespace() and hasName(name)
+    namespace = this.getNamespace() and this.hasName(name)
   }
 }
 
@@ -184,7 +170,7 @@ class Declspec extends Attribute, @declspec { }
  */
 class MicrosoftAttribute extends Attribute, @msattribute {
   AttributeArgument getNamedArgument(string name) {
-    result = getAnArgument() and result.getName() = name
+    result = this.getAnArgument() and result.getName() = name
   }
 }
 
@@ -212,13 +198,13 @@ class AlignAs extends Attribute, @alignas {
  * ```
  */
 class FormatAttribute extends GnuAttribute {
-  FormatAttribute() { getName() = "format" }
+  FormatAttribute() { this.getName() = "format" }
 
   /**
    * Gets the archetype of this format attribute, for example
    * `"printf"`.
    */
-  string getArchetype() { result = getArgument(0).getValueText() }
+  string getArchetype() { result = this.getArgument(0).getValueText() }
 
   /**
    * Gets the index in (1-based) format attribute notation associated
@@ -236,7 +222,7 @@ class FormatAttribute extends GnuAttribute {
    * Gets the (0-based) index of the format string,
    * according to this attribute.
    */
-  int getFormatIndex() { result = getArgument(1).getValueInt() - firstArgumentNumber() }
+  int getFormatIndex() { result = this.getArgument(1).getValueInt() - this.firstArgumentNumber() }
 
   /**
    * Gets the (0-based) index of the first format argument (if any),
@@ -244,8 +230,8 @@ class FormatAttribute extends GnuAttribute {
    */
   int getFirstFormatArgIndex() {
     exists(int val |
-      val = getArgument(2).getValueInt() and
-      result = val - firstArgumentNumber() and
+      val = this.getArgument(2).getValueInt() and
+      result = val - this.firstArgumentNumber() and
       not val = 0 // indicates a `vprintf` style format function with arguments not directly available.
     )
   }
@@ -277,7 +263,7 @@ class AttributeArgument extends Element, @attribute_arg {
   /**
    * Gets the value of this argument, if its value is integral.
    */
-  int getValueInt() { result = getValueText().toInt() }
+  int getValueInt() { result = this.getValueText().toInt() }
 
   /**
    * Gets the value of this argument, if its value is a type.
@@ -304,11 +290,11 @@ class AttributeArgument extends Element, @attribute_arg {
     then result = "empty argument"
     else
       exists(string prefix, string tail |
-        (if exists(getName()) then prefix = getName() + "=" else prefix = "") and
+        (if exists(this.getName()) then prefix = this.getName() + "=" else prefix = "") and
         (
           if exists(@attribute_arg_type self | self = underlyingElement(this))
-          then tail = getValueType().getName()
-          else tail = getValueText()
+          then tail = this.getValueType().getName()
+          else tail = this.getValueText()
         ) and
         result = prefix + tail
       )

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/Struct.qll

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class Struct extends Class {
  * ```
  */
 class LocalStruct extends Struct {
-  LocalStruct() { isLocal() }
+  LocalStruct() { this.isLocal() }
 
   override string getAPrimaryQlClass() { not this instanceof LocalUnion and result = "LocalStruct" }
 }

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/TestFile.qll

@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import semmle.code.cpp.File
  */
 private class GoogleTestHeader extends File {
   GoogleTestHeader() {
-    getBaseName() = "gtest.h" and
-    getParentContainer().getBaseName() = "gtest"
+    this.getBaseName() = "gtest.h" and
+    this.getParentContainer().getBaseName() = "gtest"
   }
 }
 
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ private class GoogleTest extends MacroInvocation {
  */
 private class BoostTestFolder extends Folder {
   BoostTestFolder() {
-    getBaseName() = "test" and
-    getParentContainer().getBaseName() = "boost"
+    this.getBaseName() = "test" and
+    this.getParentContainer().getBaseName() = "boost"
   }
 }
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ private class BoostTest extends MacroInvocation {
  * The `cppunit` directory.
  */
 private class CppUnitFolder extends Folder {
-  CppUnitFolder() { getBaseName() = "cppunit" }
+  CppUnitFolder() { this.getBaseName() = "cppunit" }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ private class CppUnitFolder extends Folder {
  */
 private class CppUnitClass extends Class {
   CppUnitClass() {
-    getFile().getParentContainer+() instanceof CppUnitFolder and
-    getNamespace().getParentNamespace*().getName() = "CppUnit"
+    this.getFile().getParentContainer+() instanceof CppUnitFolder and
+    this.getNamespace().getParentNamespace*().getName() = "CppUnit"
   }
 }
 

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/Type.qll

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class Type extends Locatable, @type {
    * Holds if this type refers to type `t` (by default,
    * a type always refers to itself).
    */
-  predicate refersTo(Type t) { refersToDirectly*(t) }
+  predicate refersTo(Type t) { this.refersToDirectly*(t) }
 
   /**
    * Holds if this type refers to type `t` directly.
@@ -1080,11 +1080,11 @@ class DerivedType extends Type, @derivedtype {
 
   override predicate refersToDirectly(Type t) { t = this.getBaseType() }
 
-  override predicate involvesReference() { getBaseType().involvesReference() }
+  override predicate involvesReference() { this.getBaseType().involvesReference() }
 
-  override predicate involvesTemplateParameter() { getBaseType().involvesTemplateParameter() }
+  override predicate involvesTemplateParameter() { this.getBaseType().involvesTemplateParameter() }
 
-  override Type stripType() { result = getBaseType().stripType() }
+  override Type stripType() { result = this.getBaseType().stripType() }
 
   /**
    * Holds if this type has the `__autoreleasing` specifier or if it points to
@@ -1165,33 +1165,35 @@ class Decltype extends Type, @decltype {
    */
   predicate parenthesesWouldChangeMeaning() { decltypes(underlyingElement(this), _, _, true) }
 
-  override Type getUnderlyingType() { result = getBaseType().getUnderlyingType() }
+  override Type getUnderlyingType() { result = this.getBaseType().getUnderlyingType() }
 
-  override Type stripTopLevelSpecifiers() { result = getBaseType().stripTopLevelSpecifiers() }
+  override Type stripTopLevelSpecifiers() { result = this.getBaseType().stripTopLevelSpecifiers() }
 
-  override Type stripType() { result = getBaseType().stripType() }
+  override Type stripType() { result = this.getBaseType().stripType() }
 
-  override Type resolveTypedefs() { result = getBaseType().resolveTypedefs() }
+  override Type resolveTypedefs() { result = this.getBaseType().resolveTypedefs() }
 
-  override Location getLocation() { result = getExpr().getLocation() }
+  override Location getLocation() { result = this.getExpr().getLocation() }
 
   override string toString() { result = "decltype(...)" }
 
   override string getName() { none() }
 
-  override int getSize() { result = getBaseType().getSize() }
+  override int getSize() { result = this.getBaseType().getSize() }
 
-  override int getAlignment() { result = getBaseType().getAlignment() }
+  override int getAlignment() { result = this.getBaseType().getAlignment() }
 
-  override int getPointerIndirectionLevel() { result = getBaseType().getPointerIndirectionLevel() }
+  override int getPointerIndirectionLevel() {
+    result = this.getBaseType().getPointerIndirectionLevel()
+  }
 
   override string explain() {
     result = "decltype resulting in {" + this.getBaseType().explain() + "}"
   }
 
-  override predicate involvesReference() { getBaseType().involvesReference() }
+  override predicate involvesReference() { this.getBaseType().involvesReference() }
 
-  override predicate involvesTemplateParameter() { getBaseType().involvesTemplateParameter() }
+  override predicate involvesTemplateParameter() { this.getBaseType().involvesTemplateParameter() }
 
   override predicate isDeeplyConst() { this.getBaseType().isDeeplyConst() }
 
@@ -1223,7 +1225,7 @@ class PointerType extends DerivedType {
   override predicate isDeeplyConstBelow() { this.getBaseType().isDeeplyConst() }
 
   override Type resolveTypedefs() {
-    result.(PointerType).getBaseType() = getBaseType().resolveTypedefs()
+    result.(PointerType).getBaseType() = this.getBaseType().resolveTypedefs()
   }
 }
 
@@ -1240,7 +1242,9 @@ class ReferenceType extends DerivedType {
 
   override string getAPrimaryQlClass() { result = "ReferenceType" }
 
-  override int getPointerIndirectionLevel() { result = getBaseType().getPointerIndirectionLevel() }
+  override int getPointerIndirectionLevel() {
+    result = this.getBaseType().getPointerIndirectionLevel()
+  }
 
   override string explain() { result = "reference to {" + this.getBaseType().explain() + "}" }
 
@@ -1251,7 +1255,7 @@ class ReferenceType extends DerivedType {
   override predicate involvesReference() { any() }
 
   override Type resolveTypedefs() {
-    result.(ReferenceType).getBaseType() = getBaseType().resolveTypedefs()
+    result.(ReferenceType).getBaseType() = this.getBaseType().resolveTypedefs()
   }
 }
 
@@ -1330,11 +1334,11 @@ class SpecifiedType extends DerivedType {
   }
 
   override Type resolveTypedefs() {
-    result.(SpecifiedType).getBaseType() = getBaseType().resolveTypedefs() and
-    result.getASpecifier() = getASpecifier()
+    result.(SpecifiedType).getBaseType() = this.getBaseType().resolveTypedefs() and
+    result.getASpecifier() = this.getASpecifier()
   }
 
-  override Type stripTopLevelSpecifiers() { result = getBaseType().stripTopLevelSpecifiers() }
+  override Type stripTopLevelSpecifiers() { result = this.getBaseType().stripTopLevelSpecifiers() }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1433,7 +1437,8 @@ class GNUVectorType extends DerivedType {
   override int getAlignment() { arraysizes(underlyingElement(this), _, _, result) }
 
   override string explain() {
-    result = "GNU " + getNumElements() + " element vector of {" + this.getBaseType().explain() + "}"
+    result =
+      "GNU " + this.getNumElements() + " element vector of {" + this.getBaseType().explain() + "}"
   }
 
   override predicate isDeeplyConstBelow() { this.getBaseType().isDeeplyConst() }
@@ -1468,7 +1473,9 @@ class FunctionReferenceType extends FunctionPointerIshType {
 
   override string getAPrimaryQlClass() { result = "FunctionReferenceType" }
 
-  override int getPointerIndirectionLevel() { result = getBaseType().getPointerIndirectionLevel() }
+  override int getPointerIndirectionLevel() {
+    result = this.getBaseType().getPointerIndirectionLevel()
+  }
 
   override string explain() {
     result = "reference to {" + this.getBaseType().(RoutineType).explain() + "}"
@@ -1535,8 +1542,8 @@ class FunctionPointerIshType extends DerivedType {
   int getNumberOfParameters() { result = count(int i | exists(this.getParameterType(i))) }
 
   override predicate involvesTemplateParameter() {
-    getReturnType().involvesTemplateParameter() or
-    getAParameterType().involvesTemplateParameter()
+    this.getReturnType().involvesTemplateParameter() or
+    this.getAParameterType().involvesTemplateParameter()
   }
 
   override predicate isDeeplyConstBelow() { this.getBaseType().isDeeplyConst() }
@@ -1581,7 +1588,7 @@ class PointerToMemberType extends Type, @ptrtomember {
         this.getBaseType().explain() + "}"
   }
 
-  override predicate involvesTemplateParameter() { getBaseType().involvesTemplateParameter() }
+  override predicate involvesTemplateParameter() { this.getBaseType().involvesTemplateParameter() }
 
   override predicate isDeeplyConstBelow() { this.getBaseType().isDeeplyConst() }
 }
@@ -1650,7 +1657,6 @@ class RoutineType extends Type, @routinetype {
     i = 0 and result = "" and not exists(this.getAParameterType())
     or
     (
-      exists(this.getParameterType(i)) and
       if i < max(int j | exists(this.getParameterType(j)))
       then
         // Not the last one
@@ -1671,8 +1677,8 @@ class RoutineType extends Type, @routinetype {
   override predicate isDeeplyConstBelow() { none() } // Current limitation: no such thing as a const routine type
 
   override predicate involvesTemplateParameter() {
-    getReturnType().involvesTemplateParameter() or
-    getAParameterType().involvesTemplateParameter()
+    this.getReturnType().involvesTemplateParameter() or
+    this.getAParameterType().involvesTemplateParameter()
   }
 }
 

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/TypedefType.qll

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class TypedefType extends UserType {
 
   override Type getUnderlyingType() { result = this.getBaseType().getUnderlyingType() }
 
-  override Type stripTopLevelSpecifiers() { result = getBaseType().stripTopLevelSpecifiers() }
+  override Type stripTopLevelSpecifiers() { result = this.getBaseType().stripTopLevelSpecifiers() }
 
   override int getSize() { result = this.getBaseType().getSize() }
 
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ class TypedefType extends UserType {
     result = this.getBaseType().getASpecifier()
   }
 
-  override predicate involvesReference() { getBaseType().involvesReference() }
+  override predicate involvesReference() { this.getBaseType().involvesReference() }
 
-  override Type resolveTypedefs() { result = getBaseType().resolveTypedefs() }
+  override Type resolveTypedefs() { result = this.getBaseType().resolveTypedefs() }
 
-  override Type stripType() { result = getBaseType().stripType() }
+  override Type stripType() { result = this.getBaseType().stripType() }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class UsingAliasTypedefType extends TypedefType {
  * ```
  */
 class LocalTypedefType extends TypedefType {
-  LocalTypedefType() { isLocal() }
+  LocalTypedefType() { this.isLocal() }
 
   override string getAPrimaryQlClass() { result = "LocalTypedefType" }
 }

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/Union.qll

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class Union extends Struct {
  * ```
  */
 class LocalUnion extends Union {
-  LocalUnion() { isLocal() }
+  LocalUnion() { this.isLocal() }
 
   override string getAPrimaryQlClass() { result = "LocalUnion" }
 }

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/UserType.qll

@@ -30,19 +30,19 @@ class UserType extends Type, Declaration, NameQualifyingElement, AccessHolder, @
    * Gets the simple name of this type, without any template parameters.  For example
    * if the name of the type is `"myType<int>"`, the simple name is just `"myType"`.
    */
-  string getSimpleName() { result = getName().regexpReplaceAll("<.*", "") }
+  string getSimpleName() { result = this.getName().regexpReplaceAll("<.*", "") }
 
   override predicate hasName(string name) { usertypes(underlyingElement(this), name, _) }
 
   /** Holds if this type is anonymous. */
-  predicate isAnonymous() { getName().matches("(unnamed%") }
+  predicate isAnonymous() { this.getName().matches("(unnamed%") }
 
   override predicate hasSpecifier(string s) { Type.super.hasSpecifier(s) }
 
   override Specifier getASpecifier() { result = Type.super.getASpecifier() }
 
   override Location getLocation() {
-    if hasDefinition()
+    if this.hasDefinition()
     then result = this.getDefinitionLocation()
     else result = this.getADeclarationLocation()
   }
@@ -53,16 +53,16 @@ class UserType extends Type, Declaration, NameQualifyingElement, AccessHolder, @
     else exists(Class t | this.(Class).isConstructedFrom(t) and result = t.getADeclarationEntry())
   }
 
-  override Location getADeclarationLocation() { result = getADeclarationEntry().getLocation() }
+  override Location getADeclarationLocation() { result = this.getADeclarationEntry().getLocation() }
 
   override TypeDeclarationEntry getDefinition() {
-    result = getADeclarationEntry() and
+    result = this.getADeclarationEntry() and
     result.isDefinition()
   }
 
   override Location getDefinitionLocation() {
-    if exists(getDefinition())
-    then result = getDefinition().getLocation()
+    if exists(this.getDefinition())
+    then result = this.getDefinition().getLocation()
     else
       exists(Class t |
         this.(Class).isConstructedFrom(t) and result = t.getDefinition().getLocation()
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class UserType extends Type, Declaration, NameQualifyingElement, AccessHolder, @
    * Holds if this is a local type (that is, a type that has a directly-enclosing
    * function).
    */
-  predicate isLocal() { exists(getEnclosingFunction()) }
+  predicate isLocal() { exists(this.getEnclosingFunction()) }
 
   /*
    * Dummy implementations of inherited methods. This class must not be
@@ -107,9 +107,9 @@ class UserType extends Type, Declaration, NameQualifyingElement, AccessHolder, @
  * ```
  */
 class TypeDeclarationEntry extends DeclarationEntry, @type_decl {
-  override UserType getDeclaration() { result = getType() }
+  override UserType getDeclaration() { result = this.getType() }
 
-  override string getName() { result = getType().getName() }
+  override string getName() { result = this.getType().getName() }
 
   override string getAPrimaryQlClass() { result = "TypeDeclarationEntry" }
 

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/Variable.qll

@@ -104,17 +104,17 @@ class Variable extends Declaration, @variable {
 
   override VariableDeclarationEntry getADeclarationEntry() { result.getDeclaration() = this }
 
-  override Location getADeclarationLocation() { result = getADeclarationEntry().getLocation() }
+  override Location getADeclarationLocation() { result = this.getADeclarationEntry().getLocation() }
 
   override VariableDeclarationEntry getDefinition() {
-    result = getADeclarationEntry() and
+    result = this.getADeclarationEntry() and
     result.isDefinition()
   }
 
-  override Location getDefinitionLocation() { result = getDefinition().getLocation() }
+  override Location getDefinitionLocation() { result = this.getDefinition().getLocation() }
 
   override Location getLocation() {
-    if exists(getDefinition())
+    if exists(this.getDefinition())
     then result = this.getDefinitionLocation()
     else result = this.getADeclarationLocation()
   }
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ class Variable extends Declaration, @variable {
  * ```
  */
 class VariableDeclarationEntry extends DeclarationEntry, @var_decl {
-  override Variable getDeclaration() { result = getVariable() }
+  override Variable getDeclaration() { result = this.getVariable() }
 
   override string getAPrimaryQlClass() { result = "VariableDeclarationEntry" }
 
@@ -276,32 +276,33 @@ class ParameterDeclarationEntry extends VariableDeclarationEntry {
   int getIndex() { param_decl_bind(underlyingElement(this), result, _) }
 
   private string getAnonymousParameterDescription() {
-    not exists(getName()) and
+    not exists(this.getName()) and
     exists(string idx |
       idx =
-        ((getIndex() + 1).toString() + "th")
+        ((this.getIndex() + 1).toString() + "th")
             .replaceAll("1th", "1st")
             .replaceAll("2th", "2nd")
             .replaceAll("3th", "3rd")
             .replaceAll("11st", "11th")
             .replaceAll("12nd", "12th")
             .replaceAll("13rd", "13th") and
-      if exists(getCanonicalName())
-      then result = "declaration of " + getCanonicalName() + " as anonymous " + idx + " parameter"
+      if exists(this.getCanonicalName())
+      then
+        result = "declaration of " + this.getCanonicalName() + " as anonymous " + idx + " parameter"
       else result = "declaration of " + idx + " parameter"
     )
   }
 
   override string toString() {
-    isDefinition() and
-    result = "definition of " + getName()
+    this.isDefinition() and
+    result = "definition of " + this.getName()
     or
-    not isDefinition() and
-    if getName() = getCanonicalName()
-    then result = "declaration of " + getName()
-    else result = "declaration of " + getCanonicalName() + " as " + getName()
+    not this.isDefinition() and
+    if this.getName() = this.getCanonicalName()
+    then result = "declaration of " + this.getName()
+    else result = "declaration of " + this.getCanonicalName() + " as " + this.getName()
     or
-    result = getAnonymousParameterDescription()
+    result = this.getAnonymousParameterDescription()
   }
 
   /**
@@ -311,8 +312,12 @@ class ParameterDeclarationEntry extends VariableDeclarationEntry {
    */
   string getTypedName() {
     exists(string typeString, string nameString |
-      (if exists(getType().getName()) then typeString = getType().getName() else typeString = "") and
-      (if exists(getName()) then nameString = getName() else nameString = "") and
+      (
+        if exists(this.getType().getName())
+        then typeString = this.getType().getName()
+        else typeString = ""
+      ) and
+      (if exists(this.getName()) then nameString = this.getName() else nameString = "") and
       if typeString != "" and nameString != ""
       then result = typeString + " " + nameString
       else result = typeString + nameString
@@ -540,7 +545,7 @@ class MemberVariable extends Variable, @membervariable {
   }
 
   /** Holds if this member is mutable. */
-  predicate isMutable() { getADeclarationEntry().hasSpecifier("mutable") }
+  predicate isMutable() { this.getADeclarationEntry().hasSpecifier("mutable") }
 
   private Type getAType() { membervariables(underlyingElement(this), unresolveElement(result), _) }
 }

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/XML.qll

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class XMLLocatable extends @xmllocatable, TXMLLocatable {
    * The location spans column `startcolumn` of line `startline` to
    * column `endcolumn` of line `endline` in file `filepath`.
    * For more information, see
-   * [Locations](https://help.semmle.com/QL/learn-ql/ql/locations.html).
+   * [Locations](https://codeql.github.com/docs/writing-codeql-queries/providing-locations-in-codeql-queries/).
    */
   predicate hasLocationInfo(
     string filepath, int startline, int startcolumn, int endline, int endcolumn
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class XMLParent extends @xmlparent {
   }
 
   /** Gets the text value contained in this XML parent. */
-  string getTextValue() { result = allCharactersString() }
+  string getTextValue() { result = this.allCharactersString() }
 
   /** Gets a printable representation of this XML parent. */
   string toString() { result = this.getName() }
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ class XMLFile extends XMLParent, File {
   XMLFile() { xmlEncoding(this, _) }
 
   /** Gets a printable representation of this XML file. */
-  override string toString() { result = getName() }
+  override string toString() { result = this.getName() }
 
   /** Gets the name of this XML file. */
   override string getName() { result = File.super.getAbsolutePath() }
@@ -129,14 +129,14 @@ class XMLFile extends XMLParent, File {
    *
    * Gets the path of this XML file.
    */
-  deprecated string getPath() { result = getAbsolutePath() }
+  deprecated string getPath() { result = this.getAbsolutePath() }
 
   /**
    * DEPRECATED: Use `getParentContainer().getAbsolutePath()` instead.
    *
    * Gets the path of the folder that contains this XML file.
    */
-  deprecated string getFolder() { result = getParentContainer().getAbsolutePath() }
+  deprecated string getFolder() { result = this.getParentContainer().getAbsolutePath() }
 
   /** Gets the encoding of this XML file. */
   string getEncoding() { xmlEncoding(this, result) }
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ class XMLDTD extends XMLLocatable, @xmldtd {
  */
 class XMLElement extends @xmlelement, XMLParent, XMLLocatable {
   /** Holds if this XML element has the given `name`. */
-  predicate hasName(string name) { name = getName() }
+  predicate hasName(string name) { name = this.getName() }
 
   /** Gets the name of this XML element. */
   override string getName() { xmlElements(this, result, _, _, _) }
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ class XMLElement extends @xmlelement, XMLParent, XMLLocatable {
   string getAttributeValue(string name) { result = this.getAttribute(name).getValue() }
 
   /** Gets a printable representation of this XML element. */
-  override string toString() { result = getName() }
+  override string toString() { result = this.getName() }
 }
 
 /**

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/commons/Buffer.qll

@@ -10,44 +10,11 @@ import semmle.code.cpp.dataflow.DataFlow
  *   char data[1]; // v
  * };
  * ```
- * This requires that `v` is an array of size 0 or 1, and `v` is the last member of `c`.
- * In addition, if the size of the structure is taken, there must be at least one instance
- * where a `c` pointer is allocated with additional space.
- * For example, holds for `c` if it occurs as
- * ```
- * malloc(sizeof(c) + 100 * sizeof(char))
- * ```
- * but not if it only ever occurs as
- * ```
- * malloc(sizeof(c))
- * ```
+ * This requires that `v` is an array of size 0 or 1.
  */
 predicate memberMayBeVarSize(Class c, MemberVariable v) {
-  exists(int i |
-    // `v` is the last field in `c`
-    i = max(int j | c.getCanonicalMember(j) instanceof Field | j) and
-    v = c.getCanonicalMember(i) and
-    // v is an array of size at most 1
-    v.getUnspecifiedType().(ArrayType).getArraySize() <= 1 and
-    not c instanceof Union
-  ) and
-  // If the size is taken, then arithmetic is performed on the result at least once
-  (
-    // `sizeof(c)` is not taken
-    not exists(SizeofOperator so |
-      so.(SizeofTypeOperator).getTypeOperand().getUnspecifiedType() = c or
-      so.(SizeofExprOperator).getExprOperand().getUnspecifiedType() = c
-    )
-    or
-    // or `sizeof(c)` is taken
-    exists(SizeofOperator so |
-      so.(SizeofTypeOperator).getTypeOperand().getUnspecifiedType() = c or
-      so.(SizeofExprOperator).getExprOperand().getUnspecifiedType() = c
-    |
-      // and arithmetic is performed on the result
-      so.getParent*() instanceof AddExpr
-    )
-  )
+  c = v.getDeclaringType() and
+  v.getUnspecifiedType().(ArrayType).getArraySize() <= 1
 }
 
 /**
@@ -60,10 +27,6 @@ int getBufferSize(Expr bufferExpr, Element why) {
     result = bufferVar.getUnspecifiedType().(ArrayType).getSize() and
     why = bufferVar and
     not memberMayBeVarSize(_, bufferVar) and
-    not exists(Union bufferType |
-      bufferType.getAMemberVariable() = why and
-      bufferVar.getUnspecifiedType().(ArrayType).getSize() <= 1
-    ) and
     not result = 0 // zero sized arrays are likely to have special usage, for example
     or
     // behaving a bit like a 'union' overlapping other fields.
@@ -85,13 +48,6 @@ int getBufferSize(Expr bufferExpr, Element why) {
       parentPtr.getTarget().getUnspecifiedType().(PointerType).getBaseType() = parentClass and
       result = getBufferSize(parentPtr, _) + bufferVar.getType().getSize() - parentClass.getSize()
     )
-    or
-    exists(Union bufferType |
-      bufferType.getAMemberVariable() = why and
-      why = bufferVar and
-      bufferVar.getUnspecifiedType().(ArrayType).getSize() <= 1 and
-      result = bufferType.getSize()
-    )
   )
   or
   // buffer is a fixed size dynamic allocation

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/commons/CommonType.qll

@@ -375,8 +375,8 @@ class Wchar_t extends Type {
 class MicrosoftInt8Type extends IntegralType {
   MicrosoftInt8Type() {
     this instanceof CharType and
-    not isExplicitlyUnsigned() and
-    not isExplicitlySigned()
+    not this.isExplicitlyUnsigned() and
+    not this.isExplicitlySigned()
   }
 }
 
@@ -391,8 +391,8 @@ class MicrosoftInt8Type extends IntegralType {
 class MicrosoftInt16Type extends IntegralType {
   MicrosoftInt16Type() {
     this instanceof ShortType and
-    not isExplicitlyUnsigned() and
-    not isExplicitlySigned()
+    not this.isExplicitlyUnsigned() and
+    not this.isExplicitlySigned()
   }
 }
 
@@ -407,8 +407,8 @@ class MicrosoftInt16Type extends IntegralType {
 class MicrosoftInt32Type extends IntegralType {
   MicrosoftInt32Type() {
     this instanceof IntType and
-    not isExplicitlyUnsigned() and
-    not isExplicitlySigned()
+    not this.isExplicitlyUnsigned() and
+    not this.isExplicitlySigned()
   }
 }
 
@@ -423,8 +423,8 @@ class MicrosoftInt32Type extends IntegralType {
 class MicrosoftInt64Type extends IntegralType {
   MicrosoftInt64Type() {
     this instanceof LongLongType and
-    not isExplicitlyUnsigned() and
-    not isExplicitlySigned()
+    not this.isExplicitlyUnsigned() and
+    not this.isExplicitlySigned()
   }
 }
 

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/commons/Dependency.qll

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ DependencyOptions getDependencyOptions() { any() }
 class DependsSource extends Element {
   DependsSource() {
     // not inside a template instantiation
-    not exists(Element other | isFromTemplateInstantiation(other)) or
+    not exists(Element other | this.isFromTemplateInstantiation(other)) or
     // allow DeclarationEntrys of template specializations
     this.(DeclarationEntry).getDeclaration().(Function).isConstructedFrom(_) or
     this.(DeclarationEntry).getDeclaration().(Class).isConstructedFrom(_)
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ private predicate dependsOnDeclarationEntry(Element src, DeclarationEntry dest)
     dependsOnTransitive(src, mid) and
     not mid instanceof Type and
     not mid instanceof EnumConstant and
-    getDeclarationEntries(mid, dest.(DeclarationEntry)) and
+    getDeclarationEntries(mid, dest) and
     not dest instanceof TypeDeclarationEntry
   )
   or
@@ -283,9 +283,9 @@ private predicate dependsOnDeclarationEntry(Element src, DeclarationEntry dest)
     // dependency from a Type / Variable / Function use -> any (visible) definition
     dependsOnTransitive(src, mid) and
     not mid instanceof EnumConstant and
-    getDeclarationEntries(mid, dest.(DeclarationEntry)) and
+    getDeclarationEntries(mid, dest) and
     // must be definition
-    dest.(DeclarationEntry).isDefinition()
+    dest.isDefinition()
   )
 }
 
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ private predicate dependsOnFull(DependsSource src, Symbol dest, int category) {
     // dependency from a Variable / Function use -> non-visible definition (link time)
     dependsOnTransitive(src, mid) and
     not mid instanceof EnumConstant and
-    getDeclarationEntries(mid, dest.(DeclarationEntry)) and
+    getDeclarationEntries(mid, dest) and
     not dest instanceof TypeDeclarationEntry and
     // must be definition
     dest.(DeclarationEntry).isDefinition() and

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/commons/Exclusions.qll

@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ predicate functionContainsPreprocCode(Function f) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Holds if `e` is completely or partially from a macro definition, as opposed
- * to being passed in as an argument.
+ * Holds if `e` is completely or partially from a macro invocation `mi`, as
+ * opposed to being passed in as an argument.
  *
  * In the following example, the call to `f` is from a macro definition,
  * while `y`, `+`, `1`, and `;` are not. This assumes that no identifier apart
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ predicate functionContainsPreprocCode(Function f) {
  *   M(y + 1);
  * ```
  */
-predicate isFromMacroDefinition(Element e) {
-  exists(MacroInvocation mi, Location eLocation, Location miLocation |
+private predicate isFromMacroInvocation(Element e, MacroInvocation mi) {
+  exists(Location eLocation, Location miLocation |
     mi.getAnExpandedElement() = e and
     eLocation = e.getLocation() and
     miLocation = mi.getLocation() and
@@ -109,3 +109,36 @@ predicate isFromMacroDefinition(Element e) {
     eLocation.getEndColumn() >= miLocation.getEndColumn()
   )
 }
+
+/**
+ * Holds if `e` is completely or partially from a macro definition, as opposed
+ * to being passed in as an argument.
+ *
+ * In the following example, the call to `f` is from a macro definition,
+ * while `y`, `+`, `1`, and `;` are not. This assumes that no identifier apart
+ * from `M` refers to a macro.
+ * ```
+ * #define M(x) f(x)
+ * ...
+ *   M(y + 1);
+ * ```
+ */
+predicate isFromMacroDefinition(Element e) { isFromMacroInvocation(e, _) }
+
+/**
+ * Holds if `e` is completely or partially from a _system macro_ definition, as
+ * opposed to being passed in as an argument. A system macro is a macro whose
+ * definition is outside the source directory of the database.
+ *
+ * If the system macro is invoked through a non-system macro, then this
+ * predicate does not hold.
+ *
+ * See also `isFromMacroDefinition`.
+ */
+predicate isFromSystemMacroDefinition(Element e) {
+  exists(MacroInvocation mi |
+    isFromMacroInvocation(e, mi) and
+    // Has no relative path in the database, meaning it's a system file.
+    not exists(mi.getMacro().getFile().getRelativePath())
+  )
+}

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/commons/NullTermination.qll

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import cpp
 private import semmle.code.cpp.models.interfaces.ArrayFunction
 private import semmle.code.cpp.models.implementations.Strcat
+import semmle.code.cpp.dataflow.DataFlow
 
 private predicate mayAddNullTerminatorHelper(Expr e, VariableAccess va, Expr e0) {
   exists(StackVariable v0, Expr val |
@@ -10,6 +11,19 @@ private predicate mayAddNullTerminatorHelper(Expr e, VariableAccess va, Expr e0)
   )
 }
 
+bindingset[n1, n2]
+private predicate controlFlowNodeSuccessorTransitive(ControlFlowNode n1, ControlFlowNode n2) {
+  exists(BasicBlock bb1, int pos1, BasicBlock bb2, int pos2 |
+    pragma[only_bind_into](bb1).getNode(pos1) = n1 and
+    pragma[only_bind_into](bb2).getNode(pos2) = n2 and
+    (
+      bb1 = bb2 and pos1 < pos2
+      or
+      bb1.getASuccessor+() = bb2
+    )
+  )
+}
+
 /**
  * Holds if the expression `e` may add a null terminator to the string in
  * variable `v`.
@@ -29,14 +43,9 @@ predicate mayAddNullTerminator(Expr e, VariableAccess va) {
   )
   or
   // Assignment to another stack variable
-  exists(Expr e0, BasicBlock bb, int pos, BasicBlock bb0, int pos0 |
-    mayAddNullTerminatorHelper(e, va, e0) and
-    bb.getNode(pos) = e and
-    bb0.getNode(pos0) = e0
-  |
-    bb = bb0 and pos < pos0
-    or
-    bb.getASuccessor+() = bb0
+  exists(Expr e0 |
+    mayAddNullTerminatorHelper(pragma[only_bind_into](e), va, pragma[only_bind_into](e0)) and
+    controlFlowNodeSuccessorTransitive(e, e0)
   )
   or
   // Assignment to non-stack variable
@@ -45,22 +54,28 @@ predicate mayAddNullTerminator(Expr e, VariableAccess va) {
     ae.getRValue().getAChild*() = va
   )
   or
-  // Function call: library function, varargs function, function
-  // containing assembler code, or function where the relevant
-  // parameter is potentially added a null terminator.
+  // Function calls...
   exists(Call c, Function f, int i |
     e = c and
     f = c.getTarget() and
     not functionArgumentMustBeNullTerminated(f, i) and
     c.getAnArgumentSubExpr(i) = va
   |
-    not f.hasEntryPoint() and not functionArgumentMustBeNullTerminated(f, i)
+    // library function
+    not f.hasEntryPoint()
     or
+    // function where the relevant parameter is potentially added a null terminator
     mayAddNullTerminator(_, f.getParameter(i).getAnAccess())
     or
+    // varargs function
     f.isVarargs() and i >= f.getNumberOfParameters()
     or
+    // function containing assembler code
     exists(AsmStmt s | s.getEnclosingFunction() = f)
+    or
+    // function where the relevant parameter is returned (leaking it to be potentially null terminated elsewhere)
+    DataFlow::localFlow(DataFlow::parameterNode(f.getParameter(i)),
+      DataFlow::exprNode(any(ReturnStmt rs).getExpr()))
   )
   or
   // Call without target (e.g., function pointer call)
@@ -93,6 +108,15 @@ predicate variableMustBeNullTerminated(VariableAccess va) {
       fc.getArgument(i) = va
     )
     or
+    // String argument to a formatting function (such as `printf`)
+    exists(int n, FormatLiteral fl |
+      fc.(FormattingFunctionCall).getConversionArgument(n) = va and
+      fl = fc.(FormattingFunctionCall).getFormat() and
+      fl.getConversionType(n) instanceof PointerType and // `%s`, `%ws` etc
+      not fl.getConversionType(n) instanceof VoidPointerType and // exclude: `%p`
+      not fl.hasPrecision(n) // exclude: `%.*s`
+    )
+    or
     // Call to a wrapper function that requires null termination
     // (not itself adding a null terminator)
     exists(Function wrapper, int i, Parameter p, VariableAccess use |
@@ -103,14 +127,9 @@ predicate variableMustBeNullTerminated(VariableAccess va) {
       variableMustBeNullTerminated(use) and
       // Simplified: check that `p` may not be null terminated on *any*
       // path to `use` (including the one found via `parameterUsePair`)
-      not exists(Expr e, BasicBlock bb1, int pos1, BasicBlock bb2, int pos2 |
-        mayAddNullTerminator(e, p.getAnAccess()) and
-        bb1.getNode(pos1) = e and
-        bb2.getNode(pos2) = use
-      |
-        bb1 = bb2 and pos1 < pos2
-        or
-        bb1.getASuccessor+() = bb2
+      not exists(Expr e |
+        mayAddNullTerminator(pragma[only_bind_into](e), p.getAnAccess()) and
+        controlFlowNodeSuccessorTransitive(e, use)
       )
     )
   )

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/commons/Printf.qll

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import semmle.code.cpp.commons.StringAnalysis
 import semmle.code.cpp.models.interfaces.FormattingFunction
 
 class PrintfFormatAttribute extends FormatAttribute {
-  PrintfFormatAttribute() { getArchetype() = ["printf", "__printf__"] }
+  PrintfFormatAttribute() { this.getArchetype() = ["printf", "__printf__"] }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ class AttributeFormattingFunction extends FormattingFunction {
 
   AttributeFormattingFunction() {
     exists(PrintfFormatAttribute printf_attrib |
-      printf_attrib = getAnAttribute() and
+      printf_attrib = this.getAnAttribute() and
       exists(printf_attrib.getFirstFormatArgIndex()) // exclude `vprintf` style format functions
     )
   }
 
   override int getFormatParameterIndex() {
-    forex(PrintfFormatAttribute printf_attrib | printf_attrib = getAnAttribute() |
+    forex(PrintfFormatAttribute printf_attrib | printf_attrib = this.getAnAttribute() |
       result = printf_attrib.getFormatIndex()
     )
   }
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ deprecated predicate variadicFormatter(Function f, int formatParamIndex) {
 class UserDefinedFormattingFunction extends FormattingFunction {
   override string getAPrimaryQlClass() { result = "UserDefinedFormattingFunction" }
 
-  UserDefinedFormattingFunction() { isVarargs() and callsVariadicFormatter(this, _, _, _) }
+  UserDefinedFormattingFunction() { this.isVarargs() and callsVariadicFormatter(this, _, _, _) }
 
   override int getFormatParameterIndex() { callsVariadicFormatter(this, _, result, _) }
 
@@ -175,9 +175,7 @@ class FormattingFunctionCall extends Expr {
   /**
    * Gets the index at which the format string occurs in the argument list.
    */
-  int getFormatParameterIndex() {
-    result = this.getTarget().(FormattingFunction).getFormatParameterIndex()
-  }
+  int getFormatParameterIndex() { result = this.getTarget().getFormatParameterIndex() }
 
   /**
    * Gets the format expression used in this call.
@@ -191,7 +189,7 @@ class FormattingFunctionCall extends Expr {
     exists(int i |
       result = this.getArgument(i) and
       n >= 0 and
-      n = i - getTarget().(FormattingFunction).getFirstFormatArgumentIndex()
+      n = i - this.getTarget().getFirstFormatArgumentIndex()
     )
   }
 
@@ -251,7 +249,22 @@ class FormattingFunctionCall extends Expr {
   int getNumFormatArgument() {
     result = count(this.getFormatArgument(_)) and
     // format arguments must be known
-    exists(getTarget().(FormattingFunction).getFirstFormatArgumentIndex())
+    exists(this.getTarget().getFirstFormatArgumentIndex())
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the argument, if any, to which the output is written. If `isStream` is
+   * `true`, the output argument is a stream (that is, this call behaves like
+   * `fprintf`). If `isStream` is `false`, the output argument is a buffer (that
+   * is, this call behaves like `sprintf`)
+   */
+  Expr getOutputArgument(boolean isStream) {
+    result =
+      this.(Call)
+          .getArgument(this.(Call)
+                .getTarget()
+                .(FormattingFunction)
+                .getOutputParameterIndex(isStream))
   }
 }
 
@@ -274,33 +287,27 @@ class FormatLiteral extends Literal {
    * a `char *` (either way, `%S` will have the opposite meaning).
    * DEPRECATED: Use getDefaultCharType() instead.
    */
-  deprecated predicate isWideCharDefault() {
-    getUse().getTarget().(FormattingFunction).isWideCharDefault()
-  }
+  deprecated predicate isWideCharDefault() { this.getUse().getTarget().isWideCharDefault() }
 
   /**
    * Gets the default character type expected for `%s` by this format literal.  Typically
    * `char` or `wchar_t`.
    */
-  Type getDefaultCharType() {
-    result = getUse().getTarget().(FormattingFunction).getDefaultCharType()
-  }
+  Type getDefaultCharType() { result = this.getUse().getTarget().getDefaultCharType() }
 
   /**
    * Gets the non-default character type expected for `%S` by this format literal.  Typically
    * `wchar_t` or `char`.  On some snapshots there may be multiple results where we can't tell
    * which is correct for a particular function.
    */
-  Type getNonDefaultCharType() {
-    result = getUse().getTarget().(FormattingFunction).getNonDefaultCharType()
-  }
+  Type getNonDefaultCharType() { result = this.getUse().getTarget().getNonDefaultCharType() }
 
   /**
    * Gets the wide character type for this format literal.  This is usually `wchar_t`.  On some
    * snapshots there may be multiple results where we can't tell which is correct for a
    * particular function.
    */
-  Type getWideCharType() { result = getUse().getTarget().(FormattingFunction).getWideCharType() }
+  Type getWideCharType() { result = this.getUse().getTarget().getWideCharType() }
 
   /**
    * Holds if this `FormatLiteral` is in a context that supports
@@ -338,7 +345,7 @@ class FormatLiteral extends Literal {
   }
 
   private string getFlagRegexp() {
-    if isMicrosoft() then result = "[-+ #0']*" else result = "[-+ #0'I]*"
+    if this.isMicrosoft() then result = "[-+ #0']*" else result = "[-+ #0'I]*"
   }
 
   private string getFieldWidthRegexp() { result = "(?:[1-9][0-9]*|\\*|\\*[0-9]+\\$)?" }
@@ -346,13 +353,13 @@ class FormatLiteral extends Literal {
   private string getPrecRegexp() { result = "(?:\\.(?:[0-9]*|\\*|\\*[0-9]+\\$))?" }
 
   private string getLengthRegexp() {
-    if isMicrosoft()
+    if this.isMicrosoft()
     then result = "(?:hh?|ll?|L|q|j|z|t|w|I32|I64|I)?"
     else result = "(?:hh?|ll?|L|q|j|z|Z|t)?"
   }
 
   private string getConvCharRegexp() {
-    if isMicrosoft()
+    if this.isMicrosoft()
     then result = "[aAcCdeEfFgGimnopsSuxXZ@]"
     else result = "[aAcCdeEfFgGimnopsSuxX@]"
   }
@@ -732,16 +739,16 @@ class FormatLiteral extends Literal {
    * Gets the argument type required by the nth conversion specifier.
    */
   Type getConversionType(int n) {
-    result = getConversionType1(n) or
-    result = getConversionType1b(n) or
-    result = getConversionType2(n) or
-    result = getConversionType3(n) or
-    result = getConversionType4(n) or
-    result = getConversionType6(n) or
-    result = getConversionType7(n) or
-    result = getConversionType8(n) or
-    result = getConversionType9(n) or
-    result = getConversionType10(n)
+    result = this.getConversionType1(n) or
+    result = this.getConversionType1b(n) or
+    result = this.getConversionType2(n) or
+    result = this.getConversionType3(n) or
+    result = this.getConversionType4(n) or
+    result = this.getConversionType6(n) or
+    result = this.getConversionType7(n) or
+    result = this.getConversionType8(n) or
+    result = this.getConversionType9(n) or
+    result = this.getConversionType10(n)
   }
 
   private Type getConversionType1(int n) {
@@ -771,15 +778,15 @@ class FormatLiteral extends Literal {
         or
         conv = ["c", "C"] and
         len = ["l", "w"] and
-        result = getWideCharType()
+        result = this.getWideCharType()
         or
         conv = "c" and
         (len != "l" and len != "w" and len != "h") and
-        result = getDefaultCharType()
+        result = this.getDefaultCharType()
         or
         conv = "C" and
         (len != "l" and len != "w" and len != "h") and
-        result = getNonDefaultCharType()
+        result = this.getNonDefaultCharType()
       )
     )
   }
@@ -816,15 +823,15 @@ class FormatLiteral extends Literal {
         or
         conv = ["s", "S"] and
         len = ["l", "w"] and
-        result.(PointerType).getBaseType() = getWideCharType()
+        result.(PointerType).getBaseType() = this.getWideCharType()
         or
         conv = "s" and
         (len != "l" and len != "w" and len != "h") and
-        result.(PointerType).getBaseType() = getDefaultCharType()
+        result.(PointerType).getBaseType() = this.getDefaultCharType()
         or
         conv = "S" and
         (len != "l" and len != "w" and len != "h") and
-        result.(PointerType).getBaseType() = getNonDefaultCharType()
+        result.(PointerType).getBaseType() = this.getNonDefaultCharType()
       )
     )
   }
@@ -879,19 +886,19 @@ class FormatLiteral extends Literal {
     exists(string len, string conv |
       this.parseConvSpec(n, _, _, _, _, _, len, conv) and
       (len != "l" and len != "w" and len != "h") and
-      getUse().getTarget().(FormattingFunction).getFormatCharType().getSize() > 1 and // wide function
+      this.getUse().getTarget().getFormatCharType().getSize() > 1 and // wide function
       (
         conv = "c" and
-        result = getNonDefaultCharType()
+        result = this.getNonDefaultCharType()
         or
         conv = "C" and
-        result = getDefaultCharType()
+        result = this.getDefaultCharType()
         or
         conv = "s" and
-        result.(PointerType).getBaseType() = getNonDefaultCharType()
+        result.(PointerType).getBaseType() = this.getNonDefaultCharType()
         or
         conv = "S" and
-        result.(PointerType).getBaseType() = getDefaultCharType()
+        result.(PointerType).getBaseType() = this.getDefaultCharType()
       )
     )
   }
@@ -924,9 +931,13 @@ class FormatLiteral extends Literal {
    * not account for positional arguments (`$`).
    */
   int getFormatArgumentIndexFor(int n, int mode) {
-    hasFormatArgumentIndexFor(n, mode) and
+    this.hasFormatArgumentIndexFor(n, mode) and
     (3 * n) + mode =
-      rank[result + 1](int n2, int mode2 | hasFormatArgumentIndexFor(n2, mode2) | (3 * n2) + mode2)
+      rank[result + 1](int n2, int mode2 |
+        this.hasFormatArgumentIndexFor(n2, mode2)
+      |
+        (3 * n2) + mode2
+      )
   }
 
   /**
@@ -936,7 +947,7 @@ class FormatLiteral extends Literal {
   int getNumArgNeeded(int n) {
     exists(this.getConvSpecOffset(n)) and
     exists(this.getConversionChar(n)) and
-    result = count(int mode | hasFormatArgumentIndexFor(n, mode))
+    result = count(int mode | this.hasFormatArgumentIndexFor(n, mode))
   }
 
   /**
@@ -948,7 +959,7 @@ class FormatLiteral extends Literal {
       // At least one conversion specifier has a parameter field, in which case,
       // they all should have.
       result = max(string s | this.getParameterField(_) = s + "$" | s.toInt())
-    else result = count(int n, int mode | hasFormatArgumentIndexFor(n, mode))
+    else result = count(int n, int mode | this.hasFormatArgumentIndexFor(n, mode))
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1038,10 +1049,10 @@ class FormatLiteral extends Literal {
         exists(int sizeBits |
           sizeBits =
             min(int bits |
-              bits = getIntegralDisplayType(n).getSize() * 8
+              bits = this.getIntegralDisplayType(n).getSize() * 8
               or
               exists(IntegralType t |
-                t = getUse().getConversionArgument(n).getType().getUnderlyingType()
+                t = this.getUse().getConversionArgument(n).getType().getUnderlyingType()
               |
                 t.isSigned() and bits = t.getSize() * 8
               )
@@ -1056,10 +1067,10 @@ class FormatLiteral extends Literal {
         exists(int sizeBits |
           sizeBits =
             min(int bits |
-              bits = getIntegralDisplayType(n).getSize() * 8
+              bits = this.getIntegralDisplayType(n).getSize() * 8
               or
               exists(IntegralType t |
-                t = getUse().getConversionArgument(n).getType().getUnderlyingType()
+                t = this.getUse().getConversionArgument(n).getType().getUnderlyingType()
               |
                 t.isUnsigned() and bits = t.getSize() * 8
               )
@@ -1074,26 +1085,26 @@ class FormatLiteral extends Literal {
         exists(int sizeBytes, int baseLen |
           sizeBytes =
             min(int bytes |
-              bytes = getIntegralDisplayType(n).getSize()
+              bytes = this.getIntegralDisplayType(n).getSize()
               or
               exists(IntegralType t |
-                t = getUse().getConversionArgument(n).getType().getUnderlyingType()
+                t = this.getUse().getConversionArgument(n).getType().getUnderlyingType()
               |
                 t.isUnsigned() and bytes = t.getSize()
               )
             ) and
           baseLen = sizeBytes * 2 and
           (
-            if hasAlternateFlag(n) then len = 2 + baseLen else len = baseLen // "0x"
+            if this.hasAlternateFlag(n) then len = 2 + baseLen else len = baseLen // "0x"
           )
         )
         or
         this.getConversionChar(n).toLowerCase() = "p" and
         exists(PointerType ptrType, int baseLen |
-          ptrType = getFullyConverted().getType() and
+          ptrType = this.getFullyConverted().getType() and
           baseLen = max(ptrType.getSize() * 2) and // e.g. "0x1234567812345678"; exact format is platform dependent
           (
-            if hasAlternateFlag(n) then len = 2 + baseLen else len = baseLen // "0x"
+            if this.hasAlternateFlag(n) then len = 2 + baseLen else len = baseLen // "0x"
           )
         )
         or
@@ -1102,17 +1113,17 @@ class FormatLiteral extends Literal {
         exists(int sizeBits, int baseLen |
           sizeBits =
             min(int bits |
-              bits = getIntegralDisplayType(n).getSize() * 8
+              bits = this.getIntegralDisplayType(n).getSize() * 8
               or
               exists(IntegralType t |
-                t = getUse().getConversionArgument(n).getType().getUnderlyingType()
+                t = this.getUse().getConversionArgument(n).getType().getUnderlyingType()
               |
                 t.isUnsigned() and bits = t.getSize() * 8
               )
             ) and
           baseLen = (sizeBits / 3.0).ceil() and
           (
-            if hasAlternateFlag(n) then len = 1 + baseLen else len = baseLen // "0"
+            if this.hasAlternateFlag(n) then len = 1 + baseLen else len = baseLen // "0"
           )
         )
         or
@@ -1135,8 +1146,8 @@ class FormatLiteral extends Literal {
    */
   int getMaxConvertedLengthLimited(int n) {
     if this.getConversionChar(n).toLowerCase() = "f"
-    then result = getMaxConvertedLength(n).minimum(8)
-    else result = getMaxConvertedLength(n)
+    then result = this.getMaxConvertedLength(n).minimum(8)
+    else result = this.getMaxConvertedLength(n)
   }
 
   /**

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/commons/Scanf.qll

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ abstract class ScanfFunction extends Function {
    * Holds if the default meaning of `%s` is a `wchar_t*` string
    * (rather than a `char*`).
    */
-  predicate isWideCharDefault() { exists(getName().indexOf("wscanf")) }
+  predicate isWideCharDefault() { exists(this.getName().indexOf("wscanf")) }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ class Scanf extends ScanfFunction {
   Scanf() {
     this instanceof TopLevelFunction and
     (
-      hasGlobalOrStdOrBslName("scanf") or // scanf(format, args...)
-      hasGlobalOrStdOrBslName("wscanf") or // wscanf(format, args...)
-      hasGlobalName("_scanf_l") or // _scanf_l(format, locale, args...)
-      hasGlobalName("_wscanf_l") // _wscanf_l(format, locale, args...)
+      this.hasGlobalOrStdOrBslName("scanf") or // scanf(format, args...)
+      this.hasGlobalOrStdOrBslName("wscanf") or // wscanf(format, args...)
+      this.hasGlobalName("_scanf_l") or // _scanf_l(format, locale, args...)
+      this.hasGlobalName("_wscanf_l") // _wscanf_l(format, locale, args...)
     )
   }
 
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ class Fscanf extends ScanfFunction {
   Fscanf() {
     this instanceof TopLevelFunction and
     (
-      hasGlobalOrStdOrBslName("fscanf") or // fscanf(src_stream, format, args...)
-      hasGlobalOrStdOrBslName("fwscanf") or // fwscanf(src_stream, format, args...)
-      hasGlobalName("_fscanf_l") or // _fscanf_l(src_stream, format, locale, args...)
-      hasGlobalName("_fwscanf_l") // _fwscanf_l(src_stream, format, locale, args...)
+      this.hasGlobalOrStdOrBslName("fscanf") or // fscanf(src_stream, format, args...)
+      this.hasGlobalOrStdOrBslName("fwscanf") or // fwscanf(src_stream, format, args...)
+      this.hasGlobalName("_fscanf_l") or // _fscanf_l(src_stream, format, locale, args...)
+      this.hasGlobalName("_fwscanf_l") // _fwscanf_l(src_stream, format, locale, args...)
     )
   }
 
@@ -72,10 +72,10 @@ class Sscanf extends ScanfFunction {
   Sscanf() {
     this instanceof TopLevelFunction and
     (
-      hasGlobalOrStdOrBslName("sscanf") or // sscanf(src_stream, format, args...)
-      hasGlobalOrStdOrBslName("swscanf") or // swscanf(src, format, args...)
-      hasGlobalName("_sscanf_l") or // _sscanf_l(src, format, locale, args...)
-      hasGlobalName("_swscanf_l") // _swscanf_l(src, format, locale, args...)
+      this.hasGlobalOrStdOrBslName("sscanf") or // sscanf(src_stream, format, args...)
+      this.hasGlobalOrStdOrBslName("swscanf") or // swscanf(src, format, args...)
+      this.hasGlobalName("_sscanf_l") or // _sscanf_l(src, format, locale, args...)
+      this.hasGlobalName("_swscanf_l") // _swscanf_l(src, format, locale, args...)
     )
   }
 
@@ -91,10 +91,10 @@ class Snscanf extends ScanfFunction {
   Snscanf() {
     this instanceof TopLevelFunction and
     (
-      hasGlobalName("_snscanf") or // _snscanf(src, max_amount, format, args...)
-      hasGlobalName("_snwscanf") or // _snwscanf(src, max_amount, format, args...)
-      hasGlobalName("_snscanf_l") or // _snscanf_l(src, max_amount, format, locale, args...)
-      hasGlobalName("_snwscanf_l") // _snwscanf_l(src, max_amount, format, locale, args...)
+      this.hasGlobalName("_snscanf") or // _snscanf(src, max_amount, format, args...)
+      this.hasGlobalName("_snwscanf") or // _snwscanf(src, max_amount, format, args...)
+      this.hasGlobalName("_snscanf_l") or // _snscanf_l(src, max_amount, format, locale, args...)
+      this.hasGlobalName("_snwscanf_l") // _snwscanf_l(src, max_amount, format, locale, args...)
       // note that the max_amount is not a limit on the output length, it's an input length
       // limit used with non null-terminated strings.
     )
@@ -120,18 +120,18 @@ class ScanfFunctionCall extends FunctionCall {
   /**
    * Gets the `scanf`-like function that is called.
    */
-  ScanfFunction getScanfFunction() { result = getTarget() }
+  ScanfFunction getScanfFunction() { result = this.getTarget() }
 
   /**
    * Gets the position at which the input string or stream parameter occurs,
    * if this function call does not read from standard input.
    */
-  int getInputParameterIndex() { result = getScanfFunction().getInputParameterIndex() }
+  int getInputParameterIndex() { result = this.getScanfFunction().getInputParameterIndex() }
 
   /**
    * Gets the position at which the format parameter occurs.
    */
-  int getFormatParameterIndex() { result = getScanfFunction().getFormatParameterIndex() }
+  int getFormatParameterIndex() { result = this.getScanfFunction().getFormatParameterIndex() }
 
   /**
    * Gets the format expression used in this call.
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ class ScanfFunctionCall extends FunctionCall {
    * Holds if the default meaning of `%s` is a `wchar_t*` string
    * (rather than a `char*`).
    */
-  predicate isWideCharDefault() { getScanfFunction().isWideCharDefault() }
+  predicate isWideCharDefault() { this.getScanfFunction().isWideCharDefault() }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ class ScanfFormatLiteral extends Expr {
   ScanfFunctionCall getUse() { result.getFormat() = this }
 
   /** Holds if the default meaning of `%s` is a `wchar_t*` (rather than a `char*`). */
-  predicate isWideCharDefault() { getUse().getTarget().(ScanfFunction).isWideCharDefault() }
+  predicate isWideCharDefault() { this.getUse().getTarget().(ScanfFunction).isWideCharDefault() }
 
   /**
    * Gets the format string itself, transformed as follows:

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/commons/Synchronization.qll

@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ abstract class MutexType extends Type {
    * Gets a call that locks or tries to lock any mutex of this type.
    */
   FunctionCall getLockAccess() {
-    result = getMustlockAccess() or
-    result = getTrylockAccess()
+    result = this.getMustlockAccess() or
+    result = this.getTrylockAccess()
   }
 
   /**
@@ -63,22 +63,22 @@ abstract class MutexType extends Type {
   /**
    * DEPRECATED: use mustlockAccess(fc, arg) instead.
    */
-  deprecated Function getMustlockFunction() { result = getMustlockAccess().getTarget() }
+  deprecated Function getMustlockFunction() { result = this.getMustlockAccess().getTarget() }
 
   /**
    * DEPRECATED: use trylockAccess(fc, arg) instead.
    */
-  deprecated Function getTrylockFunction() { result = getTrylockAccess().getTarget() }
+  deprecated Function getTrylockFunction() { result = this.getTrylockAccess().getTarget() }
 
   /**
    * DEPRECATED: use lockAccess(fc, arg) instead.
    */
-  deprecated Function getLockFunction() { result = getLockAccess().getTarget() }
+  deprecated Function getLockFunction() { result = this.getLockAccess().getTarget() }
 
   /**
    * DEPRECATED: use unlockAccess(fc, arg) instead.
    */
-  deprecated Function getUnlockFunction() { result = getUnlockAccess().getTarget() }
+  deprecated Function getUnlockFunction() { result = this.getUnlockAccess().getTarget() }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -155,17 +155,17 @@ class DefaultMutexType extends MutexType {
 
   override predicate mustlockAccess(FunctionCall fc, Expr arg) {
     fc.getTarget() = mustlockCandidate() and
-    lockArgType(fc, arg)
+    this.lockArgType(fc, arg)
   }
 
   override predicate trylockAccess(FunctionCall fc, Expr arg) {
     fc.getTarget() = trylockCandidate() and
-    lockArgType(fc, arg)
+    this.lockArgType(fc, arg)
   }
 
   override predicate unlockAccess(FunctionCall fc, Expr arg) {
     fc.getTarget() = unlockCandidate() and
-    lockArgType(fc, arg)
+    this.lockArgType(fc, arg)
   }
 }
 

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/controlflow/BasicBlocks.qll

@@ -194,14 +194,14 @@ class BasicBlock extends ControlFlowNodeBase {
    * The location spans column `startcolumn` of line `startline` to
    * column `endcolumn` of line `endline` in file `filepath`.
    * For more information, see
-   * [Locations](https://help.semmle.com/QL/learn-ql/ql/locations.html).
+   * [Locations](https://codeql.github.com/docs/writing-codeql-queries/providing-locations-in-codeql-queries/).
    *
    * Yields no result if this basic block spans multiple source files.
    */
   predicate hasLocationInfo(
     string filepath, int startline, int startcolumn, int endline, int endcolumn
   ) {
-    hasLocationInfoInternal(filepath, startline, startcolumn, filepath, endline, endcolumn)
+    this.hasLocationInfoInternal(filepath, startline, startcolumn, filepath, endline, endcolumn)
   }
 
   pragma[noinline]
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ class EntryBasicBlock extends BasicBlock {
  */
 class ExitBasicBlock extends BasicBlock {
   ExitBasicBlock() {
-    getEnd() instanceof Function or
-    aborting(getEnd())
+    this.getEnd() instanceof Function or
+    aborting(this.getEnd())
   }
 }

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/controlflow/ControlFlowGraph.qll

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class ControlFlowNode extends Locatable, ControlFlowNodeBase {
    */
   ControlFlowNode getATrueSuccessor() {
     qlCFGTrueSuccessor(this, result) and
-    result = getASuccessor()
+    result = this.getASuccessor()
   }
 
   /**
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class ControlFlowNode extends Locatable, ControlFlowNodeBase {
    */
   ControlFlowNode getAFalseSuccessor() {
     qlCFGFalseSuccessor(this, result) and
-    result = getASuccessor()
+    result = this.getASuccessor()
   }
 
   /** Gets the `BasicBlock` containing this control-flow node. */

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/controlflow/DefinitionsAndUses.qll

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ predicate definitionUsePair(SemanticStackVariable var, Expr def, Expr use) {
  * Holds if the definition `def` of some stack variable can reach `node`, which
  * is a definition or use, without crossing definitions of the same variable.
  */
-predicate definitionReaches(Expr def, Expr node) { def.(Def).reaches(true, _, node.(DefOrUse)) }
+predicate definitionReaches(Expr def, Expr node) { def.(Def).reaches(true, _, node) }
 
 private predicate hasAddressOfAccess(SemanticStackVariable var) {
   var.getAnAccess().isAddressOfAccessNonConst()

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/controlflow/IRGuards.qll

@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ private class GuardConditionFromBinaryLogicalOperator extends GuardCondition {
 
   override predicate ensuresLt(Expr left, Expr right, int k, BasicBlock block, boolean isLessThan) {
     exists(boolean testIsTrue |
-      comparesLt(left, right, k, isLessThan, testIsTrue) and this.controls(block, testIsTrue)
+      this.comparesLt(left, right, k, isLessThan, testIsTrue) and this.controls(block, testIsTrue)
     )
   }
 
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ private class GuardConditionFromBinaryLogicalOperator extends GuardCondition {
 
   override predicate ensuresEq(Expr left, Expr right, int k, BasicBlock block, boolean areEqual) {
     exists(boolean testIsTrue |
-      comparesEq(left, right, k, areEqual, testIsTrue) and this.controls(block, testIsTrue)
+      this.comparesEq(left, right, k, areEqual, testIsTrue) and this.controls(block, testIsTrue)
     )
   }
 }
@@ -147,27 +147,29 @@ private class GuardConditionFromBinaryLogicalOperator extends GuardCondition {
 private class GuardConditionFromShortCircuitNot extends GuardCondition, NotExpr {
   GuardConditionFromShortCircuitNot() {
     not exists(Instruction inst | this.getFullyConverted() = inst.getAST()) and
-    exists(IRGuardCondition ir | getOperand() = ir.getAST())
+    exists(IRGuardCondition ir | this.getOperand() = ir.getAST())
   }
 
   override predicate controls(BasicBlock controlled, boolean testIsTrue) {
-    getOperand().(GuardCondition).controls(controlled, testIsTrue.booleanNot())
+    this.getOperand().(GuardCondition).controls(controlled, testIsTrue.booleanNot())
   }
 
   override predicate comparesLt(Expr left, Expr right, int k, boolean isLessThan, boolean testIsTrue) {
-    getOperand().(GuardCondition).comparesLt(left, right, k, isLessThan, testIsTrue.booleanNot())
+    this.getOperand()
+        .(GuardCondition)
+        .comparesLt(left, right, k, isLessThan, testIsTrue.booleanNot())
   }
 
   override predicate ensuresLt(Expr left, Expr right, int k, BasicBlock block, boolean isLessThan) {
-    getOperand().(GuardCondition).ensuresLt(left, right, k, block, isLessThan.booleanNot())
+    this.getOperand().(GuardCondition).ensuresLt(left, right, k, block, isLessThan.booleanNot())
   }
 
   override predicate comparesEq(Expr left, Expr right, int k, boolean areEqual, boolean testIsTrue) {
-    getOperand().(GuardCondition).comparesEq(left, right, k, areEqual, testIsTrue.booleanNot())
+    this.getOperand().(GuardCondition).comparesEq(left, right, k, areEqual, testIsTrue.booleanNot())
   }
 
   override predicate ensuresEq(Expr left, Expr right, int k, BasicBlock block, boolean areEqual) {
-    getOperand().(GuardCondition).ensuresEq(left, right, k, block, areEqual.booleanNot())
+    this.getOperand().(GuardCondition).ensuresEq(left, right, k, block, areEqual.booleanNot())
   }
 }
 
@@ -303,9 +305,9 @@ class IRGuardCondition extends Instruction {
   cached
   predicate controlsEdge(IRBlock pred, IRBlock succ, boolean testIsTrue) {
     pred.getASuccessor() = succ and
-    controls(pred, testIsTrue)
+    this.controls(pred, testIsTrue)
     or
-    succ = getBranchSuccessor(testIsTrue) and
+    succ = this.getBranchSuccessor(testIsTrue) and
     branch.getCondition() = this and
     branch.getBlock() = pred
   }

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/controlflow/LocalScopeVariableReachability.qll

@@ -73,19 +73,19 @@ abstract deprecated class LocalScopeVariableReachability extends string {
      */
 
     exists(BasicBlock bb, int i |
-      isSource(source, v) and
+      this.isSource(source, v) and
       bb.getNode(i) = source and
       not bb.isUnreachable()
     |
       exists(int j |
         j > i and
         sink = bb.getNode(j) and
-        isSink(sink, v) and
-        not exists(int k | isBarrier(bb.getNode(k), v) | k in [i + 1 .. j - 1])
+        this.isSink(sink, v) and
+        not exists(int k | this.isBarrier(bb.getNode(k), v) | k in [i + 1 .. j - 1])
       )
       or
-      not exists(int k | isBarrier(bb.getNode(k), v) | k > i) and
-      bbSuccessorEntryReaches(bb, v, sink, _)
+      not exists(int k | this.isBarrier(bb.getNode(k), v) | k > i) and
+      this.bbSuccessorEntryReaches(bb, v, sink, _)
     )
   }
 
@@ -97,11 +97,11 @@ abstract deprecated class LocalScopeVariableReachability extends string {
       bbSuccessorEntryReachesLoopInvariant(bb, succ, skipsFirstLoopAlwaysTrueUponEntry,
         succSkipsFirstLoopAlwaysTrueUponEntry)
     |
-      bbEntryReachesLocally(succ, v, node) and
+      this.bbEntryReachesLocally(succ, v, node) and
       succSkipsFirstLoopAlwaysTrueUponEntry = false
       or
-      not isBarrier(succ.getNode(_), v) and
-      bbSuccessorEntryReaches(succ, v, node, succSkipsFirstLoopAlwaysTrueUponEntry)
+      not this.isBarrier(succ.getNode(_), v) and
+      this.bbSuccessorEntryReaches(succ, v, node, succSkipsFirstLoopAlwaysTrueUponEntry)
     )
   }
 
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ abstract deprecated class LocalScopeVariableReachability extends string {
   ) {
     exists(int n |
       node = bb.getNode(n) and
-      isSink(node, v)
+      this.isSink(node, v)
     |
       not exists(this.firstBarrierIndexIn(bb, v))
       or
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ abstract deprecated class LocalScopeVariableReachability extends string {
   }
 
   private int firstBarrierIndexIn(BasicBlock bb, SemanticStackVariable v) {
-    result = min(int m | isBarrier(bb.getNode(m), v))
+    result = min(int m | this.isBarrier(bb.getNode(m), v))
   }
 }
 
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ abstract deprecated class LocalScopeVariableReachabilityWithReassignment extends
    * accounts for loops where the condition is provably true upon entry.
    */
   override predicate reaches(ControlFlowNode source, SemanticStackVariable v, ControlFlowNode sink) {
-    reachesTo(source, v, sink, _)
+    this.reachesTo(source, v, sink, _)
   }
 
   /**
@@ -281,21 +281,21 @@ abstract deprecated class LocalScopeVariableReachabilityWithReassignment extends
     ControlFlowNode source, SemanticStackVariable v, ControlFlowNode sink, SemanticStackVariable v0
   ) {
     exists(ControlFlowNode def |
-      actualSourceReaches(source, v, def, v0) and
+      this.actualSourceReaches(source, v, def, v0) and
       LocalScopeVariableReachability.super.reaches(def, v0, sink) and
-      isSinkActual(sink, v0)
+      this.isSinkActual(sink, v0)
     )
   }
 
   private predicate actualSourceReaches(
     ControlFlowNode source, SemanticStackVariable v, ControlFlowNode def, SemanticStackVariable v0
   ) {
-    isSourceActual(source, v) and def = source and v0 = v
+    this.isSourceActual(source, v) and def = source and v0 = v
     or
     exists(ControlFlowNode source1, SemanticStackVariable v1 |
-      actualSourceReaches(source, v, source1, v1)
+      this.actualSourceReaches(source, v, source1, v1)
     |
-      reassignment(source1, v1, def, v0)
+      this.reassignment(source1, v1, def, v0)
     )
   }
 
@@ -307,14 +307,14 @@ abstract deprecated class LocalScopeVariableReachabilityWithReassignment extends
   }
 
   final override predicate isSource(ControlFlowNode node, LocalScopeVariable v) {
-    isSourceActual(node, v)
+    this.isSourceActual(node, v)
     or
     // Reassignment generates a new (non-actual) source
-    reassignment(_, _, node, v)
+    this.reassignment(_, _, node, v)
   }
 
   final override predicate isSink(ControlFlowNode node, LocalScopeVariable v) {
-    isSinkActual(node, v)
+    this.isSinkActual(node, v)
     or
     // Reassignment generates a new (non-actual) sink
     exprDefinition(_, node, v.getAnAccess())
@@ -347,21 +347,21 @@ abstract deprecated class LocalScopeVariableReachabilityExt extends string {
   /** See `LocalScopeVariableReachability.reaches`. */
   predicate reaches(ControlFlowNode source, SemanticStackVariable v, ControlFlowNode sink) {
     exists(BasicBlock bb, int i |
-      isSource(source, v) and
+      this.isSource(source, v) and
       bb.getNode(i) = source and
       not bb.isUnreachable()
     |
       exists(int j |
         j > i and
         sink = bb.getNode(j) and
-        isSink(sink, v) and
-        not exists(int k | isBarrier(source, bb.getNode(k), bb.getNode(k + 1), v) |
+        this.isSink(sink, v) and
+        not exists(int k | this.isBarrier(source, bb.getNode(k), bb.getNode(k + 1), v) |
           k in [i .. j - 1]
         )
       )
       or
-      not exists(int k | isBarrier(source, bb.getNode(k), bb.getNode(k + 1), v) | k >= i) and
-      bbSuccessorEntryReaches(source, bb, v, sink, _)
+      not exists(int k | this.isBarrier(source, bb.getNode(k), bb.getNode(k + 1), v) | k >= i) and
+      this.bbSuccessorEntryReaches(source, bb, v, sink, _)
     )
   }
 
@@ -372,22 +372,22 @@ abstract deprecated class LocalScopeVariableReachabilityExt extends string {
     exists(BasicBlock succ, boolean succSkipsFirstLoopAlwaysTrueUponEntry |
       bbSuccessorEntryReachesLoopInvariant(bb, succ, skipsFirstLoopAlwaysTrueUponEntry,
         succSkipsFirstLoopAlwaysTrueUponEntry) and
-      not isBarrier(source, bb.getEnd(), succ.getStart(), v)
+      not this.isBarrier(source, bb.getEnd(), succ.getStart(), v)
     |
-      bbEntryReachesLocally(source, succ, v, node) and
+      this.bbEntryReachesLocally(source, succ, v, node) and
       succSkipsFirstLoopAlwaysTrueUponEntry = false
       or
-      not exists(int k | isBarrier(source, succ.getNode(k), succ.getNode(k + 1), v)) and
-      bbSuccessorEntryReaches(source, succ, v, node, succSkipsFirstLoopAlwaysTrueUponEntry)
+      not exists(int k | this.isBarrier(source, succ.getNode(k), succ.getNode(k + 1), v)) and
+      this.bbSuccessorEntryReaches(source, succ, v, node, succSkipsFirstLoopAlwaysTrueUponEntry)
     )
   }
 
   private predicate bbEntryReachesLocally(
     ControlFlowNode source, BasicBlock bb, SemanticStackVariable v, ControlFlowNode node
   ) {
-    isSource(source, v) and
-    exists(int n | node = bb.getNode(n) and isSink(node, v) |
-      not exists(int m | m < n | isBarrier(source, bb.getNode(m), bb.getNode(m + 1), v))
+    this.isSource(source, v) and
+    exists(int n | node = bb.getNode(n) and this.isSink(node, v) |
+      not exists(int m | m < n | this.isBarrier(source, bb.getNode(m), bb.getNode(m + 1), v))
     )
   }
 }

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/controlflow/SSA.qll

@@ -59,10 +59,10 @@ class SsaDefinition extends ControlFlowNodeBase {
   ControlFlowNode getDefinition() { result = this }
 
   /** Gets the `BasicBlock` containing this definition. */
-  BasicBlock getBasicBlock() { result.contains(getDefinition()) }
+  BasicBlock getBasicBlock() { result.contains(this.getDefinition()) }
 
   /** Holds if this definition is a phi node for variable `v`. */
-  predicate isPhiNode(StackVariable v) { exists(StandardSSA x | x.phi_node(v, this.(BasicBlock))) }
+  predicate isPhiNode(StackVariable v) { exists(StandardSSA x | x.phi_node(v, this)) }
 
   /** Gets the location of this definition. */
   Location getLocation() { result = this.(ControlFlowNode).getLocation() }

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/controlflow/SSAUtils.qll

@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ library class SSAHelper extends int {
    */
   cached
   string toString(ControlFlowNode node, StackVariable v) {
-    if phi_node(v, node.(BasicBlock))
+    if phi_node(v, node)
     then result = "SSA phi(" + v.getName() + ")"
     else (
       ssa_defn(v, node, _, _) and result = "SSA def(" + v.getName() + ")"

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/controlflow/StackVariableReachability.qll

@@ -72,19 +72,19 @@ abstract class StackVariableReachability extends string {
      */
 
     exists(BasicBlock bb, int i |
-      isSource(source, v) and
+      this.isSource(source, v) and
       bb.getNode(i) = source and
       not bb.isUnreachable()
     |
       exists(int j |
         j > i and
         sink = bb.getNode(j) and
-        isSink(sink, v) and
-        not exists(int k | isBarrier(bb.getNode(k), v) | k in [i + 1 .. j - 1])
+        this.isSink(sink, v) and
+        not exists(int k | this.isBarrier(bb.getNode(k), v) | k in [i + 1 .. j - 1])
       )
       or
-      not exists(int k | isBarrier(bb.getNode(k), v) | k > i) and
-      bbSuccessorEntryReaches(bb, v, sink, _)
+      not exists(int k | this.isBarrier(bb.getNode(k), v) | k > i) and
+      this.bbSuccessorEntryReaches(bb, v, sink, _)
     )
   }
 
@@ -96,11 +96,11 @@ abstract class StackVariableReachability extends string {
       bbSuccessorEntryReachesLoopInvariant(bb, succ, skipsFirstLoopAlwaysTrueUponEntry,
         succSkipsFirstLoopAlwaysTrueUponEntry)
     |
-      bbEntryReachesLocally(succ, v, node) and
+      this.bbEntryReachesLocally(succ, v, node) and
       succSkipsFirstLoopAlwaysTrueUponEntry = false
       or
-      not isBarrier(succ.getNode(_), v) and
-      bbSuccessorEntryReaches(succ, v, node, succSkipsFirstLoopAlwaysTrueUponEntry)
+      not this.isBarrier(succ.getNode(_), v) and
+      this.bbSuccessorEntryReaches(succ, v, node, succSkipsFirstLoopAlwaysTrueUponEntry)
     )
   }
 
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ abstract class StackVariableReachability extends string {
   ) {
     exists(int n |
       node = bb.getNode(n) and
-      isSink(node, v)
+      this.isSink(node, v)
     |
       not exists(this.firstBarrierIndexIn(bb, v))
       or
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ abstract class StackVariableReachability extends string {
   }
 
   private int firstBarrierIndexIn(BasicBlock bb, SemanticStackVariable v) {
-    result = min(int m | isBarrier(bb.getNode(m), v))
+    result = min(int m | this.isBarrier(bb.getNode(m), v))
   }
 }
 
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ abstract class StackVariableReachabilityWithReassignment extends StackVariableRe
    * accounts for loops where the condition is provably true upon entry.
    */
   override predicate reaches(ControlFlowNode source, SemanticStackVariable v, ControlFlowNode sink) {
-    reachesTo(source, v, sink, _)
+    this.reachesTo(source, v, sink, _)
   }
 
   /**
@@ -278,21 +278,21 @@ abstract class StackVariableReachabilityWithReassignment extends StackVariableRe
     ControlFlowNode source, SemanticStackVariable v, ControlFlowNode sink, SemanticStackVariable v0
   ) {
     exists(ControlFlowNode def |
-      actualSourceReaches(source, v, def, v0) and
+      this.actualSourceReaches(source, v, def, v0) and
       StackVariableReachability.super.reaches(def, v0, sink) and
-      isSinkActual(sink, v0)
+      this.isSinkActual(sink, v0)
     )
   }
 
   private predicate actualSourceReaches(
     ControlFlowNode source, SemanticStackVariable v, ControlFlowNode def, SemanticStackVariable v0
   ) {
-    isSourceActual(source, v) and def = source and v0 = v
+    this.isSourceActual(source, v) and def = source and v0 = v
     or
     exists(ControlFlowNode source1, SemanticStackVariable v1 |
-      actualSourceReaches(source, v, source1, v1)
+      this.actualSourceReaches(source, v, source1, v1)
     |
-      reassignment(source1, v1, def, v0)
+      this.reassignment(source1, v1, def, v0)
     )
   }
 
@@ -304,14 +304,14 @@ abstract class StackVariableReachabilityWithReassignment extends StackVariableRe
   }
 
   final override predicate isSource(ControlFlowNode node, StackVariable v) {
-    isSourceActual(node, v)
+    this.isSourceActual(node, v)
     or
     // Reassignment generates a new (non-actual) source
-    reassignment(_, _, node, v)
+    this.reassignment(_, _, node, v)
   }
 
   final override predicate isSink(ControlFlowNode node, StackVariable v) {
-    isSinkActual(node, v)
+    this.isSinkActual(node, v)
     or
     // Reassignment generates a new (non-actual) sink
     exprDefinition(_, node, v.getAnAccess())
@@ -342,21 +342,21 @@ abstract class StackVariableReachabilityExt extends string {
   /** See `StackVariableReachability.reaches`. */
   predicate reaches(ControlFlowNode source, SemanticStackVariable v, ControlFlowNode sink) {
     exists(BasicBlock bb, int i |
-      isSource(source, v) and
+      this.isSource(source, v) and
       bb.getNode(i) = source and
       not bb.isUnreachable()
     |
       exists(int j |
         j > i and
         sink = bb.getNode(j) and
-        isSink(sink, v) and
-        not exists(int k | isBarrier(source, bb.getNode(k), bb.getNode(k + 1), v) |
+        this.isSink(sink, v) and
+        not exists(int k | this.isBarrier(source, bb.getNode(k), bb.getNode(k + 1), v) |
           k in [i .. j - 1]
         )
       )
       or
-      not exists(int k | isBarrier(source, bb.getNode(k), bb.getNode(k + 1), v) | k >= i) and
-      bbSuccessorEntryReaches(source, bb, v, sink, _)
+      not exists(int k | this.isBarrier(source, bb.getNode(k), bb.getNode(k + 1), v) | k >= i) and
+      this.bbSuccessorEntryReaches(source, bb, v, sink, _)
     )
   }
 
@@ -367,22 +367,22 @@ abstract class StackVariableReachabilityExt extends string {
     exists(BasicBlock succ, boolean succSkipsFirstLoopAlwaysTrueUponEntry |
       bbSuccessorEntryReachesLoopInvariant(bb, succ, skipsFirstLoopAlwaysTrueUponEntry,
         succSkipsFirstLoopAlwaysTrueUponEntry) and
-      not isBarrier(source, bb.getEnd(), succ.getStart(), v)
+      not this.isBarrier(source, bb.getEnd(), succ.getStart(), v)
     |
-      bbEntryReachesLocally(source, succ, v, node) and
+      this.bbEntryReachesLocally(source, succ, v, node) and
       succSkipsFirstLoopAlwaysTrueUponEntry = false
       or
-      not exists(int k | isBarrier(source, succ.getNode(k), succ.getNode(k + 1), v)) and
-      bbSuccessorEntryReaches(source, succ, v, node, succSkipsFirstLoopAlwaysTrueUponEntry)
+      not exists(int k | this.isBarrier(source, succ.getNode(k), succ.getNode(k + 1), v)) and
+      this.bbSuccessorEntryReaches(source, succ, v, node, succSkipsFirstLoopAlwaysTrueUponEntry)
     )
   }
 
   private predicate bbEntryReachesLocally(
     ControlFlowNode source, BasicBlock bb, SemanticStackVariable v, ControlFlowNode node
   ) {
-    isSource(source, v) and
-    exists(int n | node = bb.getNode(n) and isSink(node, v) |
-      not exists(int m | m < n | isBarrier(source, bb.getNode(m), bb.getNode(m + 1), v))
+    this.isSource(source, v) and
+    exists(int n | node = bb.getNode(n) and this.isSink(node, v) |
+      not exists(int m | m < n | this.isBarrier(source, bb.getNode(m), bb.getNode(m + 1), v))
     )
   }
 }

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/controlflow/SubBasicBlocks.qll

@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class SubBasicBlock extends ControlFlowNodeBase {
    * returns a 0-based position, while `getRankInBasicBlock` returns a 1-based
    * position.
    */
-  deprecated int getPosInBasicBlock(BasicBlock bb) { result = getRankInBasicBlock(bb) - 1 }
+  deprecated int getPosInBasicBlock(BasicBlock bb) { result = this.getRankInBasicBlock(bb) - 1 }
 
   pragma[noinline]
   private int getIndexInBasicBlock(BasicBlock bb) { this = bb.getNode(result) }
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class SubBasicBlock extends ControlFlowNodeBase {
     exists(BasicBlock bb |
       exists(int outerIndex |
         result = bb.getNode(outerIndex) and
-        index = outerToInnerIndex(bb, outerIndex)
+        index = this.outerToInnerIndex(bb, outerIndex)
       )
     )
   }

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/controlflow/internal/CFG.qll

@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ private class PostOrderInitializer extends Initializer {
       or
       this.getDeclaration() = for.getRangeVariable()
       or
-      this.getDeclaration() = for.getBeginEndDeclaration().(DeclStmt).getADeclaration()
+      this.getDeclaration() = for.getBeginEndDeclaration().getADeclaration()
     )
   }
 }
@@ -1143,7 +1143,7 @@ private class ExceptionSource extends Node {
       this.reachesParent(mid) and
       not mid = any(TryStmt try).getStmt() and
       not mid = any(MicrosoftTryStmt try).getStmt() and
-      parent = mid.(Node).getParentNode()
+      parent = mid.getParentNode()
     )
   }
 

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/controlflow/internal/ConstantExprs.qll

@@ -344,14 +344,13 @@ private int convertIntToType(int val, IntegralType t) {
   then if val = 0 then result = 0 else result = 1
   else
     if t.isUnsigned()
-    then if val >= 0 and val.bitShiftRight(t.getSize() * 8) = 0 then result = val else none()
+    then val >= 0 and val.bitShiftRight(t.getSize() * 8) = 0 and result = val
     else
       if val >= 0 and val.bitShiftRight(t.getSize() * 8 - 1) = 0
       then result = val
-      else
-        if (-(val + 1)).bitShiftRight(t.getSize() * 8 - 1) = 0
-        then result = val
-        else none()
+      else (
+        (-(val + 1)).bitShiftRight(t.getSize() * 8 - 1) = 0 and result = val
+      )
 }
 
 /**
@@ -386,7 +385,7 @@ library class ExprEvaluator extends int {
   abstract predicate interesting(Expr e);
 
   /** Gets the value of (interesting) expression `e`, if any. */
-  int getValue(Expr e) { result = getValueInternal(e, e) }
+  int getValue(Expr e) { result = this.getValueInternal(e, e) }
 
   /**
    * When evaluating a syntactic subexpression of `e`, we may
@@ -426,9 +425,9 @@ library class ExprEvaluator extends int {
    * calculates the values bottom-up.
    */
   predicate interestingInternal(Expr e, Expr req, boolean sub) {
-    interesting(e) and req = e and sub = true
+    this.interesting(e) and req = e and sub = true
     or
-    exists(Expr mid | interestingInternal(e, mid, sub) |
+    exists(Expr mid | this.interestingInternal(e, mid, sub) |
       req = mid.(NotExpr).getOperand() or
       req = mid.(BinaryLogicalOperation).getAnOperand() or
       req = mid.(RelationalOperation).getAnOperand() or
@@ -443,36 +442,36 @@ library class ExprEvaluator extends int {
     )
     or
     exists(VariableAccess va, Variable v, boolean sub1 |
-      interestingVariableAccess(e, va, v, sub1) and
+      this.interestingVariableAccess(e, va, v, sub1) and
       req = v.getAnAssignedValue() and
-      (sub1 = true implies not ignoreVariableAssignment(e, v, req)) and
+      (sub1 = true implies not this.ignoreVariableAssignment(e, v, req)) and
       sub = false
     )
     or
     exists(Function f |
-      interestingFunction(e, f) and
+      this.interestingFunction(e, f) and
       returnStmt(f, req) and
       sub = false
     )
   }
 
   private predicate interestingVariableAccess(Expr e, VariableAccess va, Variable v, boolean sub) {
-    interestingInternal(e, va, sub) and
+    this.interestingInternal(e, va, sub) and
     v = getVariableTarget(va) and
     (
       v.hasInitializer()
       or
-      sub = true and allowVariableWithoutInitializer(e, v)
+      sub = true and this.allowVariableWithoutInitializer(e, v)
     ) and
     tractableVariable(v) and
     forall(StmtParent def | nonAnalyzableVariableDefinition(v, def) |
       sub = true and
-      ignoreNonAnalyzableVariableDefinition(e, v, def)
+      this.ignoreNonAnalyzableVariableDefinition(e, v, def)
     )
   }
 
   private predicate interestingFunction(Expr e, Function f) {
-    exists(FunctionCall fc | interestingInternal(e, fc, _) |
+    exists(FunctionCall fc | this.interestingInternal(e, fc, _) |
       f = fc.getTarget() and
       not obviouslyNonConstant(f) and
       not f.getUnspecifiedType() instanceof VoidType
@@ -482,10 +481,10 @@ library class ExprEvaluator extends int {
   /** Gets the value of subexpressions `req` for expression `e`, if any. */
   private int getValueInternal(Expr e, Expr req) {
     (
-      interestingInternal(e, req, true) and
+      this.interestingInternal(e, req, true) and
       (
         result = req.(CompileTimeConstantInt).getIntValue() or
-        result = getCompoundValue(e, req.(CompileTimeVariableExpr))
+        result = this.getCompoundValue(e, req)
       ) and
       (
         req.getUnderlyingType().(IntegralType).isSigned() or
@@ -496,109 +495,126 @@ library class ExprEvaluator extends int {
 
   /** Gets the value of compound subexpressions `val` for expression `e`, if any. */
   private int getCompoundValue(Expr e, CompileTimeVariableExpr val) {
-    interestingInternal(e, val, true) and
+    this.interestingInternal(e, val, true) and
     (
       exists(NotExpr req | req = val |
-        result = 1 and getValueInternal(e, req.getOperand()) = 0
+        result = 1 and this.getValueInternal(e, req.getOperand()) = 0
         or
-        result = 0 and getValueInternal(e, req.getOperand()) != 0
+        result = 0 and this.getValueInternal(e, req.getOperand()) != 0
       )
       or
       exists(LogicalAndExpr req | req = val |
         result = 1 and
-        getValueInternal(e, req.getLeftOperand()) != 0 and
-        getValueInternal(e, req.getRightOperand()) != 0
+        this.getValueInternal(e, req.getLeftOperand()) != 0 and
+        this.getValueInternal(e, req.getRightOperand()) != 0
         or
-        result = 0 and getValueInternal(e, req.getAnOperand()) = 0
+        result = 0 and this.getValueInternal(e, req.getAnOperand()) = 0
       )
       or
       exists(LogicalOrExpr req | req = val |
-        result = 1 and getValueInternal(e, req.getAnOperand()) != 0
+        result = 1 and this.getValueInternal(e, req.getAnOperand()) != 0
         or
         result = 0 and
-        getValueInternal(e, req.getLeftOperand()) = 0 and
-        getValueInternal(e, req.getRightOperand()) = 0
+        this.getValueInternal(e, req.getLeftOperand()) = 0 and
+        this.getValueInternal(e, req.getRightOperand()) = 0
       )
       or
       exists(LTExpr req | req = val |
         result = 1 and
-        getValueInternal(e, req.getLeftOperand()) < getValueInternal(e, req.getRightOperand())
+        this.getValueInternal(e, req.getLeftOperand()) <
+          this.getValueInternal(e, req.getRightOperand())
         or
         result = 0 and
-        getValueInternal(e, req.getLeftOperand()) >= getValueInternal(e, req.getRightOperand())
+        this.getValueInternal(e, req.getLeftOperand()) >=
+          this.getValueInternal(e, req.getRightOperand())
       )
       or
       exists(GTExpr req | req = val |
         result = 1 and
-        getValueInternal(e, req.getLeftOperand()) > getValueInternal(e, req.getRightOperand())
+        this.getValueInternal(e, req.getLeftOperand()) >
+          this.getValueInternal(e, req.getRightOperand())
         or
         result = 0 and
-        getValueInternal(e, req.getLeftOperand()) <= getValueInternal(e, req.getRightOperand())
+        this.getValueInternal(e, req.getLeftOperand()) <=
+          this.getValueInternal(e, req.getRightOperand())
       )
       or
       exists(LEExpr req | req = val |
         result = 1 and
-        getValueInternal(e, req.getLeftOperand()) <= getValueInternal(e, req.getRightOperand())
+        this.getValueInternal(e, req.getLeftOperand()) <=
+          this.getValueInternal(e, req.getRightOperand())
         or
         result = 0 and
-        getValueInternal(e, req.getLeftOperand()) > getValueInternal(e, req.getRightOperand())
+        this.getValueInternal(e, req.getLeftOperand()) >
+          this.getValueInternal(e, req.getRightOperand())
       )
       or
       exists(GEExpr req | req = val |
         result = 1 and
-        getValueInternal(e, req.getLeftOperand()) >= getValueInternal(e, req.getRightOperand())
+        this.getValueInternal(e, req.getLeftOperand()) >=
+          this.getValueInternal(e, req.getRightOperand())
         or
         result = 0 and
-        getValueInternal(e, req.getLeftOperand()) < getValueInternal(e, req.getRightOperand())
+        this.getValueInternal(e, req.getLeftOperand()) <
+          this.getValueInternal(e, req.getRightOperand())
       )
       or
       exists(EQExpr req | req = val |
         result = 1 and
-        getValueInternal(e, req.getLeftOperand()) = getValueInternal(e, req.getRightOperand())
+        this.getValueInternal(e, req.getLeftOperand()) =
+          this.getValueInternal(e, req.getRightOperand())
         or
         result = 0 and
-        getValueInternal(e, req.getLeftOperand()) != getValueInternal(e, req.getRightOperand())
+        this.getValueInternal(e, req.getLeftOperand()) !=
+          this.getValueInternal(e, req.getRightOperand())
       )
       or
       exists(NEExpr req | req = val |
         result = 0 and
-        getValueInternal(e, req.getLeftOperand()) = getValueInternal(e, req.getRightOperand())
+        this.getValueInternal(e, req.getLeftOperand()) =
+          this.getValueInternal(e, req.getRightOperand())
         or
         result = 1 and
-        getValueInternal(e, req.getLeftOperand()) != getValueInternal(e, req.getRightOperand())
+        this.getValueInternal(e, req.getLeftOperand()) !=
+          this.getValueInternal(e, req.getRightOperand())
       )
       or
       exists(AddExpr req | req = val |
         result =
-          getValueInternal(e, req.getLeftOperand()) + getValueInternal(e, req.getRightOperand())
+          this.getValueInternal(e, req.getLeftOperand()) +
+            this.getValueInternal(e, req.getRightOperand())
       )
       or
       exists(SubExpr req | req = val |
         result =
-          getValueInternal(e, req.getLeftOperand()) - getValueInternal(e, req.getRightOperand())
+          this.getValueInternal(e, req.getLeftOperand()) -
+            this.getValueInternal(e, req.getRightOperand())
       )
       or
       exists(MulExpr req | req = val |
         result =
-          getValueInternal(e, req.getLeftOperand()) * getValueInternal(e, req.getRightOperand())
+          this.getValueInternal(e, req.getLeftOperand()) *
+            this.getValueInternal(e, req.getRightOperand())
       )
       or
       exists(RemExpr req | req = val |
         result =
-          getValueInternal(e, req.getLeftOperand()) % getValueInternal(e, req.getRightOperand())
+          this.getValueInternal(e, req.getLeftOperand()) %
+            this.getValueInternal(e, req.getRightOperand())
       )
       or
       exists(DivExpr req | req = val |
         result =
-          getValueInternal(e, req.getLeftOperand()) / getValueInternal(e, req.getRightOperand())
+          this.getValueInternal(e, req.getLeftOperand()) /
+            this.getValueInternal(e, req.getRightOperand())
       )
       or
-      exists(AssignExpr req | req = val | result = getValueInternal(e, req.getRValue()))
+      exists(AssignExpr req | req = val | result = this.getValueInternal(e, req.getRValue()))
       or
-      result = getVariableValue(e, val.(VariableAccess))
+      result = this.getVariableValue(e, val)
       or
       exists(FunctionCall call | call = val and not callWithMultipleTargets(call) |
-        result = getFunctionValue(call.getTarget())
+        result = this.getFunctionValue(call.getTarget())
       )
     )
   }
@@ -606,7 +622,7 @@ library class ExprEvaluator extends int {
   language[monotonicAggregates]
   private int getVariableValue(Expr e, VariableAccess va) {
     exists(Variable v |
-      interestingVariableAccess(e, va, v, true) and
+      this.interestingVariableAccess(e, va, v, true) and
       // All assignments must have the same int value
       result =
         unique(Expr value |
@@ -620,14 +636,16 @@ library class ExprEvaluator extends int {
   /** Holds if the function `f` is considered by the analysis and may return `ret`. */
   pragma[noinline]
   private predicate interestingReturnValue(Function f, Expr ret) {
-    interestingFunction(_, f) and
+    this.interestingFunction(_, f) and
     returnStmt(f, ret)
   }
 
   private int getFunctionValue(Function f) {
     // All returns must have the same int value
     // And it must have at least one return
-    forex(Expr ret | interestingReturnValue(f, ret) | result = getValueInternalNonSubExpr(ret))
+    forex(Expr ret | this.interestingReturnValue(f, ret) |
+      result = this.getValueInternalNonSubExpr(ret)
+    )
   }
 
   /**
@@ -642,10 +660,10 @@ library class ExprEvaluator extends int {
    * omitted).
    */
   private int getValueInternalNonSubExpr(Expr req) {
-    interestingInternal(_, req, false) and
+    this.interestingInternal(_, req, false) and
     (
       result = req.(CompileTimeConstantInt).getIntValue() or
-      result = getCompoundValueNonSubExpr(req.(CompileTimeVariableExpr))
+      result = this.getCompoundValueNonSubExpr(req)
     ) and
     (
       req.getUnderlyingType().(IntegralType).isSigned() or
@@ -656,131 +674,131 @@ library class ExprEvaluator extends int {
   private int getCompoundValueNonSubExpr(CompileTimeVariableExpr val) {
     (
       exists(NotExpr req | req = val |
-        result = 1 and getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getOperand()) = 0
+        result = 1 and this.getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getOperand()) = 0
         or
-        result = 0 and getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getOperand()) != 0
+        result = 0 and this.getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getOperand()) != 0
       )
       or
       exists(LogicalAndExpr req | req = val |
         result = 1 and
-        getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getLeftOperand()) != 0 and
-        getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getRightOperand()) != 0
+        this.getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getLeftOperand()) != 0 and
+        this.getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getRightOperand()) != 0
         or
-        result = 0 and getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getAnOperand()) = 0
+        result = 0 and this.getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getAnOperand()) = 0
       )
       or
       exists(LogicalOrExpr req | req = val |
-        result = 1 and getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getAnOperand()) != 0
+        result = 1 and this.getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getAnOperand()) != 0
         or
         result = 0 and
-        getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getLeftOperand()) = 0 and
-        getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getRightOperand()) = 0
+        this.getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getLeftOperand()) = 0 and
+        this.getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getRightOperand()) = 0
       )
       or
       exists(LTExpr req | req = val |
         result = 1 and
-        getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getLeftOperand()) <
-          getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getRightOperand())
+        this.getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getLeftOperand()) <
+          this.getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getRightOperand())
         or
         result = 0 and
-        getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getLeftOperand()) >=
-          getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getRightOperand())
+        this.getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getLeftOperand()) >=
+          this.getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getRightOperand())
       )
       or
       exists(GTExpr req | req = val |
         result = 1 and
-        getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getLeftOperand()) >
-          getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getRightOperand())
+        this.getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getLeftOperand()) >
+          this.getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getRightOperand())
         or
         result = 0 and
-        getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getLeftOperand()) <=
-          getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getRightOperand())
+        this.getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getLeftOperand()) <=
+          this.getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getRightOperand())
       )
       or
       exists(LEExpr req | req = val |
         result = 1 and
-        getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getLeftOperand()) <=
-          getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getRightOperand())
+        this.getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getLeftOperand()) <=
+          this.getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getRightOperand())
         or
         result = 0 and
-        getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getLeftOperand()) >
-          getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getRightOperand())
+        this.getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getLeftOperand()) >
+          this.getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getRightOperand())
       )
       or
       exists(GEExpr req | req = val |
         result = 1 and
-        getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getLeftOperand()) >=
-          getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getRightOperand())
+        this.getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getLeftOperand()) >=
+          this.getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getRightOperand())
         or
         result = 0 and
-        getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getLeftOperand()) <
-          getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getRightOperand())
+        this.getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getLeftOperand()) <
+          this.getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getRightOperand())
       )
       or
       exists(EQExpr req | req = val |
         result = 1 and
-        getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getLeftOperand()) =
-          getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getRightOperand())
+        this.getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getLeftOperand()) =
+          this.getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getRightOperand())
         or
         result = 0 and
-        getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getLeftOperand()) !=
-          getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getRightOperand())
+        this.getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getLeftOperand()) !=
+          this.getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getRightOperand())
       )
       or
       exists(NEExpr req | req = val |
         result = 0 and
-        getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getLeftOperand()) =
-          getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getRightOperand())
+        this.getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getLeftOperand()) =
+          this.getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getRightOperand())
         or
         result = 1 and
-        getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getLeftOperand()) !=
-          getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getRightOperand())
+        this.getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getLeftOperand()) !=
+          this.getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getRightOperand())
       )
       or
       exists(AddExpr req | req = val |
         result =
-          getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getLeftOperand()) +
-            getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getRightOperand())
+          this.getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getLeftOperand()) +
+            this.getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getRightOperand())
       )
       or
       exists(SubExpr req | req = val |
         result =
-          getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getLeftOperand()) -
-            getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getRightOperand())
+          this.getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getLeftOperand()) -
+            this.getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getRightOperand())
       )
       or
       exists(MulExpr req | req = val |
         result =
-          getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getLeftOperand()) *
-            getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getRightOperand())
+          this.getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getLeftOperand()) *
+            this.getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getRightOperand())
       )
       or
       exists(RemExpr req | req = val |
         result =
-          getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getLeftOperand()) %
-            getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getRightOperand())
+          this.getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getLeftOperand()) %
+            this.getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getRightOperand())
       )
       or
       exists(DivExpr req | req = val |
         result =
-          getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getLeftOperand()) /
-            getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getRightOperand())
+          this.getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getLeftOperand()) /
+            this.getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getRightOperand())
       )
       or
-      exists(AssignExpr req | req = val | result = getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getRValue()))
+      exists(AssignExpr req | req = val | result = this.getValueInternalNonSubExpr(req.getRValue()))
       or
-      result = getVariableValueNonSubExpr(val.(VariableAccess))
+      result = this.getVariableValueNonSubExpr(val)
       or
       exists(FunctionCall call | call = val and not callWithMultipleTargets(call) |
-        result = getFunctionValue(call.getTarget())
+        result = this.getFunctionValue(call.getTarget())
       )
     )
   }
 
   private int getVariableValueNonSubExpr(VariableAccess va) {
     // All assignments must have the same int value
-    result = getMinVariableValueNonSubExpr(va) and
-    result = getMaxVariableValueNonSubExpr(va)
+    result = this.getMinVariableValueNonSubExpr(va) and
+    result = this.getMaxVariableValueNonSubExpr(va)
   }
 
   /**
@@ -791,8 +809,9 @@ library class ExprEvaluator extends int {
   pragma[noopt]
   private int getMinVariableValueNonSubExpr(VariableAccess va) {
     exists(Variable v |
-      interestingVariableAccess(_, va, v, false) and
-      result = min(Expr value | value = v.getAnAssignedValue() | getValueInternalNonSubExpr(value))
+      this.interestingVariableAccess(_, va, v, false) and
+      result =
+        min(Expr value | value = v.getAnAssignedValue() | this.getValueInternalNonSubExpr(value))
     )
   }
 
@@ -804,8 +823,9 @@ library class ExprEvaluator extends int {
   pragma[noopt]
   private int getMaxVariableValueNonSubExpr(VariableAccess va) {
     exists(Variable v |
-      interestingVariableAccess(_, va, v, false) and
-      result = max(Expr value | value = v.getAnAssignedValue() | getValueInternalNonSubExpr(value))
+      this.interestingVariableAccess(_, va, v, false) and
+      result =
+        max(Expr value | value = v.getAnAssignedValue() | this.getValueInternalNonSubExpr(value))
     )
   }
 }
@@ -968,9 +988,9 @@ library class LoopEntryConditionEvaluator extends ExprEvaluator {
   abstract predicate isLoopBody(Expr e, StmtParent s);
 
   private predicate isLoopBodyDescendant(Expr e, StmtParent s) {
-    isLoopBody(e, s)
+    this.isLoopBody(e, s)
     or
-    exists(StmtParent mid | isLoopBodyDescendant(e, mid) |
+    exists(StmtParent mid | this.isLoopBodyDescendant(e, mid) |
       s = mid.(Stmt).getAChild() or
       s = mid.(Expr).getAChild()
     )
@@ -978,13 +998,13 @@ library class LoopEntryConditionEvaluator extends ExprEvaluator {
 
   // Same as `interestingInternal(e, sub, true)` but avoids negative recursion
   private predicate interestingSubExpr(Expr e, Expr sub) {
-    interesting(e) and e = sub
+    this.interesting(e) and e = sub
     or
-    exists(Expr mid | interestingSubExpr(e, mid) and sub = mid.getAChild())
+    exists(Expr mid | this.interestingSubExpr(e, mid) and sub = mid.getAChild())
   }
 
   private predicate maybeInterestingVariable(Expr e, Variable v) {
-    exists(VariableAccess va | interestingSubExpr(e, va) | va.getTarget() = v)
+    exists(VariableAccess va | this.interestingSubExpr(e, va) | va.getTarget() = v)
   }
 
   /**
@@ -996,9 +1016,9 @@ library class LoopEntryConditionEvaluator extends ExprEvaluator {
    * definition of `v`.
    */
   private predicate reachesLoopEntryFromLoopBody(Expr e, Variable v, StmtParent valueOrDef) {
-    maybeInterestingVariable(e, v) and
+    this.maybeInterestingVariable(e, v) and
     (valueOrDef = v.getAnAssignedValue() or nonAnalyzableVariableDefinition(v, valueOrDef)) and
-    isLoopBodyDescendant(e, valueOrDef) and
+    this.isLoopBodyDescendant(e, valueOrDef) and
     /*
      * Use primitive basic blocks in reachability analysis for better performance.
      * This is similar to the pattern used in e.g. `DefinitionsAndUses` and
@@ -1008,16 +1028,16 @@ library class LoopEntryConditionEvaluator extends ExprEvaluator {
     exists(PrimitiveBasicBlock bb1, int pos1 | bb1.getNode(pos1) = valueOrDef |
       // Reaches in same basic block
       exists(int pos2 |
-        loopEntryAt(bb1, pos2, e) and
+        this.loopEntryAt(bb1, pos2, e) and
         pos2 > pos1 and
-        not exists(int k | assignmentAt(bb1, k, v) | k in [pos1 + 1 .. pos2 - 1])
+        not exists(int k | this.assignmentAt(bb1, k, v) | k in [pos1 + 1 .. pos2 - 1])
       )
       or
       // Reaches in a successor block
       exists(PrimitiveBasicBlock bb2 |
         bb2 = bb1.getASuccessor() and
-        not exists(int pos3 | assignmentAt(bb1, pos3, v) and pos3 > pos1) and
-        bbReachesLoopEntry(bb2, e, v)
+        not exists(int pos3 | this.assignmentAt(bb1, pos3, v) and pos3 > pos1) and
+        this.bbReachesLoopEntry(bb2, e, v)
       )
     )
   }
@@ -1025,12 +1045,12 @@ library class LoopEntryConditionEvaluator extends ExprEvaluator {
   private predicate loopEntryAt(PrimitiveBasicBlock bb, int pos, Expr e) {
     exists(Node cfn |
       bb.getNode(pos) = cfn and
-      isLoopEntry(e, cfn)
+      this.isLoopEntry(e, cfn)
     )
   }
 
   private predicate assignmentAt(PrimitiveBasicBlock bb, int pos, Variable v) {
-    maybeInterestingVariable(_, v) and
+    this.maybeInterestingVariable(_, v) and
     bb.getNode(pos) = v.getAnAssignedValue()
   }
 
@@ -1039,19 +1059,19 @@ library class LoopEntryConditionEvaluator extends ExprEvaluator {
    * the loop belonging to `e` without crossing an assignment to `v`.
    */
   private predicate bbReachesLoopEntry(PrimitiveBasicBlock bb, Expr e, Variable v) {
-    bbReachesLoopEntryLocally(bb, e, v)
+    this.bbReachesLoopEntryLocally(bb, e, v)
     or
     exists(PrimitiveBasicBlock succ | succ = bb.getASuccessor() |
-      bbReachesLoopEntry(succ, e, v) and
-      not assignmentAt(bb, _, v)
+      this.bbReachesLoopEntry(succ, e, v) and
+      not this.assignmentAt(bb, _, v)
     )
   }
 
   private predicate bbReachesLoopEntryLocally(PrimitiveBasicBlock bb, Expr e, Variable v) {
     exists(int pos |
-      loopEntryAt(bb, pos, e) and
-      maybeInterestingVariable(e, v) and
-      not exists(int pos1 | assignmentAt(bb, pos1, v) | pos1 < pos)
+      this.loopEntryAt(bb, pos, e) and
+      this.maybeInterestingVariable(e, v) and
+      not exists(int pos1 | this.assignmentAt(bb, pos1, v) | pos1 < pos)
     )
   }
 
@@ -1085,10 +1105,10 @@ library class LoopEntryConditionEvaluator extends ExprEvaluator {
    * ```
    */
   override predicate ignoreNonAnalyzableVariableDefinition(Expr e, Variable v, StmtParent def) {
-    maybeInterestingVariable(e, v) and
+    this.maybeInterestingVariable(e, v) and
     nonAnalyzableVariableDefinition(v, def) and
-    isLoopBodyDescendant(e, def) and
-    not reachesLoopEntryFromLoopBody(e, v, def)
+    this.isLoopBodyDescendant(e, def) and
+    not this.reachesLoopEntryFromLoopBody(e, v, def)
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1121,10 +1141,10 @@ library class LoopEntryConditionEvaluator extends ExprEvaluator {
    * ```
    */
   override predicate ignoreVariableAssignment(Expr e, Variable v, Expr value) {
-    maybeInterestingVariable(e, v) and
+    this.maybeInterestingVariable(e, v) and
     value = v.getAnAssignedValue() and
-    isLoopBodyDescendant(e, value) and
-    not reachesLoopEntryFromLoopBody(e, v, value)
+    this.isLoopBodyDescendant(e, value) and
+    not this.reachesLoopEntryFromLoopBody(e, v, value)
   }
 }
 

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl.qll

@@ -110,12 +110,12 @@ abstract class Configuration extends string {
   /**
    * Holds if data may flow from some source to `sink` for this configuration.
    */
-  predicate hasFlowTo(Node sink) { hasFlow(_, sink) }
+  predicate hasFlowTo(Node sink) { this.hasFlow(_, sink) }
 
   /**
    * Holds if data may flow from some source to `sink` for this configuration.
    */
-  predicate hasFlowToExpr(DataFlowExpr sink) { hasFlowTo(exprNode(sink)) }
+  predicate hasFlowToExpr(DataFlowExpr sink) { this.hasFlowTo(exprNode(sink)) }
 
   /**
    * Gets the exploration limit for `hasPartialFlow` and `hasPartialFlowRev`
@@ -244,6 +244,8 @@ private class ParamNodeEx extends NodeEx {
   }
 
   int getPosition() { this.isParameterOf(_, result) }
+
+  predicate allowParameterReturnInSelf() { allowParameterReturnInSelfCached(this.asNode()) }
 }
 
 private class RetNodeEx extends NodeEx {
@@ -744,8 +746,12 @@ private module Stage1 {
       returnFlowCallableNodeCand(c, kind, config) and
       p.getEnclosingCallable() = c and
       exists(ap) and
-      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself
-      not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = p.getPosition()
+      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself, unless explicitly allowed
+      (
+        not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = p.getPosition()
+        or
+        p.allowParameterReturnInSelf()
+      )
     )
   }
 
@@ -1394,8 +1400,12 @@ private module Stage2 {
       fwdFlow(ret, any(CcCall ccc), apSome(ap), ap0, config) and
       kind = ret.getKind() and
       p.getPosition() = pos and
-      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself
-      not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself, unless explicitly allowed
+      (
+        not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+        or
+        p.allowParameterReturnInSelf()
+      )
     )
   }
 
@@ -2083,8 +2093,12 @@ private module Stage3 {
       fwdFlow(ret, any(CcCall ccc), apSome(ap), ap0, config) and
       kind = ret.getKind() and
       p.getPosition() = pos and
-      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself
-      not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself, unless explicitly allowed
+      (
+        not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+        or
+        p.allowParameterReturnInSelf()
+      )
     )
   }
 
@@ -2139,7 +2153,8 @@ private predicate expensiveLen2unfolding(TypedContent tc, Configuration config)
       ) and
     accessPathApproxCostLimits(apLimit, tupleLimit) and
     apLimit < tails and
-    tupleLimit < (tails - 1) * nodes
+    tupleLimit < (tails - 1) * nodes and
+    not tc.forceHighPrecision()
   )
 }
 
@@ -2842,8 +2857,12 @@ private module Stage4 {
       fwdFlow(ret, any(CcCall ccc), apSome(ap), ap0, config) and
       kind = ret.getKind() and
       p.getPosition() = pos and
-      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself
-      not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself, unless explicitly allowed
+      (
+        not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+        or
+        p.allowParameterReturnInSelf()
+      )
     )
   }
 
@@ -2916,6 +2935,8 @@ private class SummaryCtxSome extends SummaryCtx, TSummaryCtxSome {
 
   int getParameterPos() { p.isParameterOf(_, result) }
 
+  ParamNodeEx getParamNode() { result = p }
+
   override string toString() { result = p + ": " + ap }
 
   predicate hasLocationInfo(
@@ -2973,12 +2994,15 @@ private AccessPathApprox getATail(AccessPathApprox apa, Configuration config) {
  * expected to be expensive. Holds with `unfold = true` otherwise.
  */
 private predicate evalUnfold(AccessPathApprox apa, boolean unfold, Configuration config) {
-  exists(int aps, int nodes, int apLimit, int tupleLimit |
-    aps = countPotentialAps(apa, config) and
-    nodes = countNodesUsingAccessPath(apa, config) and
-    accessPathCostLimits(apLimit, tupleLimit) and
-    if apLimit < aps and tupleLimit < (aps - 1) * nodes then unfold = false else unfold = true
-  )
+  if apa.getHead().forceHighPrecision()
+  then unfold = true
+  else
+    exists(int aps, int nodes, int apLimit, int tupleLimit |
+      aps = countPotentialAps(apa, config) and
+      nodes = countNodesUsingAccessPath(apa, config) and
+      accessPathCostLimits(apLimit, tupleLimit) and
+      if apLimit < aps and tupleLimit < (aps - 1) * nodes then unfold = false else unfold = true
+    )
 }
 
 /**
@@ -3166,7 +3190,7 @@ private class AccessPathCons extends AccessPath, TAccessPathCons {
   }
 
   override string toString() {
-    result = "[" + this.toStringImpl(true) + length().toString() + ")]"
+    result = "[" + this.toStringImpl(true) + this.length().toString() + ")]"
     or
     result = "[" + this.toStringImpl(false)
   }
@@ -3248,7 +3272,7 @@ class PathNode extends TPathNode {
    * The location spans column `startcolumn` of line `startline` to
    * column `endcolumn` of line `endline` in file `filepath`.
    * For more information, see
-   * [Locations](https://help.semmle.com/QL/learn-ql/ql/locations.html).
+   * [Locations](https://codeql.github.com/docs/writing-codeql-queries/providing-locations-in-codeql-queries/).
    */
   predicate hasLocationInfo(
     string filepath, int startline, int startcolumn, int endline, int endcolumn
@@ -3305,9 +3329,11 @@ abstract private class PathNodeImpl extends PathNode {
     result = " <" + this.(PathNodeMid).getCallContext().toString() + ">"
   }
 
-  override string toString() { result = this.getNodeEx().toString() + ppAp() }
+  override string toString() { result = this.getNodeEx().toString() + this.ppAp() }
 
-  override string toStringWithContext() { result = this.getNodeEx().toString() + ppAp() + ppCtx() }
+  override string toStringWithContext() {
+    result = this.getNodeEx().toString() + this.ppAp() + this.ppCtx()
+  }
 
   override predicate hasLocationInfo(
     string filepath, int startline, int startcolumn, int endline, int endcolumn
@@ -3375,11 +3401,11 @@ private class PathNodeMid extends PathNodeImpl, TPathNodeMid {
 
   override PathNodeImpl getASuccessorImpl() {
     // an intermediate step to another intermediate node
-    result = getSuccMid()
+    result = this.getSuccMid()
     or
     // a final step to a sink via zero steps means we merge the last two steps to prevent trivial-looking edges
     exists(PathNodeMid mid, PathNodeSink sink |
-      mid = getSuccMid() and
+      mid = this.getSuccMid() and
       mid.getNodeEx() = sink.getNodeEx() and
       mid.getAp() instanceof AccessPathNil and
       sink.getConfiguration() = unbindConf(mid.getConfiguration()) and
@@ -3456,7 +3482,7 @@ private predicate pathStep(
   exists(TypedContent tc | pathReadStep(mid, node, ap.push(tc), tc, cc)) and
   sc = mid.getSummaryCtx()
   or
-  pathIntoCallable(mid, node, _, cc, sc, _) and ap = mid.getAp()
+  pathIntoCallable(mid, node, _, cc, sc, _, _) and ap = mid.getAp()
   or
   pathOutOfCallable(mid, node, cc) and ap = mid.getAp() and sc instanceof SummaryCtxNone
   or
@@ -3533,14 +3559,16 @@ private predicate pathOutOfCallable(PathNodeMid mid, NodeEx out, CallContext cc)
  */
 pragma[noinline]
 private predicate pathIntoArg(
-  PathNodeMid mid, int i, CallContext cc, DataFlowCall call, AccessPath ap, AccessPathApprox apa
+  PathNodeMid mid, int i, CallContext cc, DataFlowCall call, AccessPath ap, AccessPathApprox apa,
+  Configuration config
 ) {
   exists(ArgNode arg |
     arg = mid.getNodeEx().asNode() and
     cc = mid.getCallContext() and
     arg.argumentOf(call, i) and
     ap = mid.getAp() and
-    apa = ap.getApprox()
+    apa = ap.getApprox() and
+    config = mid.getConfiguration()
   )
 }
 
@@ -3557,12 +3585,14 @@ private predicate parameterCand(
 pragma[nomagic]
 private predicate pathIntoCallable0(
   PathNodeMid mid, DataFlowCallable callable, int i, CallContext outercc, DataFlowCall call,
-  AccessPath ap
+  AccessPath ap, Configuration config
 ) {
   exists(AccessPathApprox apa |
-    pathIntoArg(mid, i, outercc, call, ap, apa) and
+    pathIntoArg(mid, pragma[only_bind_into](i), outercc, call, ap, pragma[only_bind_into](apa),
+      pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
     callable = resolveCall(call, outercc) and
-    parameterCand(callable, any(int j | j <= i and j >= i), apa, mid.getConfiguration())
+    parameterCand(callable, pragma[only_bind_into](i), pragma[only_bind_into](apa),
+      pragma[only_bind_into](config))
   )
 }
 
@@ -3571,12 +3601,13 @@ private predicate pathIntoCallable0(
  * before and after entering the callable are `outercc` and `innercc`,
  * respectively.
  */
+pragma[nomagic]
 private predicate pathIntoCallable(
   PathNodeMid mid, ParamNodeEx p, CallContext outercc, CallContextCall innercc, SummaryCtx sc,
-  DataFlowCall call
+  DataFlowCall call, Configuration config
 ) {
   exists(int i, DataFlowCallable callable, AccessPath ap |
-    pathIntoCallable0(mid, callable, i, outercc, call, ap) and
+    pathIntoCallable0(mid, callable, i, outercc, call, ap, config) and
     p.isParameterOf(callable, i) and
     (
       sc = TSummaryCtxSome(p, ap)
@@ -3606,18 +3637,23 @@ private predicate paramFlowsThrough(
     ap = mid.getAp() and
     apa = ap.getApprox() and
     pos = sc.getParameterPos() and
-    not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+    // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself, unless explicitly allowed
+    (
+      not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+      or
+      sc.getParamNode().allowParameterReturnInSelf()
+    )
   )
 }
 
 pragma[nomagic]
 private predicate pathThroughCallable0(
   DataFlowCall call, PathNodeMid mid, ReturnKindExt kind, CallContext cc, AccessPath ap,
-  AccessPathApprox apa
+  AccessPathApprox apa, Configuration config
 ) {
   exists(CallContext innercc, SummaryCtx sc |
-    pathIntoCallable(mid, _, cc, innercc, sc, call) and
-    paramFlowsThrough(kind, innercc, sc, ap, apa, unbindConf(mid.getConfiguration()))
+    pathIntoCallable(mid, _, cc, innercc, sc, call, config) and
+    paramFlowsThrough(kind, innercc, sc, ap, apa, config)
   )
 }
 
@@ -3627,9 +3663,9 @@ private predicate pathThroughCallable0(
  */
 pragma[noinline]
 private predicate pathThroughCallable(PathNodeMid mid, NodeEx out, CallContext cc, AccessPath ap) {
-  exists(DataFlowCall call, ReturnKindExt kind, AccessPathApprox apa |
-    pathThroughCallable0(call, mid, kind, cc, ap, apa) and
-    out = getAnOutNodeFlow(kind, call, apa, unbindConf(mid.getConfiguration()))
+  exists(DataFlowCall call, ReturnKindExt kind, AccessPathApprox apa, Configuration config |
+    pathThroughCallable0(call, mid, kind, cc, ap, apa, config) and
+    out = getAnOutNodeFlow(kind, call, apa, config)
   )
 }
 
@@ -3643,10 +3679,11 @@ private module Subpaths {
     PathNode arg, ParamNodeEx par, SummaryCtxSome sc, CallContext innercc, ReturnKindExt kind,
     NodeEx out, AccessPath apout
   ) {
-    pathThroughCallable(arg, out, _, pragma[only_bind_into](apout)) and
-    pathIntoCallable(arg, par, _, innercc, sc, _) and
-    paramFlowsThrough(kind, innercc, sc, pragma[only_bind_into](apout), _,
-      unbindConf(arg.getConfiguration()))
+    exists(Configuration config |
+      pathThroughCallable(arg, out, _, pragma[only_bind_into](apout)) and
+      pathIntoCallable(arg, par, _, innercc, sc, _, config) and
+      paramFlowsThrough(kind, innercc, sc, pragma[only_bind_into](apout), _, unbindConf(config))
+    )
   }
 
   /**
@@ -4033,7 +4070,7 @@ private module FlowExploration {
      * The location spans column `startcolumn` of line `startline` to
      * column `endcolumn` of line `endline` in file `filepath`.
      * For more information, see
-     * [Locations](https://help.semmle.com/QL/learn-ql/ql/locations.html).
+     * [Locations](https://codeql.github.com/docs/writing-codeql-queries/providing-locations-in-codeql-queries/).
      */
     predicate hasLocationInfo(
       string filepath, int startline, int startcolumn, int endline, int endcolumn

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl2.qll

@@ -110,12 +110,12 @@ abstract class Configuration extends string {
   /**
    * Holds if data may flow from some source to `sink` for this configuration.
    */
-  predicate hasFlowTo(Node sink) { hasFlow(_, sink) }
+  predicate hasFlowTo(Node sink) { this.hasFlow(_, sink) }
 
   /**
    * Holds if data may flow from some source to `sink` for this configuration.
    */
-  predicate hasFlowToExpr(DataFlowExpr sink) { hasFlowTo(exprNode(sink)) }
+  predicate hasFlowToExpr(DataFlowExpr sink) { this.hasFlowTo(exprNode(sink)) }
 
   /**
    * Gets the exploration limit for `hasPartialFlow` and `hasPartialFlowRev`
@@ -244,6 +244,8 @@ private class ParamNodeEx extends NodeEx {
   }
 
   int getPosition() { this.isParameterOf(_, result) }
+
+  predicate allowParameterReturnInSelf() { allowParameterReturnInSelfCached(this.asNode()) }
 }
 
 private class RetNodeEx extends NodeEx {
@@ -744,8 +746,12 @@ private module Stage1 {
       returnFlowCallableNodeCand(c, kind, config) and
       p.getEnclosingCallable() = c and
       exists(ap) and
-      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself
-      not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = p.getPosition()
+      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself, unless explicitly allowed
+      (
+        not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = p.getPosition()
+        or
+        p.allowParameterReturnInSelf()
+      )
     )
   }
 
@@ -1394,8 +1400,12 @@ private module Stage2 {
       fwdFlow(ret, any(CcCall ccc), apSome(ap), ap0, config) and
       kind = ret.getKind() and
       p.getPosition() = pos and
-      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself
-      not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself, unless explicitly allowed
+      (
+        not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+        or
+        p.allowParameterReturnInSelf()
+      )
     )
   }
 
@@ -2083,8 +2093,12 @@ private module Stage3 {
       fwdFlow(ret, any(CcCall ccc), apSome(ap), ap0, config) and
       kind = ret.getKind() and
       p.getPosition() = pos and
-      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself
-      not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself, unless explicitly allowed
+      (
+        not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+        or
+        p.allowParameterReturnInSelf()
+      )
     )
   }
 
@@ -2139,7 +2153,8 @@ private predicate expensiveLen2unfolding(TypedContent tc, Configuration config)
       ) and
     accessPathApproxCostLimits(apLimit, tupleLimit) and
     apLimit < tails and
-    tupleLimit < (tails - 1) * nodes
+    tupleLimit < (tails - 1) * nodes and
+    not tc.forceHighPrecision()
   )
 }
 
@@ -2842,8 +2857,12 @@ private module Stage4 {
       fwdFlow(ret, any(CcCall ccc), apSome(ap), ap0, config) and
       kind = ret.getKind() and
       p.getPosition() = pos and
-      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself
-      not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself, unless explicitly allowed
+      (
+        not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+        or
+        p.allowParameterReturnInSelf()
+      )
     )
   }
 
@@ -2916,6 +2935,8 @@ private class SummaryCtxSome extends SummaryCtx, TSummaryCtxSome {
 
   int getParameterPos() { p.isParameterOf(_, result) }
 
+  ParamNodeEx getParamNode() { result = p }
+
   override string toString() { result = p + ": " + ap }
 
   predicate hasLocationInfo(
@@ -2973,12 +2994,15 @@ private AccessPathApprox getATail(AccessPathApprox apa, Configuration config) {
  * expected to be expensive. Holds with `unfold = true` otherwise.
  */
 private predicate evalUnfold(AccessPathApprox apa, boolean unfold, Configuration config) {
-  exists(int aps, int nodes, int apLimit, int tupleLimit |
-    aps = countPotentialAps(apa, config) and
-    nodes = countNodesUsingAccessPath(apa, config) and
-    accessPathCostLimits(apLimit, tupleLimit) and
-    if apLimit < aps and tupleLimit < (aps - 1) * nodes then unfold = false else unfold = true
-  )
+  if apa.getHead().forceHighPrecision()
+  then unfold = true
+  else
+    exists(int aps, int nodes, int apLimit, int tupleLimit |
+      aps = countPotentialAps(apa, config) and
+      nodes = countNodesUsingAccessPath(apa, config) and
+      accessPathCostLimits(apLimit, tupleLimit) and
+      if apLimit < aps and tupleLimit < (aps - 1) * nodes then unfold = false else unfold = true
+    )
 }
 
 /**
@@ -3166,7 +3190,7 @@ private class AccessPathCons extends AccessPath, TAccessPathCons {
   }
 
   override string toString() {
-    result = "[" + this.toStringImpl(true) + length().toString() + ")]"
+    result = "[" + this.toStringImpl(true) + this.length().toString() + ")]"
     or
     result = "[" + this.toStringImpl(false)
   }
@@ -3248,7 +3272,7 @@ class PathNode extends TPathNode {
    * The location spans column `startcolumn` of line `startline` to
    * column `endcolumn` of line `endline` in file `filepath`.
    * For more information, see
-   * [Locations](https://help.semmle.com/QL/learn-ql/ql/locations.html).
+   * [Locations](https://codeql.github.com/docs/writing-codeql-queries/providing-locations-in-codeql-queries/).
    */
   predicate hasLocationInfo(
     string filepath, int startline, int startcolumn, int endline, int endcolumn
@@ -3305,9 +3329,11 @@ abstract private class PathNodeImpl extends PathNode {
     result = " <" + this.(PathNodeMid).getCallContext().toString() + ">"
   }
 
-  override string toString() { result = this.getNodeEx().toString() + ppAp() }
+  override string toString() { result = this.getNodeEx().toString() + this.ppAp() }
 
-  override string toStringWithContext() { result = this.getNodeEx().toString() + ppAp() + ppCtx() }
+  override string toStringWithContext() {
+    result = this.getNodeEx().toString() + this.ppAp() + this.ppCtx()
+  }
 
   override predicate hasLocationInfo(
     string filepath, int startline, int startcolumn, int endline, int endcolumn
@@ -3375,11 +3401,11 @@ private class PathNodeMid extends PathNodeImpl, TPathNodeMid {
 
   override PathNodeImpl getASuccessorImpl() {
     // an intermediate step to another intermediate node
-    result = getSuccMid()
+    result = this.getSuccMid()
     or
     // a final step to a sink via zero steps means we merge the last two steps to prevent trivial-looking edges
     exists(PathNodeMid mid, PathNodeSink sink |
-      mid = getSuccMid() and
+      mid = this.getSuccMid() and
       mid.getNodeEx() = sink.getNodeEx() and
       mid.getAp() instanceof AccessPathNil and
       sink.getConfiguration() = unbindConf(mid.getConfiguration()) and
@@ -3456,7 +3482,7 @@ private predicate pathStep(
   exists(TypedContent tc | pathReadStep(mid, node, ap.push(tc), tc, cc)) and
   sc = mid.getSummaryCtx()
   or
-  pathIntoCallable(mid, node, _, cc, sc, _) and ap = mid.getAp()
+  pathIntoCallable(mid, node, _, cc, sc, _, _) and ap = mid.getAp()
   or
   pathOutOfCallable(mid, node, cc) and ap = mid.getAp() and sc instanceof SummaryCtxNone
   or
@@ -3533,14 +3559,16 @@ private predicate pathOutOfCallable(PathNodeMid mid, NodeEx out, CallContext cc)
  */
 pragma[noinline]
 private predicate pathIntoArg(
-  PathNodeMid mid, int i, CallContext cc, DataFlowCall call, AccessPath ap, AccessPathApprox apa
+  PathNodeMid mid, int i, CallContext cc, DataFlowCall call, AccessPath ap, AccessPathApprox apa,
+  Configuration config
 ) {
   exists(ArgNode arg |
     arg = mid.getNodeEx().asNode() and
     cc = mid.getCallContext() and
     arg.argumentOf(call, i) and
     ap = mid.getAp() and
-    apa = ap.getApprox()
+    apa = ap.getApprox() and
+    config = mid.getConfiguration()
   )
 }
 
@@ -3557,12 +3585,14 @@ private predicate parameterCand(
 pragma[nomagic]
 private predicate pathIntoCallable0(
   PathNodeMid mid, DataFlowCallable callable, int i, CallContext outercc, DataFlowCall call,
-  AccessPath ap
+  AccessPath ap, Configuration config
 ) {
   exists(AccessPathApprox apa |
-    pathIntoArg(mid, i, outercc, call, ap, apa) and
+    pathIntoArg(mid, pragma[only_bind_into](i), outercc, call, ap, pragma[only_bind_into](apa),
+      pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
     callable = resolveCall(call, outercc) and
-    parameterCand(callable, any(int j | j <= i and j >= i), apa, mid.getConfiguration())
+    parameterCand(callable, pragma[only_bind_into](i), pragma[only_bind_into](apa),
+      pragma[only_bind_into](config))
   )
 }
 
@@ -3571,12 +3601,13 @@ private predicate pathIntoCallable0(
  * before and after entering the callable are `outercc` and `innercc`,
  * respectively.
  */
+pragma[nomagic]
 private predicate pathIntoCallable(
   PathNodeMid mid, ParamNodeEx p, CallContext outercc, CallContextCall innercc, SummaryCtx sc,
-  DataFlowCall call
+  DataFlowCall call, Configuration config
 ) {
   exists(int i, DataFlowCallable callable, AccessPath ap |
-    pathIntoCallable0(mid, callable, i, outercc, call, ap) and
+    pathIntoCallable0(mid, callable, i, outercc, call, ap, config) and
     p.isParameterOf(callable, i) and
     (
       sc = TSummaryCtxSome(p, ap)
@@ -3606,18 +3637,23 @@ private predicate paramFlowsThrough(
     ap = mid.getAp() and
     apa = ap.getApprox() and
     pos = sc.getParameterPos() and
-    not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+    // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself, unless explicitly allowed
+    (
+      not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+      or
+      sc.getParamNode().allowParameterReturnInSelf()
+    )
   )
 }
 
 pragma[nomagic]
 private predicate pathThroughCallable0(
   DataFlowCall call, PathNodeMid mid, ReturnKindExt kind, CallContext cc, AccessPath ap,
-  AccessPathApprox apa
+  AccessPathApprox apa, Configuration config
 ) {
   exists(CallContext innercc, SummaryCtx sc |
-    pathIntoCallable(mid, _, cc, innercc, sc, call) and
-    paramFlowsThrough(kind, innercc, sc, ap, apa, unbindConf(mid.getConfiguration()))
+    pathIntoCallable(mid, _, cc, innercc, sc, call, config) and
+    paramFlowsThrough(kind, innercc, sc, ap, apa, config)
   )
 }
 
@@ -3627,9 +3663,9 @@ private predicate pathThroughCallable0(
  */
 pragma[noinline]
 private predicate pathThroughCallable(PathNodeMid mid, NodeEx out, CallContext cc, AccessPath ap) {
-  exists(DataFlowCall call, ReturnKindExt kind, AccessPathApprox apa |
-    pathThroughCallable0(call, mid, kind, cc, ap, apa) and
-    out = getAnOutNodeFlow(kind, call, apa, unbindConf(mid.getConfiguration()))
+  exists(DataFlowCall call, ReturnKindExt kind, AccessPathApprox apa, Configuration config |
+    pathThroughCallable0(call, mid, kind, cc, ap, apa, config) and
+    out = getAnOutNodeFlow(kind, call, apa, config)
   )
 }
 
@@ -3643,10 +3679,11 @@ private module Subpaths {
     PathNode arg, ParamNodeEx par, SummaryCtxSome sc, CallContext innercc, ReturnKindExt kind,
     NodeEx out, AccessPath apout
   ) {
-    pathThroughCallable(arg, out, _, pragma[only_bind_into](apout)) and
-    pathIntoCallable(arg, par, _, innercc, sc, _) and
-    paramFlowsThrough(kind, innercc, sc, pragma[only_bind_into](apout), _,
-      unbindConf(arg.getConfiguration()))
+    exists(Configuration config |
+      pathThroughCallable(arg, out, _, pragma[only_bind_into](apout)) and
+      pathIntoCallable(arg, par, _, innercc, sc, _, config) and
+      paramFlowsThrough(kind, innercc, sc, pragma[only_bind_into](apout), _, unbindConf(config))
+    )
   }
 
   /**
@@ -4033,7 +4070,7 @@ private module FlowExploration {
      * The location spans column `startcolumn` of line `startline` to
      * column `endcolumn` of line `endline` in file `filepath`.
      * For more information, see
-     * [Locations](https://help.semmle.com/QL/learn-ql/ql/locations.html).
+     * [Locations](https://codeql.github.com/docs/writing-codeql-queries/providing-locations-in-codeql-queries/).
      */
     predicate hasLocationInfo(
       string filepath, int startline, int startcolumn, int endline, int endcolumn

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl3.qll

@@ -110,12 +110,12 @@ abstract class Configuration extends string {
   /**
    * Holds if data may flow from some source to `sink` for this configuration.
    */
-  predicate hasFlowTo(Node sink) { hasFlow(_, sink) }
+  predicate hasFlowTo(Node sink) { this.hasFlow(_, sink) }
 
   /**
    * Holds if data may flow from some source to `sink` for this configuration.
    */
-  predicate hasFlowToExpr(DataFlowExpr sink) { hasFlowTo(exprNode(sink)) }
+  predicate hasFlowToExpr(DataFlowExpr sink) { this.hasFlowTo(exprNode(sink)) }
 
   /**
    * Gets the exploration limit for `hasPartialFlow` and `hasPartialFlowRev`
@@ -244,6 +244,8 @@ private class ParamNodeEx extends NodeEx {
   }
 
   int getPosition() { this.isParameterOf(_, result) }
+
+  predicate allowParameterReturnInSelf() { allowParameterReturnInSelfCached(this.asNode()) }
 }
 
 private class RetNodeEx extends NodeEx {
@@ -744,8 +746,12 @@ private module Stage1 {
       returnFlowCallableNodeCand(c, kind, config) and
       p.getEnclosingCallable() = c and
       exists(ap) and
-      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself
-      not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = p.getPosition()
+      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself, unless explicitly allowed
+      (
+        not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = p.getPosition()
+        or
+        p.allowParameterReturnInSelf()
+      )
     )
   }
 
@@ -1394,8 +1400,12 @@ private module Stage2 {
       fwdFlow(ret, any(CcCall ccc), apSome(ap), ap0, config) and
       kind = ret.getKind() and
       p.getPosition() = pos and
-      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself
-      not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself, unless explicitly allowed
+      (
+        not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+        or
+        p.allowParameterReturnInSelf()
+      )
     )
   }
 
@@ -2083,8 +2093,12 @@ private module Stage3 {
       fwdFlow(ret, any(CcCall ccc), apSome(ap), ap0, config) and
       kind = ret.getKind() and
       p.getPosition() = pos and
-      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself
-      not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself, unless explicitly allowed
+      (
+        not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+        or
+        p.allowParameterReturnInSelf()
+      )
     )
   }
 
@@ -2139,7 +2153,8 @@ private predicate expensiveLen2unfolding(TypedContent tc, Configuration config)
       ) and
     accessPathApproxCostLimits(apLimit, tupleLimit) and
     apLimit < tails and
-    tupleLimit < (tails - 1) * nodes
+    tupleLimit < (tails - 1) * nodes and
+    not tc.forceHighPrecision()
   )
 }
 
@@ -2842,8 +2857,12 @@ private module Stage4 {
       fwdFlow(ret, any(CcCall ccc), apSome(ap), ap0, config) and
       kind = ret.getKind() and
       p.getPosition() = pos and
-      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself
-      not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself, unless explicitly allowed
+      (
+        not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+        or
+        p.allowParameterReturnInSelf()
+      )
     )
   }
 
@@ -2916,6 +2935,8 @@ private class SummaryCtxSome extends SummaryCtx, TSummaryCtxSome {
 
   int getParameterPos() { p.isParameterOf(_, result) }
 
+  ParamNodeEx getParamNode() { result = p }
+
   override string toString() { result = p + ": " + ap }
 
   predicate hasLocationInfo(
@@ -2973,12 +2994,15 @@ private AccessPathApprox getATail(AccessPathApprox apa, Configuration config) {
  * expected to be expensive. Holds with `unfold = true` otherwise.
  */
 private predicate evalUnfold(AccessPathApprox apa, boolean unfold, Configuration config) {
-  exists(int aps, int nodes, int apLimit, int tupleLimit |
-    aps = countPotentialAps(apa, config) and
-    nodes = countNodesUsingAccessPath(apa, config) and
-    accessPathCostLimits(apLimit, tupleLimit) and
-    if apLimit < aps and tupleLimit < (aps - 1) * nodes then unfold = false else unfold = true
-  )
+  if apa.getHead().forceHighPrecision()
+  then unfold = true
+  else
+    exists(int aps, int nodes, int apLimit, int tupleLimit |
+      aps = countPotentialAps(apa, config) and
+      nodes = countNodesUsingAccessPath(apa, config) and
+      accessPathCostLimits(apLimit, tupleLimit) and
+      if apLimit < aps and tupleLimit < (aps - 1) * nodes then unfold = false else unfold = true
+    )
 }
 
 /**
@@ -3166,7 +3190,7 @@ private class AccessPathCons extends AccessPath, TAccessPathCons {
   }
 
   override string toString() {
-    result = "[" + this.toStringImpl(true) + length().toString() + ")]"
+    result = "[" + this.toStringImpl(true) + this.length().toString() + ")]"
     or
     result = "[" + this.toStringImpl(false)
   }
@@ -3248,7 +3272,7 @@ class PathNode extends TPathNode {
    * The location spans column `startcolumn` of line `startline` to
    * column `endcolumn` of line `endline` in file `filepath`.
    * For more information, see
-   * [Locations](https://help.semmle.com/QL/learn-ql/ql/locations.html).
+   * [Locations](https://codeql.github.com/docs/writing-codeql-queries/providing-locations-in-codeql-queries/).
    */
   predicate hasLocationInfo(
     string filepath, int startline, int startcolumn, int endline, int endcolumn
@@ -3305,9 +3329,11 @@ abstract private class PathNodeImpl extends PathNode {
     result = " <" + this.(PathNodeMid).getCallContext().toString() + ">"
   }
 
-  override string toString() { result = this.getNodeEx().toString() + ppAp() }
+  override string toString() { result = this.getNodeEx().toString() + this.ppAp() }
 
-  override string toStringWithContext() { result = this.getNodeEx().toString() + ppAp() + ppCtx() }
+  override string toStringWithContext() {
+    result = this.getNodeEx().toString() + this.ppAp() + this.ppCtx()
+  }
 
   override predicate hasLocationInfo(
     string filepath, int startline, int startcolumn, int endline, int endcolumn
@@ -3375,11 +3401,11 @@ private class PathNodeMid extends PathNodeImpl, TPathNodeMid {
 
   override PathNodeImpl getASuccessorImpl() {
     // an intermediate step to another intermediate node
-    result = getSuccMid()
+    result = this.getSuccMid()
     or
     // a final step to a sink via zero steps means we merge the last two steps to prevent trivial-looking edges
     exists(PathNodeMid mid, PathNodeSink sink |
-      mid = getSuccMid() and
+      mid = this.getSuccMid() and
       mid.getNodeEx() = sink.getNodeEx() and
       mid.getAp() instanceof AccessPathNil and
       sink.getConfiguration() = unbindConf(mid.getConfiguration()) and
@@ -3456,7 +3482,7 @@ private predicate pathStep(
   exists(TypedContent tc | pathReadStep(mid, node, ap.push(tc), tc, cc)) and
   sc = mid.getSummaryCtx()
   or
-  pathIntoCallable(mid, node, _, cc, sc, _) and ap = mid.getAp()
+  pathIntoCallable(mid, node, _, cc, sc, _, _) and ap = mid.getAp()
   or
   pathOutOfCallable(mid, node, cc) and ap = mid.getAp() and sc instanceof SummaryCtxNone
   or
@@ -3533,14 +3559,16 @@ private predicate pathOutOfCallable(PathNodeMid mid, NodeEx out, CallContext cc)
  */
 pragma[noinline]
 private predicate pathIntoArg(
-  PathNodeMid mid, int i, CallContext cc, DataFlowCall call, AccessPath ap, AccessPathApprox apa
+  PathNodeMid mid, int i, CallContext cc, DataFlowCall call, AccessPath ap, AccessPathApprox apa,
+  Configuration config
 ) {
   exists(ArgNode arg |
     arg = mid.getNodeEx().asNode() and
     cc = mid.getCallContext() and
     arg.argumentOf(call, i) and
     ap = mid.getAp() and
-    apa = ap.getApprox()
+    apa = ap.getApprox() and
+    config = mid.getConfiguration()
   )
 }
 
@@ -3557,12 +3585,14 @@ private predicate parameterCand(
 pragma[nomagic]
 private predicate pathIntoCallable0(
   PathNodeMid mid, DataFlowCallable callable, int i, CallContext outercc, DataFlowCall call,
-  AccessPath ap
+  AccessPath ap, Configuration config
 ) {
   exists(AccessPathApprox apa |
-    pathIntoArg(mid, i, outercc, call, ap, apa) and
+    pathIntoArg(mid, pragma[only_bind_into](i), outercc, call, ap, pragma[only_bind_into](apa),
+      pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
     callable = resolveCall(call, outercc) and
-    parameterCand(callable, any(int j | j <= i and j >= i), apa, mid.getConfiguration())
+    parameterCand(callable, pragma[only_bind_into](i), pragma[only_bind_into](apa),
+      pragma[only_bind_into](config))
   )
 }
 
@@ -3571,12 +3601,13 @@ private predicate pathIntoCallable0(
  * before and after entering the callable are `outercc` and `innercc`,
  * respectively.
  */
+pragma[nomagic]
 private predicate pathIntoCallable(
   PathNodeMid mid, ParamNodeEx p, CallContext outercc, CallContextCall innercc, SummaryCtx sc,
-  DataFlowCall call
+  DataFlowCall call, Configuration config
 ) {
   exists(int i, DataFlowCallable callable, AccessPath ap |
-    pathIntoCallable0(mid, callable, i, outercc, call, ap) and
+    pathIntoCallable0(mid, callable, i, outercc, call, ap, config) and
     p.isParameterOf(callable, i) and
     (
       sc = TSummaryCtxSome(p, ap)
@@ -3606,18 +3637,23 @@ private predicate paramFlowsThrough(
     ap = mid.getAp() and
     apa = ap.getApprox() and
     pos = sc.getParameterPos() and
-    not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+    // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself, unless explicitly allowed
+    (
+      not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+      or
+      sc.getParamNode().allowParameterReturnInSelf()
+    )
   )
 }
 
 pragma[nomagic]
 private predicate pathThroughCallable0(
   DataFlowCall call, PathNodeMid mid, ReturnKindExt kind, CallContext cc, AccessPath ap,
-  AccessPathApprox apa
+  AccessPathApprox apa, Configuration config
 ) {
   exists(CallContext innercc, SummaryCtx sc |
-    pathIntoCallable(mid, _, cc, innercc, sc, call) and
-    paramFlowsThrough(kind, innercc, sc, ap, apa, unbindConf(mid.getConfiguration()))
+    pathIntoCallable(mid, _, cc, innercc, sc, call, config) and
+    paramFlowsThrough(kind, innercc, sc, ap, apa, config)
   )
 }
 
@@ -3627,9 +3663,9 @@ private predicate pathThroughCallable0(
  */
 pragma[noinline]
 private predicate pathThroughCallable(PathNodeMid mid, NodeEx out, CallContext cc, AccessPath ap) {
-  exists(DataFlowCall call, ReturnKindExt kind, AccessPathApprox apa |
-    pathThroughCallable0(call, mid, kind, cc, ap, apa) and
-    out = getAnOutNodeFlow(kind, call, apa, unbindConf(mid.getConfiguration()))
+  exists(DataFlowCall call, ReturnKindExt kind, AccessPathApprox apa, Configuration config |
+    pathThroughCallable0(call, mid, kind, cc, ap, apa, config) and
+    out = getAnOutNodeFlow(kind, call, apa, config)
   )
 }
 
@@ -3643,10 +3679,11 @@ private module Subpaths {
     PathNode arg, ParamNodeEx par, SummaryCtxSome sc, CallContext innercc, ReturnKindExt kind,
     NodeEx out, AccessPath apout
   ) {
-    pathThroughCallable(arg, out, _, pragma[only_bind_into](apout)) and
-    pathIntoCallable(arg, par, _, innercc, sc, _) and
-    paramFlowsThrough(kind, innercc, sc, pragma[only_bind_into](apout), _,
-      unbindConf(arg.getConfiguration()))
+    exists(Configuration config |
+      pathThroughCallable(arg, out, _, pragma[only_bind_into](apout)) and
+      pathIntoCallable(arg, par, _, innercc, sc, _, config) and
+      paramFlowsThrough(kind, innercc, sc, pragma[only_bind_into](apout), _, unbindConf(config))
+    )
   }
 
   /**
@@ -4033,7 +4070,7 @@ private module FlowExploration {
      * The location spans column `startcolumn` of line `startline` to
      * column `endcolumn` of line `endline` in file `filepath`.
      * For more information, see
-     * [Locations](https://help.semmle.com/QL/learn-ql/ql/locations.html).
+     * [Locations](https://codeql.github.com/docs/writing-codeql-queries/providing-locations-in-codeql-queries/).
      */
     predicate hasLocationInfo(
       string filepath, int startline, int startcolumn, int endline, int endcolumn

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl4.qll

@@ -110,12 +110,12 @@ abstract class Configuration extends string {
   /**
    * Holds if data may flow from some source to `sink` for this configuration.
    */
-  predicate hasFlowTo(Node sink) { hasFlow(_, sink) }
+  predicate hasFlowTo(Node sink) { this.hasFlow(_, sink) }
 
   /**
    * Holds if data may flow from some source to `sink` for this configuration.
    */
-  predicate hasFlowToExpr(DataFlowExpr sink) { hasFlowTo(exprNode(sink)) }
+  predicate hasFlowToExpr(DataFlowExpr sink) { this.hasFlowTo(exprNode(sink)) }
 
   /**
    * Gets the exploration limit for `hasPartialFlow` and `hasPartialFlowRev`
@@ -244,6 +244,8 @@ private class ParamNodeEx extends NodeEx {
   }
 
   int getPosition() { this.isParameterOf(_, result) }
+
+  predicate allowParameterReturnInSelf() { allowParameterReturnInSelfCached(this.asNode()) }
 }
 
 private class RetNodeEx extends NodeEx {
@@ -744,8 +746,12 @@ private module Stage1 {
       returnFlowCallableNodeCand(c, kind, config) and
       p.getEnclosingCallable() = c and
       exists(ap) and
-      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself
-      not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = p.getPosition()
+      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself, unless explicitly allowed
+      (
+        not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = p.getPosition()
+        or
+        p.allowParameterReturnInSelf()
+      )
     )
   }
 
@@ -1394,8 +1400,12 @@ private module Stage2 {
       fwdFlow(ret, any(CcCall ccc), apSome(ap), ap0, config) and
       kind = ret.getKind() and
       p.getPosition() = pos and
-      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself
-      not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself, unless explicitly allowed
+      (
+        not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+        or
+        p.allowParameterReturnInSelf()
+      )
     )
   }
 
@@ -2083,8 +2093,12 @@ private module Stage3 {
       fwdFlow(ret, any(CcCall ccc), apSome(ap), ap0, config) and
       kind = ret.getKind() and
       p.getPosition() = pos and
-      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself
-      not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself, unless explicitly allowed
+      (
+        not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+        or
+        p.allowParameterReturnInSelf()
+      )
     )
   }
 
@@ -2139,7 +2153,8 @@ private predicate expensiveLen2unfolding(TypedContent tc, Configuration config)
       ) and
     accessPathApproxCostLimits(apLimit, tupleLimit) and
     apLimit < tails and
-    tupleLimit < (tails - 1) * nodes
+    tupleLimit < (tails - 1) * nodes and
+    not tc.forceHighPrecision()
   )
 }
 
@@ -2842,8 +2857,12 @@ private module Stage4 {
       fwdFlow(ret, any(CcCall ccc), apSome(ap), ap0, config) and
       kind = ret.getKind() and
       p.getPosition() = pos and
-      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself
-      not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself, unless explicitly allowed
+      (
+        not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+        or
+        p.allowParameterReturnInSelf()
+      )
     )
   }
 
@@ -2916,6 +2935,8 @@ private class SummaryCtxSome extends SummaryCtx, TSummaryCtxSome {
 
   int getParameterPos() { p.isParameterOf(_, result) }
 
+  ParamNodeEx getParamNode() { result = p }
+
   override string toString() { result = p + ": " + ap }
 
   predicate hasLocationInfo(
@@ -2973,12 +2994,15 @@ private AccessPathApprox getATail(AccessPathApprox apa, Configuration config) {
  * expected to be expensive. Holds with `unfold = true` otherwise.
  */
 private predicate evalUnfold(AccessPathApprox apa, boolean unfold, Configuration config) {
-  exists(int aps, int nodes, int apLimit, int tupleLimit |
-    aps = countPotentialAps(apa, config) and
-    nodes = countNodesUsingAccessPath(apa, config) and
-    accessPathCostLimits(apLimit, tupleLimit) and
-    if apLimit < aps and tupleLimit < (aps - 1) * nodes then unfold = false else unfold = true
-  )
+  if apa.getHead().forceHighPrecision()
+  then unfold = true
+  else
+    exists(int aps, int nodes, int apLimit, int tupleLimit |
+      aps = countPotentialAps(apa, config) and
+      nodes = countNodesUsingAccessPath(apa, config) and
+      accessPathCostLimits(apLimit, tupleLimit) and
+      if apLimit < aps and tupleLimit < (aps - 1) * nodes then unfold = false else unfold = true
+    )
 }
 
 /**
@@ -3166,7 +3190,7 @@ private class AccessPathCons extends AccessPath, TAccessPathCons {
   }
 
   override string toString() {
-    result = "[" + this.toStringImpl(true) + length().toString() + ")]"
+    result = "[" + this.toStringImpl(true) + this.length().toString() + ")]"
     or
     result = "[" + this.toStringImpl(false)
   }
@@ -3248,7 +3272,7 @@ class PathNode extends TPathNode {
    * The location spans column `startcolumn` of line `startline` to
    * column `endcolumn` of line `endline` in file `filepath`.
    * For more information, see
-   * [Locations](https://help.semmle.com/QL/learn-ql/ql/locations.html).
+   * [Locations](https://codeql.github.com/docs/writing-codeql-queries/providing-locations-in-codeql-queries/).
    */
   predicate hasLocationInfo(
     string filepath, int startline, int startcolumn, int endline, int endcolumn
@@ -3305,9 +3329,11 @@ abstract private class PathNodeImpl extends PathNode {
     result = " <" + this.(PathNodeMid).getCallContext().toString() + ">"
   }
 
-  override string toString() { result = this.getNodeEx().toString() + ppAp() }
+  override string toString() { result = this.getNodeEx().toString() + this.ppAp() }
 
-  override string toStringWithContext() { result = this.getNodeEx().toString() + ppAp() + ppCtx() }
+  override string toStringWithContext() {
+    result = this.getNodeEx().toString() + this.ppAp() + this.ppCtx()
+  }
 
   override predicate hasLocationInfo(
     string filepath, int startline, int startcolumn, int endline, int endcolumn
@@ -3375,11 +3401,11 @@ private class PathNodeMid extends PathNodeImpl, TPathNodeMid {
 
   override PathNodeImpl getASuccessorImpl() {
     // an intermediate step to another intermediate node
-    result = getSuccMid()
+    result = this.getSuccMid()
     or
     // a final step to a sink via zero steps means we merge the last two steps to prevent trivial-looking edges
     exists(PathNodeMid mid, PathNodeSink sink |
-      mid = getSuccMid() and
+      mid = this.getSuccMid() and
       mid.getNodeEx() = sink.getNodeEx() and
       mid.getAp() instanceof AccessPathNil and
       sink.getConfiguration() = unbindConf(mid.getConfiguration()) and
@@ -3456,7 +3482,7 @@ private predicate pathStep(
   exists(TypedContent tc | pathReadStep(mid, node, ap.push(tc), tc, cc)) and
   sc = mid.getSummaryCtx()
   or
-  pathIntoCallable(mid, node, _, cc, sc, _) and ap = mid.getAp()
+  pathIntoCallable(mid, node, _, cc, sc, _, _) and ap = mid.getAp()
   or
   pathOutOfCallable(mid, node, cc) and ap = mid.getAp() and sc instanceof SummaryCtxNone
   or
@@ -3533,14 +3559,16 @@ private predicate pathOutOfCallable(PathNodeMid mid, NodeEx out, CallContext cc)
  */
 pragma[noinline]
 private predicate pathIntoArg(
-  PathNodeMid mid, int i, CallContext cc, DataFlowCall call, AccessPath ap, AccessPathApprox apa
+  PathNodeMid mid, int i, CallContext cc, DataFlowCall call, AccessPath ap, AccessPathApprox apa,
+  Configuration config
 ) {
   exists(ArgNode arg |
     arg = mid.getNodeEx().asNode() and
     cc = mid.getCallContext() and
     arg.argumentOf(call, i) and
     ap = mid.getAp() and
-    apa = ap.getApprox()
+    apa = ap.getApprox() and
+    config = mid.getConfiguration()
   )
 }
 
@@ -3557,12 +3585,14 @@ private predicate parameterCand(
 pragma[nomagic]
 private predicate pathIntoCallable0(
   PathNodeMid mid, DataFlowCallable callable, int i, CallContext outercc, DataFlowCall call,
-  AccessPath ap
+  AccessPath ap, Configuration config
 ) {
   exists(AccessPathApprox apa |
-    pathIntoArg(mid, i, outercc, call, ap, apa) and
+    pathIntoArg(mid, pragma[only_bind_into](i), outercc, call, ap, pragma[only_bind_into](apa),
+      pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
     callable = resolveCall(call, outercc) and
-    parameterCand(callable, any(int j | j <= i and j >= i), apa, mid.getConfiguration())
+    parameterCand(callable, pragma[only_bind_into](i), pragma[only_bind_into](apa),
+      pragma[only_bind_into](config))
   )
 }
 
@@ -3571,12 +3601,13 @@ private predicate pathIntoCallable0(
  * before and after entering the callable are `outercc` and `innercc`,
  * respectively.
  */
+pragma[nomagic]
 private predicate pathIntoCallable(
   PathNodeMid mid, ParamNodeEx p, CallContext outercc, CallContextCall innercc, SummaryCtx sc,
-  DataFlowCall call
+  DataFlowCall call, Configuration config
 ) {
   exists(int i, DataFlowCallable callable, AccessPath ap |
-    pathIntoCallable0(mid, callable, i, outercc, call, ap) and
+    pathIntoCallable0(mid, callable, i, outercc, call, ap, config) and
     p.isParameterOf(callable, i) and
     (
       sc = TSummaryCtxSome(p, ap)
@@ -3606,18 +3637,23 @@ private predicate paramFlowsThrough(
     ap = mid.getAp() and
     apa = ap.getApprox() and
     pos = sc.getParameterPos() and
-    not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+    // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself, unless explicitly allowed
+    (
+      not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+      or
+      sc.getParamNode().allowParameterReturnInSelf()
+    )
   )
 }
 
 pragma[nomagic]
 private predicate pathThroughCallable0(
   DataFlowCall call, PathNodeMid mid, ReturnKindExt kind, CallContext cc, AccessPath ap,
-  AccessPathApprox apa
+  AccessPathApprox apa, Configuration config
 ) {
   exists(CallContext innercc, SummaryCtx sc |
-    pathIntoCallable(mid, _, cc, innercc, sc, call) and
-    paramFlowsThrough(kind, innercc, sc, ap, apa, unbindConf(mid.getConfiguration()))
+    pathIntoCallable(mid, _, cc, innercc, sc, call, config) and
+    paramFlowsThrough(kind, innercc, sc, ap, apa, config)
   )
 }
 
@@ -3627,9 +3663,9 @@ private predicate pathThroughCallable0(
  */
 pragma[noinline]
 private predicate pathThroughCallable(PathNodeMid mid, NodeEx out, CallContext cc, AccessPath ap) {
-  exists(DataFlowCall call, ReturnKindExt kind, AccessPathApprox apa |
-    pathThroughCallable0(call, mid, kind, cc, ap, apa) and
-    out = getAnOutNodeFlow(kind, call, apa, unbindConf(mid.getConfiguration()))
+  exists(DataFlowCall call, ReturnKindExt kind, AccessPathApprox apa, Configuration config |
+    pathThroughCallable0(call, mid, kind, cc, ap, apa, config) and
+    out = getAnOutNodeFlow(kind, call, apa, config)
   )
 }
 
@@ -3643,10 +3679,11 @@ private module Subpaths {
     PathNode arg, ParamNodeEx par, SummaryCtxSome sc, CallContext innercc, ReturnKindExt kind,
     NodeEx out, AccessPath apout
   ) {
-    pathThroughCallable(arg, out, _, pragma[only_bind_into](apout)) and
-    pathIntoCallable(arg, par, _, innercc, sc, _) and
-    paramFlowsThrough(kind, innercc, sc, pragma[only_bind_into](apout), _,
-      unbindConf(arg.getConfiguration()))
+    exists(Configuration config |
+      pathThroughCallable(arg, out, _, pragma[only_bind_into](apout)) and
+      pathIntoCallable(arg, par, _, innercc, sc, _, config) and
+      paramFlowsThrough(kind, innercc, sc, pragma[only_bind_into](apout), _, unbindConf(config))
+    )
   }
 
   /**
@@ -4033,7 +4070,7 @@ private module FlowExploration {
      * The location spans column `startcolumn` of line `startline` to
      * column `endcolumn` of line `endline` in file `filepath`.
      * For more information, see
-     * [Locations](https://help.semmle.com/QL/learn-ql/ql/locations.html).
+     * [Locations](https://codeql.github.com/docs/writing-codeql-queries/providing-locations-in-codeql-queries/).
      */
     predicate hasLocationInfo(
       string filepath, int startline, int startcolumn, int endline, int endcolumn

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImplCommon.qll

@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ private module Cached {
   predicate forceCachingInSameStage() { any() }
 
   cached
-  predicate nodeEnclosingCallable(Node n, DataFlowCallable c) { c = n.getEnclosingCallable() }
+  predicate nodeEnclosingCallable(Node n, DataFlowCallable c) { c = nodeGetEnclosingCallable(n) }
 
   cached
   predicate callEnclosingCallable(DataFlowCall call, DataFlowCallable c) {
@@ -316,9 +316,7 @@ private module Cached {
   }
 
   cached
-  predicate parameterNode(Node n, DataFlowCallable c, int i) {
-    n.(ParameterNode).isParameterOf(c, i)
-  }
+  predicate parameterNode(Node p, DataFlowCallable c, int pos) { isParameterNode(p, c, pos) }
 
   cached
   predicate argumentNode(Node n, DataFlowCall call, int pos) {
@@ -801,6 +799,9 @@ private module Cached {
     exists(Node n | getNodeEnclosingCallable(n) = callable | isUnreachableInCallCached(n, call))
   }
 
+  cached
+  predicate allowParameterReturnInSelfCached(ParamNode p) { allowParameterReturnInSelf(p) }
+
   cached
   newtype TCallContext =
     TAnyCallContext() or
@@ -937,7 +938,7 @@ class CallContextSpecificCall extends CallContextCall, TSpecificCall {
   }
 
   override predicate relevantFor(DataFlowCallable callable) {
-    recordDataFlowCallSite(getCall(), callable)
+    recordDataFlowCallSite(this.getCall(), callable)
   }
 
   override predicate matchesCall(DataFlowCall call) { call = this.getCall() }
@@ -1236,6 +1237,13 @@ class TypedContent extends MkTypedContent {
 
   /** Gets a textual representation of this content. */
   string toString() { result = c.toString() }
+
+  /**
+   * Holds if access paths with this `TypedContent` at their head always should
+   * be tracked at high precision. This disables adaptive access path precision
+   * for such access paths.
+   */
+  predicate forceHighPrecision() { forceHighPrecision(c) }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1250,7 +1258,7 @@ abstract class AccessPathFront extends TAccessPathFront {
 
   TypedContent getHead() { this = TFrontHead(result) }
 
-  predicate isClearedAt(Node n) { clearsContentCached(n, getHead().getContent()) }
+  predicate isClearedAt(Node n) { clearsContentCached(n, this.getHead().getContent()) }
 }
 
 class AccessPathFrontNil extends AccessPathFront, TFrontNil {

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImplConsistency.qll

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ module Consistency {
   query predicate uniqueEnclosingCallable(Node n, string msg) {
     exists(int c |
       n instanceof RelevantNode and
-      c = count(n.getEnclosingCallable()) and
+      c = count(nodeGetEnclosingCallable(n)) and
       c != 1 and
       msg = "Node should have one enclosing callable but has " + c + "."
     )
@@ -85,13 +85,13 @@ module Consistency {
   }
 
   query predicate parameterCallable(ParameterNode p, string msg) {
-    exists(DataFlowCallable c | p.isParameterOf(c, _) and c != p.getEnclosingCallable()) and
+    exists(DataFlowCallable c | isParameterNode(p, c, _) and c != nodeGetEnclosingCallable(p)) and
     msg = "Callable mismatch for parameter."
   }
 
   query predicate localFlowIsLocal(Node n1, Node n2, string msg) {
     simpleLocalFlowStep(n1, n2) and
-    n1.getEnclosingCallable() != n2.getEnclosingCallable() and
+    nodeGetEnclosingCallable(n1) != nodeGetEnclosingCallable(n2) and
     msg = "Local flow step does not preserve enclosing callable."
   }
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ module Consistency {
   query predicate unreachableNodeCCtx(Node n, DataFlowCall call, string msg) {
     isUnreachableInCall(n, call) and
     exists(DataFlowCallable c |
-      c = n.getEnclosingCallable() and
+      c = nodeGetEnclosingCallable(n) and
       not viableCallable(call) = c
     ) and
     msg = "Call context for isUnreachableInCall is inconsistent with call graph."
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ module Consistency {
       n.(ArgumentNode).argumentOf(call, _) and
       msg = "ArgumentNode and call does not share enclosing callable."
     ) and
-    n.getEnclosingCallable() != call.getEnclosingCallable()
+    nodeGetEnclosingCallable(n) != call.getEnclosingCallable()
   }
 
   // This predicate helps the compiler forget that in some languages
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ module Consistency {
   }
 
   query predicate postIsInSameCallable(PostUpdateNode n, string msg) {
-    n.getEnclosingCallable() != n.getPreUpdateNode().getEnclosingCallable() and
+    nodeGetEnclosingCallable(n) != nodeGetEnclosingCallable(n.getPreUpdateNode()) and
     msg = "PostUpdateNode does not share callable with its pre-update node."
   }
 
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ module Consistency {
 
   query predicate postWithInFlow(Node n, string msg) {
     isPostUpdateNode(n) and
+    not clearsContent(n, _) and
     simpleLocalFlowStep(_, n) and
     msg = "PostUpdateNode should not be the target of local flow."
   }

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImplLocal.qll

@@ -110,12 +110,12 @@ abstract class Configuration extends string {
   /**
    * Holds if data may flow from some source to `sink` for this configuration.
    */
-  predicate hasFlowTo(Node sink) { hasFlow(_, sink) }
+  predicate hasFlowTo(Node sink) { this.hasFlow(_, sink) }
 
   /**
    * Holds if data may flow from some source to `sink` for this configuration.
    */
-  predicate hasFlowToExpr(DataFlowExpr sink) { hasFlowTo(exprNode(sink)) }
+  predicate hasFlowToExpr(DataFlowExpr sink) { this.hasFlowTo(exprNode(sink)) }
 
   /**
    * Gets the exploration limit for `hasPartialFlow` and `hasPartialFlowRev`
@@ -244,6 +244,8 @@ private class ParamNodeEx extends NodeEx {
   }
 
   int getPosition() { this.isParameterOf(_, result) }
+
+  predicate allowParameterReturnInSelf() { allowParameterReturnInSelfCached(this.asNode()) }
 }
 
 private class RetNodeEx extends NodeEx {
@@ -744,8 +746,12 @@ private module Stage1 {
       returnFlowCallableNodeCand(c, kind, config) and
       p.getEnclosingCallable() = c and
       exists(ap) and
-      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself
-      not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = p.getPosition()
+      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself, unless explicitly allowed
+      (
+        not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = p.getPosition()
+        or
+        p.allowParameterReturnInSelf()
+      )
     )
   }
 
@@ -1394,8 +1400,12 @@ private module Stage2 {
       fwdFlow(ret, any(CcCall ccc), apSome(ap), ap0, config) and
       kind = ret.getKind() and
       p.getPosition() = pos and
-      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself
-      not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself, unless explicitly allowed
+      (
+        not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+        or
+        p.allowParameterReturnInSelf()
+      )
     )
   }
 
@@ -2083,8 +2093,12 @@ private module Stage3 {
       fwdFlow(ret, any(CcCall ccc), apSome(ap), ap0, config) and
       kind = ret.getKind() and
       p.getPosition() = pos and
-      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself
-      not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself, unless explicitly allowed
+      (
+        not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+        or
+        p.allowParameterReturnInSelf()
+      )
     )
   }
 
@@ -2139,7 +2153,8 @@ private predicate expensiveLen2unfolding(TypedContent tc, Configuration config)
       ) and
     accessPathApproxCostLimits(apLimit, tupleLimit) and
     apLimit < tails and
-    tupleLimit < (tails - 1) * nodes
+    tupleLimit < (tails - 1) * nodes and
+    not tc.forceHighPrecision()
   )
 }
 
@@ -2842,8 +2857,12 @@ private module Stage4 {
       fwdFlow(ret, any(CcCall ccc), apSome(ap), ap0, config) and
       kind = ret.getKind() and
       p.getPosition() = pos and
-      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself
-      not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself, unless explicitly allowed
+      (
+        not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+        or
+        p.allowParameterReturnInSelf()
+      )
     )
   }
 
@@ -2916,6 +2935,8 @@ private class SummaryCtxSome extends SummaryCtx, TSummaryCtxSome {
 
   int getParameterPos() { p.isParameterOf(_, result) }
 
+  ParamNodeEx getParamNode() { result = p }
+
   override string toString() { result = p + ": " + ap }
 
   predicate hasLocationInfo(
@@ -2973,12 +2994,15 @@ private AccessPathApprox getATail(AccessPathApprox apa, Configuration config) {
  * expected to be expensive. Holds with `unfold = true` otherwise.
  */
 private predicate evalUnfold(AccessPathApprox apa, boolean unfold, Configuration config) {
-  exists(int aps, int nodes, int apLimit, int tupleLimit |
-    aps = countPotentialAps(apa, config) and
-    nodes = countNodesUsingAccessPath(apa, config) and
-    accessPathCostLimits(apLimit, tupleLimit) and
-    if apLimit < aps and tupleLimit < (aps - 1) * nodes then unfold = false else unfold = true
-  )
+  if apa.getHead().forceHighPrecision()
+  then unfold = true
+  else
+    exists(int aps, int nodes, int apLimit, int tupleLimit |
+      aps = countPotentialAps(apa, config) and
+      nodes = countNodesUsingAccessPath(apa, config) and
+      accessPathCostLimits(apLimit, tupleLimit) and
+      if apLimit < aps and tupleLimit < (aps - 1) * nodes then unfold = false else unfold = true
+    )
 }
 
 /**
@@ -3166,7 +3190,7 @@ private class AccessPathCons extends AccessPath, TAccessPathCons {
   }
 
   override string toString() {
-    result = "[" + this.toStringImpl(true) + length().toString() + ")]"
+    result = "[" + this.toStringImpl(true) + this.length().toString() + ")]"
     or
     result = "[" + this.toStringImpl(false)
   }
@@ -3248,7 +3272,7 @@ class PathNode extends TPathNode {
    * The location spans column `startcolumn` of line `startline` to
    * column `endcolumn` of line `endline` in file `filepath`.
    * For more information, see
-   * [Locations](https://help.semmle.com/QL/learn-ql/ql/locations.html).
+   * [Locations](https://codeql.github.com/docs/writing-codeql-queries/providing-locations-in-codeql-queries/).
    */
   predicate hasLocationInfo(
     string filepath, int startline, int startcolumn, int endline, int endcolumn
@@ -3305,9 +3329,11 @@ abstract private class PathNodeImpl extends PathNode {
     result = " <" + this.(PathNodeMid).getCallContext().toString() + ">"
   }
 
-  override string toString() { result = this.getNodeEx().toString() + ppAp() }
+  override string toString() { result = this.getNodeEx().toString() + this.ppAp() }
 
-  override string toStringWithContext() { result = this.getNodeEx().toString() + ppAp() + ppCtx() }
+  override string toStringWithContext() {
+    result = this.getNodeEx().toString() + this.ppAp() + this.ppCtx()
+  }
 
   override predicate hasLocationInfo(
     string filepath, int startline, int startcolumn, int endline, int endcolumn
@@ -3375,11 +3401,11 @@ private class PathNodeMid extends PathNodeImpl, TPathNodeMid {
 
   override PathNodeImpl getASuccessorImpl() {
     // an intermediate step to another intermediate node
-    result = getSuccMid()
+    result = this.getSuccMid()
     or
     // a final step to a sink via zero steps means we merge the last two steps to prevent trivial-looking edges
     exists(PathNodeMid mid, PathNodeSink sink |
-      mid = getSuccMid() and
+      mid = this.getSuccMid() and
       mid.getNodeEx() = sink.getNodeEx() and
       mid.getAp() instanceof AccessPathNil and
       sink.getConfiguration() = unbindConf(mid.getConfiguration()) and
@@ -3456,7 +3482,7 @@ private predicate pathStep(
   exists(TypedContent tc | pathReadStep(mid, node, ap.push(tc), tc, cc)) and
   sc = mid.getSummaryCtx()
   or
-  pathIntoCallable(mid, node, _, cc, sc, _) and ap = mid.getAp()
+  pathIntoCallable(mid, node, _, cc, sc, _, _) and ap = mid.getAp()
   or
   pathOutOfCallable(mid, node, cc) and ap = mid.getAp() and sc instanceof SummaryCtxNone
   or
@@ -3533,14 +3559,16 @@ private predicate pathOutOfCallable(PathNodeMid mid, NodeEx out, CallContext cc)
  */
 pragma[noinline]
 private predicate pathIntoArg(
-  PathNodeMid mid, int i, CallContext cc, DataFlowCall call, AccessPath ap, AccessPathApprox apa
+  PathNodeMid mid, int i, CallContext cc, DataFlowCall call, AccessPath ap, AccessPathApprox apa,
+  Configuration config
 ) {
   exists(ArgNode arg |
     arg = mid.getNodeEx().asNode() and
     cc = mid.getCallContext() and
     arg.argumentOf(call, i) and
     ap = mid.getAp() and
-    apa = ap.getApprox()
+    apa = ap.getApprox() and
+    config = mid.getConfiguration()
   )
 }
 
@@ -3557,12 +3585,14 @@ private predicate parameterCand(
 pragma[nomagic]
 private predicate pathIntoCallable0(
   PathNodeMid mid, DataFlowCallable callable, int i, CallContext outercc, DataFlowCall call,
-  AccessPath ap
+  AccessPath ap, Configuration config
 ) {
   exists(AccessPathApprox apa |
-    pathIntoArg(mid, i, outercc, call, ap, apa) and
+    pathIntoArg(mid, pragma[only_bind_into](i), outercc, call, ap, pragma[only_bind_into](apa),
+      pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
     callable = resolveCall(call, outercc) and
-    parameterCand(callable, any(int j | j <= i and j >= i), apa, mid.getConfiguration())
+    parameterCand(callable, pragma[only_bind_into](i), pragma[only_bind_into](apa),
+      pragma[only_bind_into](config))
   )
 }
 
@@ -3571,12 +3601,13 @@ private predicate pathIntoCallable0(
  * before and after entering the callable are `outercc` and `innercc`,
  * respectively.
  */
+pragma[nomagic]
 private predicate pathIntoCallable(
   PathNodeMid mid, ParamNodeEx p, CallContext outercc, CallContextCall innercc, SummaryCtx sc,
-  DataFlowCall call
+  DataFlowCall call, Configuration config
 ) {
   exists(int i, DataFlowCallable callable, AccessPath ap |
-    pathIntoCallable0(mid, callable, i, outercc, call, ap) and
+    pathIntoCallable0(mid, callable, i, outercc, call, ap, config) and
     p.isParameterOf(callable, i) and
     (
       sc = TSummaryCtxSome(p, ap)
@@ -3606,18 +3637,23 @@ private predicate paramFlowsThrough(
     ap = mid.getAp() and
     apa = ap.getApprox() and
     pos = sc.getParameterPos() and
-    not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+    // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself, unless explicitly allowed
+    (
+      not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+      or
+      sc.getParamNode().allowParameterReturnInSelf()
+    )
   )
 }
 
 pragma[nomagic]
 private predicate pathThroughCallable0(
   DataFlowCall call, PathNodeMid mid, ReturnKindExt kind, CallContext cc, AccessPath ap,
-  AccessPathApprox apa
+  AccessPathApprox apa, Configuration config
 ) {
   exists(CallContext innercc, SummaryCtx sc |
-    pathIntoCallable(mid, _, cc, innercc, sc, call) and
-    paramFlowsThrough(kind, innercc, sc, ap, apa, unbindConf(mid.getConfiguration()))
+    pathIntoCallable(mid, _, cc, innercc, sc, call, config) and
+    paramFlowsThrough(kind, innercc, sc, ap, apa, config)
   )
 }
 
@@ -3627,9 +3663,9 @@ private predicate pathThroughCallable0(
  */
 pragma[noinline]
 private predicate pathThroughCallable(PathNodeMid mid, NodeEx out, CallContext cc, AccessPath ap) {
-  exists(DataFlowCall call, ReturnKindExt kind, AccessPathApprox apa |
-    pathThroughCallable0(call, mid, kind, cc, ap, apa) and
-    out = getAnOutNodeFlow(kind, call, apa, unbindConf(mid.getConfiguration()))
+  exists(DataFlowCall call, ReturnKindExt kind, AccessPathApprox apa, Configuration config |
+    pathThroughCallable0(call, mid, kind, cc, ap, apa, config) and
+    out = getAnOutNodeFlow(kind, call, apa, config)
   )
 }
 
@@ -3643,10 +3679,11 @@ private module Subpaths {
     PathNode arg, ParamNodeEx par, SummaryCtxSome sc, CallContext innercc, ReturnKindExt kind,
     NodeEx out, AccessPath apout
   ) {
-    pathThroughCallable(arg, out, _, pragma[only_bind_into](apout)) and
-    pathIntoCallable(arg, par, _, innercc, sc, _) and
-    paramFlowsThrough(kind, innercc, sc, pragma[only_bind_into](apout), _,
-      unbindConf(arg.getConfiguration()))
+    exists(Configuration config |
+      pathThroughCallable(arg, out, _, pragma[only_bind_into](apout)) and
+      pathIntoCallable(arg, par, _, innercc, sc, _, config) and
+      paramFlowsThrough(kind, innercc, sc, pragma[only_bind_into](apout), _, unbindConf(config))
+    )
   }
 
   /**
@@ -4033,7 +4070,7 @@ private module FlowExploration {
      * The location spans column `startcolumn` of line `startline` to
      * column `endcolumn` of line `endline` in file `filepath`.
      * For more information, see
-     * [Locations](https://help.semmle.com/QL/learn-ql/ql/locations.html).
+     * [Locations](https://codeql.github.com/docs/writing-codeql-queries/providing-locations-in-codeql-queries/).
      */
     predicate hasLocationInfo(
       string filepath, int startline, int startcolumn, int endline, int endcolumn

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll

@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ private import DataFlowUtil
 private import DataFlowDispatch
 private import FlowVar
 
+/** Gets the callable in which this node occurs. */
+DataFlowCallable nodeGetEnclosingCallable(Node n) { result = n.getEnclosingCallable() }
+
+/** Holds if `p` is a `ParameterNode` of `c` with position `pos`. */
+predicate isParameterNode(ParameterNode p, DataFlowCallable c, int pos) { p.isParameterOf(c, pos) }
+
 /** Gets the instance argument of a non-static call. */
 private Node getInstanceArgument(Call call) {
   result.asExpr() = call.getQualifier()
@@ -219,15 +225,13 @@ class DataFlowExpr = Expr;
 class DataFlowType = Type;
 
 /** A function call relevant for data flow. */
-class DataFlowCall extends Expr {
-  DataFlowCall() { this instanceof Call }
-
+class DataFlowCall extends Expr instanceof Call {
   /**
    * Gets the nth argument for this call.
    *
    * The range of `n` is from `0` to `getNumberOfArguments() - 1`.
    */
-  Expr getArgument(int n) { result = this.(Call).getArgument(n) }
+  Expr getArgument(int n) { result = super.getArgument(n) }
 
   /** Gets the data flow node corresponding to this call. */
   ExprNode getNode() { result.getExpr() = this }
@@ -240,6 +244,12 @@ predicate isUnreachableInCall(Node n, DataFlowCall call) { none() } // stub impl
 
 int accessPathLimit() { result = 5 }
 
+/**
+ * Holds if access paths with `c` at their head always should be tracked at high
+ * precision. This disables adaptive access path precision for such access paths.
+ */
+predicate forceHighPrecision(Content c) { none() }
+
 /** The unit type. */
 private newtype TUnit = TMkUnit()
 
@@ -283,3 +293,12 @@ predicate lambdaCall(DataFlowCall call, LambdaCallKind kind, Node receiver) { no
 
 /** Extra data-flow steps needed for lambda flow analysis. */
 predicate additionalLambdaFlowStep(Node nodeFrom, Node nodeTo, boolean preservesValue) { none() }
+
+/**
+ * Holds if flow is allowed to pass from parameter `p` and back to itself as a
+ * side-effect, resulting in a summary from `p` to itself.
+ *
+ * One example would be to allow flow like `p.foo = p.bar;`, which is disallowed
+ * by default as a heuristic.
+ */
+predicate allowParameterReturnInSelf(ParameterNode p) { none() }

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/dataflow/internal/DataFlowUtil.qll

@@ -101,18 +101,18 @@ class Node extends TNode {
    * The location spans column `startcolumn` of line `startline` to
    * column `endcolumn` of line `endline` in file `filepath`.
    * For more information, see
-   * [Locations](https://help.semmle.com/QL/learn-ql/ql/locations.html).
+   * [Locations](https://codeql.github.com/docs/writing-codeql-queries/providing-locations-in-codeql-queries/).
    */
   predicate hasLocationInfo(
     string filepath, int startline, int startcolumn, int endline, int endcolumn
   ) {
-    getLocation().hasLocationInfo(filepath, startline, startcolumn, endline, endcolumn)
+    this.getLocation().hasLocationInfo(filepath, startline, startcolumn, endline, endcolumn)
   }
 
   /**
    * Gets an upper bound on the type of this node.
    */
-  Type getTypeBound() { result = getType() }
+  Type getTypeBound() { result = this.getType() }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -293,11 +293,11 @@ abstract class PostUpdateNode extends Node {
    */
   abstract Node getPreUpdateNode();
 
-  override Function getFunction() { result = getPreUpdateNode().getFunction() }
+  override Function getFunction() { result = this.getPreUpdateNode().getFunction() }
 
-  override Type getType() { result = getPreUpdateNode().getType() }
+  override Type getType() { result = this.getPreUpdateNode().getType() }
 
-  override Location getLocation() { result = getPreUpdateNode().getLocation() }
+  override Location getLocation() { result = this.getPreUpdateNode().getLocation() }
 }
 
 abstract private class PartialDefinitionNode extends PostUpdateNode, TPartialDefinitionNode {
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ abstract private class PartialDefinitionNode extends PostUpdateNode, TPartialDef
 
   PartialDefinition getPartialDefinition() { result = pd }
 
-  override string toString() { result = getPreUpdateNode().toString() + " [post update]" }
+  override string toString() { result = this.getPreUpdateNode().toString() + " [post update]" }
 }
 
 private class VariablePartialDefinitionNode extends PartialDefinitionNode {
@@ -380,13 +380,13 @@ private class ObjectInitializerNode extends PostUpdateNode, TExprNode {
 class PreObjectInitializerNode extends Node, TPreObjectInitializerNode {
   Expr getExpr() { this = TPreObjectInitializerNode(result) }
 
-  override Function getFunction() { result = getExpr().getEnclosingFunction() }
+  override Function getFunction() { result = this.getExpr().getEnclosingFunction() }
 
-  override Type getType() { result = getExpr().getType() }
+  override Type getType() { result = this.getExpr().getType() }
 
-  override Location getLocation() { result = getExpr().getLocation() }
+  override Location getLocation() { result = this.getExpr().getLocation() }
 
-  override string toString() { result = getExpr().toString() + " [pre init]" }
+  override string toString() { result = this.getExpr().toString() + " [pre init]" }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ private class PostConstructorInitThis extends PostUpdateNode, TPostConstructorIn
   }
 
   override string toString() {
-    result = getPreUpdateNode().getConstructorFieldInit().toString() + " [post-this]"
+    result = this.getPreUpdateNode().getConstructorFieldInit().toString() + " [post-this]"
   }
 }
 
@@ -416,15 +416,17 @@ private class PostConstructorInitThis extends PostUpdateNode, TPostConstructorIn
 class PreConstructorInitThis extends Node, TPreConstructorInitThis {
   ConstructorFieldInit getConstructorFieldInit() { this = TPreConstructorInitThis(result) }
 
-  override Constructor getFunction() { result = getConstructorFieldInit().getEnclosingFunction() }
-
-  override PointerType getType() {
-    result.getBaseType() = getConstructorFieldInit().getEnclosingFunction().getDeclaringType()
+  override Constructor getFunction() {
+    result = this.getConstructorFieldInit().getEnclosingFunction()
   }
 
-  override Location getLocation() { result = getConstructorFieldInit().getLocation() }
+  override PointerType getType() {
+    result.getBaseType() = this.getConstructorFieldInit().getEnclosingFunction().getDeclaringType()
+  }
 
-  override string toString() { result = getConstructorFieldInit().toString() + " [pre-this]" }
+  override Location getLocation() { result = this.getConstructorFieldInit().getLocation() }
+
+  override string toString() { result = this.getConstructorFieldInit().toString() + " [pre-this]" }
 }
 
 /**

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/dataflow/internal/FlowVar.qll

@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ module FlowVar_internal {
         result = def.getAUse(v)
         or
         exists(SsaDefinition descendentDef |
-          getASuccessorSsaVar+() = TSsaVar(descendentDef, _) and
+          this.getASuccessorSsaVar+() = TSsaVar(descendentDef, _) and
           result = descendentDef.getAUse(v)
         )
       )
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ module FlowVar_internal {
       this.bbInLoopCondition(bbInside) and
       not this.bbInLoop(bbOutside) and
       bbOutside = bbInside.getASuccessor() and
-      not reachesWithoutAssignment(bbInside, v)
+      not this.reachesWithoutAssignment(bbInside, v)
     }
 
     /**
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ module FlowVar_internal {
     private predicate bbInLoop(BasicBlock bb) {
       bbDominates(this.(Loop).getStmt(), bb)
       or
-      bbInLoopCondition(bb)
+      this.bbInLoopCondition(bb)
     }
 
     /** Holds if `sbb` is inside this loop. */
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ module FlowVar_internal {
         bb = this.(Loop).getStmt() and
         v = this.getARelevantVariable()
         or
-        reachesWithoutAssignment(bb.getAPredecessor(), v) and
+        this.reachesWithoutAssignment(bb.getAPredecessor(), v) and
         this.bbInLoop(bb)
       ) and
       not assignsToVar(bb, v)

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/dataflow/internal/SubBasicBlocks.qll

@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class SubBasicBlock extends ControlFlowNodeBase {
    * returns a 0-based position, while `getRankInBasicBlock` returns a 1-based
    * position.
    */
-  deprecated int getPosInBasicBlock(BasicBlock bb) { result = getRankInBasicBlock(bb) - 1 }
+  deprecated int getPosInBasicBlock(BasicBlock bb) { result = this.getRankInBasicBlock(bb) - 1 }
 
   pragma[noinline]
   private int getIndexInBasicBlock(BasicBlock bb) { this = bb.getNode(result) }
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class SubBasicBlock extends ControlFlowNodeBase {
     exists(BasicBlock bb |
       exists(int outerIndex |
         result = bb.getNode(outerIndex) and
-        index = outerToInnerIndex(bb, outerIndex)
+        index = this.outerToInnerIndex(bb, outerIndex)
       )
     )
   }

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/dataflow/internal/tainttracking1/TaintTrackingImpl.qll

@@ -75,24 +75,26 @@ abstract class Configuration extends DataFlow::Configuration {
   predicate isSanitizer(DataFlow::Node node) { none() }
 
   final override predicate isBarrier(DataFlow::Node node) {
-    isSanitizer(node) or
+    this.isSanitizer(node) or
     defaultTaintSanitizer(node)
   }
 
   /** Holds if taint propagation into `node` is prohibited. */
   predicate isSanitizerIn(DataFlow::Node node) { none() }
 
-  final override predicate isBarrierIn(DataFlow::Node node) { isSanitizerIn(node) }
+  final override predicate isBarrierIn(DataFlow::Node node) { this.isSanitizerIn(node) }
 
   /** Holds if taint propagation out of `node` is prohibited. */
   predicate isSanitizerOut(DataFlow::Node node) { none() }
 
-  final override predicate isBarrierOut(DataFlow::Node node) { isSanitizerOut(node) }
+  final override predicate isBarrierOut(DataFlow::Node node) { this.isSanitizerOut(node) }
 
   /** Holds if taint propagation through nodes guarded by `guard` is prohibited. */
   predicate isSanitizerGuard(DataFlow::BarrierGuard guard) { none() }
 
-  final override predicate isBarrierGuard(DataFlow::BarrierGuard guard) { isSanitizerGuard(guard) }
+  final override predicate isBarrierGuard(DataFlow::BarrierGuard guard) {
+    this.isSanitizerGuard(guard)
+  }
 
   /**
    * Holds if the additional taint propagation step from `node1` to `node2`
@@ -101,7 +103,7 @@ abstract class Configuration extends DataFlow::Configuration {
   predicate isAdditionalTaintStep(DataFlow::Node node1, DataFlow::Node node2) { none() }
 
   final override predicate isAdditionalFlowStep(DataFlow::Node node1, DataFlow::Node node2) {
-    isAdditionalTaintStep(node1, node2) or
+    this.isAdditionalTaintStep(node1, node2) or
     defaultAdditionalTaintStep(node1, node2)
   }
 

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/dataflow/internal/tainttracking2/TaintTrackingImpl.qll

@@ -75,24 +75,26 @@ abstract class Configuration extends DataFlow::Configuration {
   predicate isSanitizer(DataFlow::Node node) { none() }
 
   final override predicate isBarrier(DataFlow::Node node) {
-    isSanitizer(node) or
+    this.isSanitizer(node) or
     defaultTaintSanitizer(node)
   }
 
   /** Holds if taint propagation into `node` is prohibited. */
   predicate isSanitizerIn(DataFlow::Node node) { none() }
 
-  final override predicate isBarrierIn(DataFlow::Node node) { isSanitizerIn(node) }
+  final override predicate isBarrierIn(DataFlow::Node node) { this.isSanitizerIn(node) }
 
   /** Holds if taint propagation out of `node` is prohibited. */
   predicate isSanitizerOut(DataFlow::Node node) { none() }
 
-  final override predicate isBarrierOut(DataFlow::Node node) { isSanitizerOut(node) }
+  final override predicate isBarrierOut(DataFlow::Node node) { this.isSanitizerOut(node) }
 
   /** Holds if taint propagation through nodes guarded by `guard` is prohibited. */
   predicate isSanitizerGuard(DataFlow::BarrierGuard guard) { none() }
 
-  final override predicate isBarrierGuard(DataFlow::BarrierGuard guard) { isSanitizerGuard(guard) }
+  final override predicate isBarrierGuard(DataFlow::BarrierGuard guard) {
+    this.isSanitizerGuard(guard)
+  }
 
   /**
    * Holds if the additional taint propagation step from `node1` to `node2`
@@ -101,7 +103,7 @@ abstract class Configuration extends DataFlow::Configuration {
   predicate isAdditionalTaintStep(DataFlow::Node node1, DataFlow::Node node2) { none() }
 
   final override predicate isAdditionalFlowStep(DataFlow::Node node1, DataFlow::Node node2) {
-    isAdditionalTaintStep(node1, node2) or
+    this.isAdditionalTaintStep(node1, node2) or
     defaultAdditionalTaintStep(node1, node2)
   }
 

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/exprs/Access.qll

@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ class PointerFieldAccess extends FieldAccess {
 
   PointerFieldAccess() {
     exists(PointerType t |
-      t = getQualifier().getFullyConverted().getUnspecifiedType() and
+      t = this.getQualifier().getFullyConverted().getUnspecifiedType() and
       t.getBaseType() instanceof Class
     )
   }
@@ -218,7 +218,9 @@ class PointerFieldAccess extends FieldAccess {
 class DotFieldAccess extends FieldAccess {
   override string getAPrimaryQlClass() { result = "DotFieldAccess" }
 
-  DotFieldAccess() { exists(Class c | c = getQualifier().getFullyConverted().getUnspecifiedType()) }
+  DotFieldAccess() {
+    exists(Class c | c = this.getQualifier().getFullyConverted().getUnspecifiedType())
+  }
 }
 
 /**

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/exprs/ArithmeticOperation.qll

@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class PostfixIncrExpr extends IncrementOperation, PostfixCrementOperation, @post
 
   override int getPrecedence() { result = 17 }
 
-  override string toString() { result = "... " + getOperator() }
+  override string toString() { result = "... " + this.getOperator() }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ class PostfixDecrExpr extends DecrementOperation, PostfixCrementOperation, @post
 
   override int getPrecedence() { result = 17 }
 
-  override string toString() { result = "... " + getOperator() }
+  override string toString() { result = "... " + this.getOperator() }
 }
 
 /**

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/exprs/BuiltInOperations.qll

@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@ class BuiltInVarArgsStart extends VarArgsExpr, @vastartexpr {
   /**
    * Gets the `va_list` argument.
    */
-  final Expr getVAList() { result = getChild(0) }
+  final Expr getVAList() { result = this.getChild(0) }
 
   /**
    * Gets the argument that specifies the last named parameter before the ellipsis.
    */
-  final VariableAccess getLastNamedParameter() { result = getChild(1) }
+  final VariableAccess getLastNamedParameter() { result = this.getChild(1) }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class BuiltInVarArgsEnd extends VarArgsExpr, @vaendexpr {
   /**
    * Gets the `va_list` argument.
    */
-  final Expr getVAList() { result = getChild(0) }
+  final Expr getVAList() { result = this.getChild(0) }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class BuiltInVarArg extends VarArgsExpr, @vaargexpr {
   /**
    * Gets the `va_list` argument.
    */
-  final Expr getVAList() { result = getChild(0) }
+  final Expr getVAList() { result = this.getChild(0) }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -98,12 +98,12 @@ class BuiltInVarArgCopy extends VarArgsExpr, @vacopyexpr {
   /**
    * Gets the destination `va_list` argument.
    */
-  final Expr getDestinationVAList() { result = getChild(0) }
+  final Expr getDestinationVAList() { result = this.getChild(0) }
 
   /**
    * Gets the the source `va_list` argument.
    */
-  final Expr getSourceVAList() { result = getChild(1) }
+  final Expr getSourceVAList() { result = this.getChild(1) }
 }
 
 /**

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/exprs/Call.qll

@@ -71,10 +71,10 @@ class Call extends Expr, NameQualifiableElement, TCall {
    * at index 2, respectively.
    */
   Expr getAnArgumentSubExpr(int index) {
-    result = getArgument(index)
+    result = this.getArgument(index)
     or
     exists(Expr mid |
-      mid = getAnArgumentSubExpr(index) and
+      mid = this.getAnArgumentSubExpr(index) and
       not mid instanceof Call and
       not mid instanceof SizeofOperator and
       result = mid.getAChild()
@@ -167,27 +167,27 @@ class FunctionCall extends Call, @funbindexpr {
   override string getAPrimaryQlClass() { result = "FunctionCall" }
 
   /** Gets an explicit template argument for this call. */
-  Locatable getAnExplicitTemplateArgument() { result = getExplicitTemplateArgument(_) }
+  Locatable getAnExplicitTemplateArgument() { result = this.getExplicitTemplateArgument(_) }
 
   /** Gets an explicit template argument value for this call. */
-  Locatable getAnExplicitTemplateArgumentKind() { result = getExplicitTemplateArgumentKind(_) }
+  Locatable getAnExplicitTemplateArgumentKind() { result = this.getExplicitTemplateArgumentKind(_) }
 
   /** Gets a template argument for this call. */
-  Locatable getATemplateArgument() { result = getTarget().getATemplateArgument() }
+  Locatable getATemplateArgument() { result = this.getTarget().getATemplateArgument() }
 
   /** Gets a template argument value for this call. */
-  Locatable getATemplateArgumentKind() { result = getTarget().getATemplateArgumentKind() }
+  Locatable getATemplateArgumentKind() { result = this.getTarget().getATemplateArgumentKind() }
 
   /** Gets the nth explicit template argument for this call. */
   Locatable getExplicitTemplateArgument(int n) {
-    n < getNumberOfExplicitTemplateArguments() and
-    result = getTemplateArgument(n)
+    n < this.getNumberOfExplicitTemplateArguments() and
+    result = this.getTemplateArgument(n)
   }
 
   /** Gets the nth explicit template argument value for this call. */
   Locatable getExplicitTemplateArgumentKind(int n) {
-    n < getNumberOfExplicitTemplateArguments() and
-    result = getTemplateArgumentKind(n)
+    n < this.getNumberOfExplicitTemplateArguments() and
+    result = this.getTemplateArgumentKind(n)
   }
 
   /** Gets the number of explicit template arguments for this call. */
@@ -198,19 +198,19 @@ class FunctionCall extends Call, @funbindexpr {
   }
 
   /** Gets the number of template arguments for this call. */
-  int getNumberOfTemplateArguments() { result = count(int i | exists(getTemplateArgument(i))) }
+  int getNumberOfTemplateArguments() { result = count(int i | exists(this.getTemplateArgument(i))) }
 
   /** Gets the nth template argument for this call (indexed from 0). */
-  Locatable getTemplateArgument(int n) { result = getTarget().getTemplateArgument(n) }
+  Locatable getTemplateArgument(int n) { result = this.getTarget().getTemplateArgument(n) }
 
   /** Gets the nth template argument value for this call (indexed from 0). */
-  Locatable getTemplateArgumentKind(int n) { result = getTarget().getTemplateArgumentKind(n) }
+  Locatable getTemplateArgumentKind(int n) { result = this.getTarget().getTemplateArgumentKind(n) }
 
   /** Holds if any template arguments for this call are implicit / deduced. */
   predicate hasImplicitTemplateArguments() {
     exists(int i |
-      exists(getTemplateArgument(i)) and
-      not exists(getExplicitTemplateArgument(i))
+      exists(this.getTemplateArgument(i)) and
+      not exists(this.getExplicitTemplateArgument(i))
     )
   }
 
@@ -233,9 +233,9 @@ class FunctionCall extends Call, @funbindexpr {
    * visible at the call site.
    */
   Type getExpectedReturnType() {
-    if getTargetType() instanceof RoutineType
-    then result = getTargetType().(RoutineType).getReturnType()
-    else result = getTarget().getType()
+    if this.getTargetType() instanceof RoutineType
+    then result = this.getTargetType().(RoutineType).getReturnType()
+    else result = this.getTarget().getType()
   }
 
   /**
@@ -247,9 +247,9 @@ class FunctionCall extends Call, @funbindexpr {
    * was visible at the call site.
    */
   Type getExpectedParameterType(int n) {
-    if getTargetType() instanceof RoutineType
-    then result = getTargetType().(RoutineType).getParameterType(n)
-    else result = getTarget().getParameter(n).getType()
+    if this.getTargetType() instanceof RoutineType
+    then result = this.getTargetType().(RoutineType).getParameterType(n)
+    else result = this.getTarget().getParameter(n).getType()
   }
 
   /**
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ class FunctionCall extends Call, @funbindexpr {
   /**
    * Gets the type of this expression, that is, the return type of the function being called.
    */
-  override Type getType() { result = getExpectedReturnType() }
+  override Type getType() { result = this.getExpectedReturnType() }
 
   /**
    * Holds if this is a call to a virtual function.
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ class FunctionCall extends Call, @funbindexpr {
 
   /** Gets a textual representation of this function call. */
   override string toString() {
-    if exists(getTarget())
+    if exists(this.getTarget())
     then result = "call to " + this.getTarget().getName()
     else result = "call to unknown function"
   }
@@ -288,15 +288,15 @@ class FunctionCall extends Call, @funbindexpr {
   override predicate mayBeImpure() {
     this.getChild(_).mayBeImpure() or
     this.getTarget().mayHaveSideEffects() or
-    isVirtual() or
-    getTarget().getAnAttribute().getName() = "weak"
+    this.isVirtual() or
+    this.getTarget().getAnAttribute().getName() = "weak"
   }
 
   override predicate mayBeGloballyImpure() {
     this.getChild(_).mayBeGloballyImpure() or
     this.getTarget().mayHaveSideEffects() or
-    isVirtual() or
-    getTarget().getAnAttribute().getName() = "weak"
+    this.isVirtual() or
+    this.getTarget().getAnAttribute().getName() = "weak"
   }
 }
 
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ class OverloadedPointerDereferenceExpr extends FunctionCall {
  * ```
  */
 class OverloadedArrayExpr extends FunctionCall {
-  OverloadedArrayExpr() { getTarget().hasName("operator[]") }
+  OverloadedArrayExpr() { this.getTarget().hasName("operator[]") }
 
   override string getAPrimaryQlClass() { result = "OverloadedArrayExpr" }
 
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ class ConstructorFieldInit extends ConstructorInit, @ctorfieldinit {
    */
   Expr getExpr() { result = this.getChild(0) }
 
-  override string toString() { result = "constructor init of field " + getTarget().getName() }
+  override string toString() { result = "constructor init of field " + this.getTarget().getName() }
 
   override predicate mayBeImpure() { this.getExpr().mayBeImpure() }
 

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/exprs/Cast.qll

@@ -188,8 +188,8 @@ private predicate isPointerToMemberOrNullPointer(Type type) {
 class ArithmeticConversion extends Cast {
   ArithmeticConversion() {
     conversionkinds(underlyingElement(this), 0) and
-    isArithmeticOrEnum(getUnspecifiedType()) and
-    isArithmeticOrEnum(getExpr().getUnspecifiedType())
+    isArithmeticOrEnum(this.getUnspecifiedType()) and
+    isArithmeticOrEnum(this.getExpr().getUnspecifiedType())
   }
 
   override string getSemanticConversionString() { result = "arithmetic conversion" }
@@ -204,8 +204,8 @@ class ArithmeticConversion extends Cast {
  */
 class IntegralConversion extends ArithmeticConversion {
   IntegralConversion() {
-    isIntegralOrEnum(getUnspecifiedType()) and
-    isIntegralOrEnum(getExpr().getUnspecifiedType())
+    isIntegralOrEnum(this.getUnspecifiedType()) and
+    isIntegralOrEnum(this.getExpr().getUnspecifiedType())
   }
 
   override string getAPrimaryQlClass() {
@@ -224,8 +224,8 @@ class IntegralConversion extends ArithmeticConversion {
  */
 class FloatingPointConversion extends ArithmeticConversion {
   FloatingPointConversion() {
-    getUnspecifiedType() instanceof FloatingPointType and
-    getExpr().getUnspecifiedType() instanceof FloatingPointType
+    this.getUnspecifiedType() instanceof FloatingPointType and
+    this.getExpr().getUnspecifiedType() instanceof FloatingPointType
   }
 
   override string getAPrimaryQlClass() {
@@ -244,8 +244,8 @@ class FloatingPointConversion extends ArithmeticConversion {
  */
 class FloatingPointToIntegralConversion extends ArithmeticConversion {
   FloatingPointToIntegralConversion() {
-    isIntegralOrEnum(getUnspecifiedType()) and
-    getExpr().getUnspecifiedType() instanceof FloatingPointType
+    isIntegralOrEnum(this.getUnspecifiedType()) and
+    this.getExpr().getUnspecifiedType() instanceof FloatingPointType
   }
 
   override string getAPrimaryQlClass() {
@@ -264,8 +264,8 @@ class FloatingPointToIntegralConversion extends ArithmeticConversion {
  */
 class IntegralToFloatingPointConversion extends ArithmeticConversion {
   IntegralToFloatingPointConversion() {
-    getUnspecifiedType() instanceof FloatingPointType and
-    isIntegralOrEnum(getExpr().getUnspecifiedType())
+    this.getUnspecifiedType() instanceof FloatingPointType and
+    isIntegralOrEnum(this.getExpr().getUnspecifiedType())
   }
 
   override string getAPrimaryQlClass() {
@@ -290,8 +290,8 @@ class IntegralToFloatingPointConversion extends ArithmeticConversion {
 class PointerConversion extends Cast {
   PointerConversion() {
     conversionkinds(underlyingElement(this), 0) and
-    isPointerOrNullPointer(getUnspecifiedType()) and
-    isPointerOrNullPointer(getExpr().getUnspecifiedType())
+    isPointerOrNullPointer(this.getUnspecifiedType()) and
+    isPointerOrNullPointer(this.getExpr().getUnspecifiedType())
   }
 
   override string getAPrimaryQlClass() { not exists(qlCast(this)) and result = "PointerConversion" }
@@ -315,8 +315,8 @@ class PointerToMemberConversion extends Cast {
   PointerToMemberConversion() {
     conversionkinds(underlyingElement(this), 0) and
     exists(Type fromType, Type toType |
-      fromType = getExpr().getUnspecifiedType() and
-      toType = getUnspecifiedType() and
+      fromType = this.getExpr().getUnspecifiedType() and
+      toType = this.getUnspecifiedType() and
       isPointerToMemberOrNullPointer(fromType) and
       isPointerToMemberOrNullPointer(toType) and
       // A conversion from nullptr to nullptr is a `PointerConversion`, not a
@@ -345,8 +345,8 @@ class PointerToMemberConversion extends Cast {
 class PointerToIntegralConversion extends Cast {
   PointerToIntegralConversion() {
     conversionkinds(underlyingElement(this), 0) and
-    isIntegralOrEnum(getUnspecifiedType()) and
-    isPointerOrNullPointer(getExpr().getUnspecifiedType())
+    isIntegralOrEnum(this.getUnspecifiedType()) and
+    isPointerOrNullPointer(this.getExpr().getUnspecifiedType())
   }
 
   override string getAPrimaryQlClass() {
@@ -366,8 +366,8 @@ class PointerToIntegralConversion extends Cast {
 class IntegralToPointerConversion extends Cast {
   IntegralToPointerConversion() {
     conversionkinds(underlyingElement(this), 0) and
-    isPointerOrNullPointer(getUnspecifiedType()) and
-    isIntegralOrEnum(getExpr().getUnspecifiedType())
+    isPointerOrNullPointer(this.getUnspecifiedType()) and
+    isIntegralOrEnum(this.getExpr().getUnspecifiedType())
   }
 
   override string getAPrimaryQlClass() {
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ class BoolConversion extends Cast {
 class VoidConversion extends Cast {
   VoidConversion() {
     conversionkinds(underlyingElement(this), 0) and
-    getUnspecifiedType() instanceof VoidType
+    this.getUnspecifiedType() instanceof VoidType
   }
 
   override string getAPrimaryQlClass() { not exists(qlCast(this)) and result = "VoidConversion" }
@@ -434,8 +434,8 @@ class InheritanceConversion extends Cast {
    * conversion is to an indirect virtual base class.
    */
   final ClassDerivation getDerivation() {
-    result.getBaseClass() = getBaseClass() and
-    result.getDerivedClass() = getDerivedClass()
+    result.getBaseClass() = this.getBaseClass() and
+    result.getDerivedClass() = this.getDerivedClass()
   }
 
   /**
@@ -490,12 +490,12 @@ class BaseClassConversion extends InheritanceConversion {
 
   override Class getBaseClass() { result = getConversionClass(this) }
 
-  override Class getDerivedClass() { result = getConversionClass(getExpr()) }
+  override Class getDerivedClass() { result = getConversionClass(this.getExpr()) }
 
   /**
    * Holds if this conversion is to a virtual base class.
    */
-  predicate isVirtual() { getDerivation().isVirtual() or not exists(getDerivation()) }
+  predicate isVirtual() { this.getDerivation().isVirtual() or not exists(this.getDerivation()) }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ class DerivedClassConversion extends InheritanceConversion {
 
   override string getSemanticConversionString() { result = "derived class conversion" }
 
-  override Class getBaseClass() { result = getConversionClass(getExpr()) }
+  override Class getBaseClass() { result = getConversionClass(this.getExpr()) }
 
   override Class getDerivedClass() { result = getConversionClass(this) }
 }
@@ -637,8 +637,8 @@ class DynamicCast extends Cast, @dynamic_cast {
  */
 class UuidofOperator extends Expr, @uuidof {
   override string toString() {
-    if exists(getTypeOperand())
-    then result = "__uuidof(" + getTypeOperand().getName() + ")"
+    if exists(this.getTypeOperand())
+    then result = "__uuidof(" + this.getTypeOperand().getName() + ")"
     else result = "__uuidof(0)"
   }
 

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/exprs/Expr.qll

@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ class Expr extends StmtParent, @expr {
   Function getEnclosingFunction() { result = exprEnclosingElement(this) }
 
   /** Gets the nearest enclosing set of curly braces around this expression in the source, if any. */
-  BlockStmt getEnclosingBlock() { result = getEnclosingStmt().getEnclosingBlock() }
+  BlockStmt getEnclosingBlock() { result = this.getEnclosingStmt().getEnclosingBlock() }
 
   override Stmt getEnclosingStmt() {
     result = this.getParent().(Expr).getEnclosingStmt()
     or
-    result = this.getParent().(Stmt)
+    result = this.getParent()
     or
     exists(Expr other | result = other.getEnclosingStmt() and other.getConversion() = this)
     or
@@ -219,13 +219,13 @@ class Expr extends StmtParent, @expr {
    * Holds if this expression is a _glvalue_. A _glvalue_ is either an _lvalue_ or an
    * _xvalue_.
    */
-  predicate isGLValueCategory() { isLValueCategory() or isXValueCategory() }
+  predicate isGLValueCategory() { this.isLValueCategory() or this.isXValueCategory() }
 
   /**
    * Holds if this expression is an _rvalue_. An _rvalue_ is either a _prvalue_ or an
    * _xvalue_.
    */
-  predicate isRValueCategory() { isPRValueCategory() or isXValueCategory() }
+  predicate isRValueCategory() { this.isPRValueCategory() or this.isXValueCategory() }
 
   /**
    * Gets a string representation of the value category of the expression.
@@ -240,15 +240,15 @@ class Expr extends StmtParent, @expr {
    * `hasLValueToRvalueConversion()` holds.
    */
   string getValueCategoryString() {
-    isLValueCategory() and
+    this.isLValueCategory() and
     result = "lvalue"
     or
-    isXValueCategory() and
+    this.isXValueCategory() and
     result = "xvalue"
     or
     (
-      isPRValueCategory() and
-      if hasLValueToRValueConversion() then result = "prvalue(load)" else result = "prvalue"
+      this.isPRValueCategory() and
+      if this.hasLValueToRValueConversion() then result = "prvalue(load)" else result = "prvalue"
     )
   }
 
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ class Expr extends StmtParent, @expr {
    * such as an expression inside a sizeof.
    */
   predicate isUnevaluated() {
-    exists(Element e | e = getParentWithConversions+() |
+    exists(Element e | e = this.getParentWithConversions+() |
       e instanceof SizeofOperator
       or
       exists(Expr e2 |
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ class Expr extends StmtParent, @expr {
       e instanceof AlignofOperator
     )
     or
-    exists(Decltype d | d.getExpr() = getParentWithConversions*())
+    exists(Decltype d | d.getExpr() = this.getParentWithConversions*())
   }
 
   /**
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ class PointerDereferenceExpr extends UnaryOperation, @indirect {
    *
    * Gets the expression that is being dereferenced.
    */
-  deprecated Expr getExpr() { result = getOperand() }
+  deprecated Expr getExpr() { result = this.getOperand() }
 
   override string getOperator() { result = "*" }
 
@@ -780,15 +780,15 @@ class NewOrNewArrayExpr extends Expr, @any_new_expr {
    * Gets the alignment argument passed to the allocation function, if any.
    */
   Expr getAlignmentArgument() {
-    hasAlignedAllocation() and
+    this.hasAlignedAllocation() and
     (
       // If we have an allocator call, the alignment is the second argument to
       // that call.
-      result = getAllocatorCall().getArgument(1)
+      result = this.getAllocatorCall().getArgument(1)
       or
       // Otherwise, the alignment winds up as child number 3 of the `new`
       // itself.
-      result = getChild(3)
+      result = this.getChild(3)
     )
   }
 
@@ -916,7 +916,7 @@ class NewArrayExpr extends NewOrNewArrayExpr, @new_array_expr {
    * Gets the element type of the array being allocated.
    */
   Type getAllocatedElementType() {
-    result = getType().getUnderlyingType().(PointerType).getBaseType()
+    result = this.getType().getUnderlyingType().(PointerType).getBaseType()
   }
 
   /**
@@ -946,7 +946,12 @@ class DeleteExpr extends Expr, @delete_expr {
    */
   Type getDeletedObjectType() {
     result =
-      getExpr().getFullyConverted().getType().stripTopLevelSpecifiers().(PointerType).getBaseType()
+      this.getExpr()
+          .getFullyConverted()
+          .getType()
+          .stripTopLevelSpecifiers()
+          .(PointerType)
+          .getBaseType()
   }
 
   /**
@@ -957,7 +962,7 @@ class DeleteExpr extends Expr, @delete_expr {
   /**
    * Gets the destructor to be called to destroy the object, if any.
    */
-  Destructor getDestructor() { result = getDestructorCall().getTarget() }
+  Destructor getDestructor() { result = this.getDestructorCall().getTarget() }
 
   /**
    * Gets the `operator delete` that deallocates storage. Does not hold
@@ -1020,7 +1025,12 @@ class DeleteArrayExpr extends Expr, @delete_array_expr {
    */
   Type getDeletedElementType() {
     result =
-      getExpr().getFullyConverted().getType().stripTopLevelSpecifiers().(PointerType).getBaseType()
+      this.getExpr()
+          .getFullyConverted()
+          .getType()
+          .stripTopLevelSpecifiers()
+          .(PointerType)
+          .getBaseType()
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1034,7 +1044,7 @@ class DeleteArrayExpr extends Expr, @delete_array_expr {
   /**
    * Gets the destructor to be called to destroy each element in the array, if any.
    */
-  Destructor getDestructor() { result = getDestructorCall().getTarget() }
+  Destructor getDestructor() { result = this.getDestructorCall().getTarget() }
 
   /**
    * Gets the `operator delete[]` that deallocates storage.
@@ -1101,7 +1111,7 @@ class StmtExpr extends Expr, @expr_stmt {
    * x = ({ dosomething(); a+b; });
    * ```
    */
-  Expr getResultExpr() { result = getStmtResultExpr(getStmt()) }
+  Expr getResultExpr() { result = getStmtResultExpr(this.getStmt()) }
 }
 
 /** Get the result expression of a statement. (Helper function for StmtExpr.) */
@@ -1230,20 +1240,20 @@ class FoldExpr extends Expr, @foldexpr {
   predicate isRightFold() { fold(underlyingElement(this), _, false) }
 
   /** Holds if this is a unary fold expression. */
-  predicate isUnaryFold() { getNumChild() = 1 }
+  predicate isUnaryFold() { this.getNumChild() = 1 }
 
   /** Holds if this is a binary fold expression. */
-  predicate isBinaryFold() { getNumChild() = 2 }
+  predicate isBinaryFold() { this.getNumChild() = 2 }
 
   /**
    * Gets the child expression containing the unexpanded parameter pack.
    */
   Expr getPackExpr() {
     this.isUnaryFold() and
-    result = getChild(0)
+    result = this.getChild(0)
     or
     this.isBinaryFold() and
-    if this.isRightFold() then result = getChild(0) else result = getChild(1)
+    if this.isRightFold() then result = this.getChild(0) else result = this.getChild(1)
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1251,7 +1261,7 @@ class FoldExpr extends Expr, @foldexpr {
    */
   Expr getInitExpr() {
     this.isBinaryFold() and
-    if this.isRightFold() then result = getChild(1) else result = getChild(0)
+    if this.isRightFold() then result = this.getChild(1) else result = this.getChild(0)
   }
 }
 

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/exprs/Lambda.qll

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class LambdaExpression extends Expr, @lambdaexpr {
   /**
    * Gets an implicitly or explicitly captured value of this lambda expression.
    */
-  LambdaCapture getACapture() { result = getCapture(_) }
+  LambdaCapture getACapture() { result = this.getCapture(_) }
 
   /**
    * Gets the nth implicitly or explicitly captured value of this lambda expression.
@@ -58,13 +58,13 @@ class LambdaExpression extends Expr, @lambdaexpr {
    *   - The return type.
    *   - The statements comprising the lambda body.
    */
-  Operator getLambdaFunction() { result = getType().(Closure).getLambdaFunction() }
+  Operator getLambdaFunction() { result = this.getType().(Closure).getLambdaFunction() }
 
   /**
    * Gets the initializer that initializes the captured variables in the closure, if any.
    * A lambda that does not capture any variables will not have an initializer.
    */
-  ClassAggregateLiteral getInitializer() { result = getChild(0) }
+  ClassAggregateLiteral getInitializer() { result = this.getChild(0) }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ class Closure extends Class {
  * ```
  */
 class LambdaCapture extends Locatable, @lambdacapture {
-  override string toString() { result = getField().getName() }
+  override string toString() { result = this.getField().getName() }
 
   override string getAPrimaryQlClass() { result = "LambdaCapture" }
 

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/exprs/Literal.qll

@@ -60,12 +60,12 @@ class TextLiteral extends Literal {
 
   /** Gets a hex escape sequence that appears in the character or string literal (see [lex.ccon] in the C++ Standard). */
   string getAHexEscapeSequence(int occurrence, int offset) {
-    result = getValueText().regexpFind("(?<!\\\\)\\\\x[0-9a-fA-F]+", occurrence, offset)
+    result = this.getValueText().regexpFind("(?<!\\\\)\\\\x[0-9a-fA-F]+", occurrence, offset)
   }
 
   /** Gets an octal escape sequence that appears in the character or string literal (see [lex.ccon] in the C++ Standard). */
   string getAnOctalEscapeSequence(int occurrence, int offset) {
-    result = getValueText().regexpFind("(?<!\\\\)\\\\[0-7]{1,3}", occurrence, offset)
+    result = this.getValueText().regexpFind("(?<!\\\\)\\\\[0-7]{1,3}", occurrence, offset)
   }
 
   /**
@@ -75,27 +75,27 @@ class TextLiteral extends Literal {
   string getANonStandardEscapeSequence(int occurrence, int offset) {
     // Find all single character escape sequences (ignoring the start of octal escape sequences),
     // together with anything starting like a hex escape sequence but not followed by a hex digit.
-    result = getValueText().regexpFind("\\\\[^x0-7\\s]|\\\\x[^0-9a-fA-F]", occurrence, offset) and
+    result = this.getValueText().regexpFind("\\\\[^x0-7\\s]|\\\\x[^0-9a-fA-F]", occurrence, offset) and
     // From these, exclude all standard escape sequences.
-    not result = getAStandardEscapeSequence(_, _)
+    not result = this.getAStandardEscapeSequence(_, _)
   }
 
   /** Gets a simple escape sequence that appears in the char or string literal (see [lex.ccon] in the C++ Standard). */
   string getASimpleEscapeSequence(int occurrence, int offset) {
-    result = getValueText().regexpFind("\\\\['\"?\\\\abfnrtv]", occurrence, offset)
+    result = this.getValueText().regexpFind("\\\\['\"?\\\\abfnrtv]", occurrence, offset)
   }
 
   /** Gets a standard escape sequence that appears in the char or string literal (see [lex.ccon] in the C++ Standard). */
   string getAStandardEscapeSequence(int occurrence, int offset) {
-    result = getASimpleEscapeSequence(occurrence, offset) or
-    result = getAnOctalEscapeSequence(occurrence, offset) or
-    result = getAHexEscapeSequence(occurrence, offset)
+    result = this.getASimpleEscapeSequence(occurrence, offset) or
+    result = this.getAnOctalEscapeSequence(occurrence, offset) or
+    result = this.getAHexEscapeSequence(occurrence, offset)
   }
 
   /**
    * Gets the length of the string literal (including null) before escape sequences added by the extractor.
    */
-  int getOriginalLength() { result = getValue().length() + 1 }
+  int getOriginalLength() { result = this.getValue().length() + 1 }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ class ClassAggregateLiteral extends AggregateLiteral {
     (
       // If the field has an explicit initializer expression, then the field is
       // initialized.
-      exists(getFieldExpr(field))
+      exists(this.getFieldExpr(field))
       or
       // If the type is not a union, all fields without initializers are value
       // initialized.
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ class ClassAggregateLiteral extends AggregateLiteral {
       or
       // If the type is a union, and there are no explicit initializers, then
       // the first declared field is value initialized.
-      not exists(getAChild()) and
+      not exists(this.getAChild()) and
       field.getInitializationOrder() = 0
     )
   }
@@ -239,8 +239,8 @@ class ClassAggregateLiteral extends AggregateLiteral {
    */
   pragma[inline]
   predicate isValueInitialized(Field field) {
-    isInitialized(field) and
-    not exists(getFieldExpr(field))
+    this.isInitialized(field) and
+    not exists(this.getFieldExpr(field))
   }
 }
 
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ class ArrayOrVectorAggregateLiteral extends AggregateLiteral {
   bindingset[elementIndex]
   predicate isInitialized(int elementIndex) {
     elementIndex >= 0 and
-    elementIndex < getArraySize()
+    elementIndex < this.getArraySize()
   }
 
   /**
@@ -298,8 +298,8 @@ class ArrayOrVectorAggregateLiteral extends AggregateLiteral {
    */
   bindingset[elementIndex]
   predicate isValueInitialized(int elementIndex) {
-    isInitialized(elementIndex) and
-    not exists(getElementExpr(elementIndex))
+    this.isInitialized(elementIndex) and
+    not exists(this.getElementExpr(elementIndex))
   }
 }
 

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/internal/AddressConstantExpression.qll

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ private predicate addressConstantVariable(Variable v) {
 private predicate constantAddressLValue(Expr lvalue) {
   lvalue.(VariableAccess).getTarget() =
     any(Variable v |
-      v.(Variable).isStatic()
+      v.isStatic()
       or
       v instanceof GlobalOrNamespaceVariable
     )

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/internal/QualifiedName.qll

@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ class LocalVariable extends LocalScopeVariable, @localvariable { }
 class VariableDeclarationEntry extends @var_decl {
   string toString() { result = "QualifiedName DeclarationEntry" }
 
-  Variable getDeclaration() { result = getVariable() }
+  Variable getDeclaration() { result = this.getVariable() }
 
   /**
    * Gets the variable which is being declared or defined.

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/dataflow/DefaultTaintTracking.qll

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ private import semmle.code.cpp.ir.dataflow.DataFlow
 private import semmle.code.cpp.ir.dataflow.internal.DataFlowUtil
 private import semmle.code.cpp.ir.dataflow.DataFlow3
 private import semmle.code.cpp.ir.IR
-private import semmle.code.cpp.ir.dataflow.internal.DataFlowDispatch as Dispatch
+private import semmle.code.cpp.ir.dataflow.ResolveCall
 private import semmle.code.cpp.controlflow.IRGuards
 private import semmle.code.cpp.models.interfaces.Taint
 private import semmle.code.cpp.models.interfaces.DataFlow
@@ -355,20 +355,6 @@ predicate taintedIncludingGlobalVars(Expr source, Element tainted, string global
  */
 GlobalOrNamespaceVariable globalVarFromId(string id) { id = result.getQualifiedName() }
 
-/**
- * Resolve potential target function(s) for `call`.
- *
- * If `call` is a call through a function pointer (`ExprCall`) or
- * targets a virtual method, simple data flow analysis is performed
- * in order to identify target(s).
- */
-Function resolveCall(Call call) {
-  exists(CallInstruction callInstruction |
-    callInstruction.getAST() = call and
-    result = Dispatch::viableCallable(callInstruction)
-  )
-}
-
 /**
  * Provides definitions for augmenting source/sink pairs with data-flow paths
  * between them. From a `@kind path-problem` query, import this module in the
@@ -479,7 +465,7 @@ module TaintedWithPath {
      * The location spans column `startcolumn` of line `startline` to
      * column `endcolumn` of line `endline` in file `filepath`.
      * For more information, see
-     * [Locations](https://help.semmle.com/QL/learn-ql/ql/locations.html).
+     * [Locations](https://codeql.github.com/docs/writing-codeql-queries/providing-locations-in-codeql-queries/).
      */
     predicate hasLocationInfo(
       string filepath, int startline, int startcolumn, int endline, int endcolumn

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/dataflow/ResolveCall.qll

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/**
+ * Provides a predicate for non-contextual virtual dispatch and function
+ * pointer resolution.
+ */
+
+import cpp
+private import semmle.code.cpp.ir.ValueNumbering
+private import internal.DataFlowDispatch
+private import semmle.code.cpp.ir.IR
+
+/**
+ * Resolve potential target function(s) for `call`.
+ *
+ * If `call` is a call through a function pointer (`ExprCall`) or its target is
+ * a virtual member function, simple data flow analysis is performed in order
+ * to identify the possible target(s).
+ */
+Function resolveCall(Call call) {
+  exists(CallInstruction callInstruction |
+    callInstruction.getAST() = call and
+    result = viableCallable(callInstruction)
+  )
+}

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl.qll

@@ -110,12 +110,12 @@ abstract class Configuration extends string {
   /**
    * Holds if data may flow from some source to `sink` for this configuration.
    */
-  predicate hasFlowTo(Node sink) { hasFlow(_, sink) }
+  predicate hasFlowTo(Node sink) { this.hasFlow(_, sink) }
 
   /**
    * Holds if data may flow from some source to `sink` for this configuration.
    */
-  predicate hasFlowToExpr(DataFlowExpr sink) { hasFlowTo(exprNode(sink)) }
+  predicate hasFlowToExpr(DataFlowExpr sink) { this.hasFlowTo(exprNode(sink)) }
 
   /**
    * Gets the exploration limit for `hasPartialFlow` and `hasPartialFlowRev`
@@ -244,6 +244,8 @@ private class ParamNodeEx extends NodeEx {
   }
 
   int getPosition() { this.isParameterOf(_, result) }
+
+  predicate allowParameterReturnInSelf() { allowParameterReturnInSelfCached(this.asNode()) }
 }
 
 private class RetNodeEx extends NodeEx {
@@ -744,8 +746,12 @@ private module Stage1 {
       returnFlowCallableNodeCand(c, kind, config) and
       p.getEnclosingCallable() = c and
       exists(ap) and
-      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself
-      not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = p.getPosition()
+      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself, unless explicitly allowed
+      (
+        not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = p.getPosition()
+        or
+        p.allowParameterReturnInSelf()
+      )
     )
   }
 
@@ -1394,8 +1400,12 @@ private module Stage2 {
       fwdFlow(ret, any(CcCall ccc), apSome(ap), ap0, config) and
       kind = ret.getKind() and
       p.getPosition() = pos and
-      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself
-      not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself, unless explicitly allowed
+      (
+        not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+        or
+        p.allowParameterReturnInSelf()
+      )
     )
   }
 
@@ -2083,8 +2093,12 @@ private module Stage3 {
       fwdFlow(ret, any(CcCall ccc), apSome(ap), ap0, config) and
       kind = ret.getKind() and
       p.getPosition() = pos and
-      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself
-      not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself, unless explicitly allowed
+      (
+        not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+        or
+        p.allowParameterReturnInSelf()
+      )
     )
   }
 
@@ -2139,7 +2153,8 @@ private predicate expensiveLen2unfolding(TypedContent tc, Configuration config)
       ) and
     accessPathApproxCostLimits(apLimit, tupleLimit) and
     apLimit < tails and
-    tupleLimit < (tails - 1) * nodes
+    tupleLimit < (tails - 1) * nodes and
+    not tc.forceHighPrecision()
   )
 }
 
@@ -2842,8 +2857,12 @@ private module Stage4 {
       fwdFlow(ret, any(CcCall ccc), apSome(ap), ap0, config) and
       kind = ret.getKind() and
       p.getPosition() = pos and
-      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself
-      not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself, unless explicitly allowed
+      (
+        not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+        or
+        p.allowParameterReturnInSelf()
+      )
     )
   }
 
@@ -2916,6 +2935,8 @@ private class SummaryCtxSome extends SummaryCtx, TSummaryCtxSome {
 
   int getParameterPos() { p.isParameterOf(_, result) }
 
+  ParamNodeEx getParamNode() { result = p }
+
   override string toString() { result = p + ": " + ap }
 
   predicate hasLocationInfo(
@@ -2973,12 +2994,15 @@ private AccessPathApprox getATail(AccessPathApprox apa, Configuration config) {
  * expected to be expensive. Holds with `unfold = true` otherwise.
  */
 private predicate evalUnfold(AccessPathApprox apa, boolean unfold, Configuration config) {
-  exists(int aps, int nodes, int apLimit, int tupleLimit |
-    aps = countPotentialAps(apa, config) and
-    nodes = countNodesUsingAccessPath(apa, config) and
-    accessPathCostLimits(apLimit, tupleLimit) and
-    if apLimit < aps and tupleLimit < (aps - 1) * nodes then unfold = false else unfold = true
-  )
+  if apa.getHead().forceHighPrecision()
+  then unfold = true
+  else
+    exists(int aps, int nodes, int apLimit, int tupleLimit |
+      aps = countPotentialAps(apa, config) and
+      nodes = countNodesUsingAccessPath(apa, config) and
+      accessPathCostLimits(apLimit, tupleLimit) and
+      if apLimit < aps and tupleLimit < (aps - 1) * nodes then unfold = false else unfold = true
+    )
 }
 
 /**
@@ -3166,7 +3190,7 @@ private class AccessPathCons extends AccessPath, TAccessPathCons {
   }
 
   override string toString() {
-    result = "[" + this.toStringImpl(true) + length().toString() + ")]"
+    result = "[" + this.toStringImpl(true) + this.length().toString() + ")]"
     or
     result = "[" + this.toStringImpl(false)
   }
@@ -3248,7 +3272,7 @@ class PathNode extends TPathNode {
    * The location spans column `startcolumn` of line `startline` to
    * column `endcolumn` of line `endline` in file `filepath`.
    * For more information, see
-   * [Locations](https://help.semmle.com/QL/learn-ql/ql/locations.html).
+   * [Locations](https://codeql.github.com/docs/writing-codeql-queries/providing-locations-in-codeql-queries/).
    */
   predicate hasLocationInfo(
     string filepath, int startline, int startcolumn, int endline, int endcolumn
@@ -3305,9 +3329,11 @@ abstract private class PathNodeImpl extends PathNode {
     result = " <" + this.(PathNodeMid).getCallContext().toString() + ">"
   }
 
-  override string toString() { result = this.getNodeEx().toString() + ppAp() }
+  override string toString() { result = this.getNodeEx().toString() + this.ppAp() }
 
-  override string toStringWithContext() { result = this.getNodeEx().toString() + ppAp() + ppCtx() }
+  override string toStringWithContext() {
+    result = this.getNodeEx().toString() + this.ppAp() + this.ppCtx()
+  }
 
   override predicate hasLocationInfo(
     string filepath, int startline, int startcolumn, int endline, int endcolumn
@@ -3375,11 +3401,11 @@ private class PathNodeMid extends PathNodeImpl, TPathNodeMid {
 
   override PathNodeImpl getASuccessorImpl() {
     // an intermediate step to another intermediate node
-    result = getSuccMid()
+    result = this.getSuccMid()
     or
     // a final step to a sink via zero steps means we merge the last two steps to prevent trivial-looking edges
     exists(PathNodeMid mid, PathNodeSink sink |
-      mid = getSuccMid() and
+      mid = this.getSuccMid() and
       mid.getNodeEx() = sink.getNodeEx() and
       mid.getAp() instanceof AccessPathNil and
       sink.getConfiguration() = unbindConf(mid.getConfiguration()) and
@@ -3456,7 +3482,7 @@ private predicate pathStep(
   exists(TypedContent tc | pathReadStep(mid, node, ap.push(tc), tc, cc)) and
   sc = mid.getSummaryCtx()
   or
-  pathIntoCallable(mid, node, _, cc, sc, _) and ap = mid.getAp()
+  pathIntoCallable(mid, node, _, cc, sc, _, _) and ap = mid.getAp()
   or
   pathOutOfCallable(mid, node, cc) and ap = mid.getAp() and sc instanceof SummaryCtxNone
   or
@@ -3533,14 +3559,16 @@ private predicate pathOutOfCallable(PathNodeMid mid, NodeEx out, CallContext cc)
  */
 pragma[noinline]
 private predicate pathIntoArg(
-  PathNodeMid mid, int i, CallContext cc, DataFlowCall call, AccessPath ap, AccessPathApprox apa
+  PathNodeMid mid, int i, CallContext cc, DataFlowCall call, AccessPath ap, AccessPathApprox apa,
+  Configuration config
 ) {
   exists(ArgNode arg |
     arg = mid.getNodeEx().asNode() and
     cc = mid.getCallContext() and
     arg.argumentOf(call, i) and
     ap = mid.getAp() and
-    apa = ap.getApprox()
+    apa = ap.getApprox() and
+    config = mid.getConfiguration()
   )
 }
 
@@ -3557,12 +3585,14 @@ private predicate parameterCand(
 pragma[nomagic]
 private predicate pathIntoCallable0(
   PathNodeMid mid, DataFlowCallable callable, int i, CallContext outercc, DataFlowCall call,
-  AccessPath ap
+  AccessPath ap, Configuration config
 ) {
   exists(AccessPathApprox apa |
-    pathIntoArg(mid, i, outercc, call, ap, apa) and
+    pathIntoArg(mid, pragma[only_bind_into](i), outercc, call, ap, pragma[only_bind_into](apa),
+      pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
     callable = resolveCall(call, outercc) and
-    parameterCand(callable, any(int j | j <= i and j >= i), apa, mid.getConfiguration())
+    parameterCand(callable, pragma[only_bind_into](i), pragma[only_bind_into](apa),
+      pragma[only_bind_into](config))
   )
 }
 
@@ -3571,12 +3601,13 @@ private predicate pathIntoCallable0(
  * before and after entering the callable are `outercc` and `innercc`,
  * respectively.
  */
+pragma[nomagic]
 private predicate pathIntoCallable(
   PathNodeMid mid, ParamNodeEx p, CallContext outercc, CallContextCall innercc, SummaryCtx sc,
-  DataFlowCall call
+  DataFlowCall call, Configuration config
 ) {
   exists(int i, DataFlowCallable callable, AccessPath ap |
-    pathIntoCallable0(mid, callable, i, outercc, call, ap) and
+    pathIntoCallable0(mid, callable, i, outercc, call, ap, config) and
     p.isParameterOf(callable, i) and
     (
       sc = TSummaryCtxSome(p, ap)
@@ -3606,18 +3637,23 @@ private predicate paramFlowsThrough(
     ap = mid.getAp() and
     apa = ap.getApprox() and
     pos = sc.getParameterPos() and
-    not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+    // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself, unless explicitly allowed
+    (
+      not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+      or
+      sc.getParamNode().allowParameterReturnInSelf()
+    )
   )
 }
 
 pragma[nomagic]
 private predicate pathThroughCallable0(
   DataFlowCall call, PathNodeMid mid, ReturnKindExt kind, CallContext cc, AccessPath ap,
-  AccessPathApprox apa
+  AccessPathApprox apa, Configuration config
 ) {
   exists(CallContext innercc, SummaryCtx sc |
-    pathIntoCallable(mid, _, cc, innercc, sc, call) and
-    paramFlowsThrough(kind, innercc, sc, ap, apa, unbindConf(mid.getConfiguration()))
+    pathIntoCallable(mid, _, cc, innercc, sc, call, config) and
+    paramFlowsThrough(kind, innercc, sc, ap, apa, config)
   )
 }
 
@@ -3627,9 +3663,9 @@ private predicate pathThroughCallable0(
  */
 pragma[noinline]
 private predicate pathThroughCallable(PathNodeMid mid, NodeEx out, CallContext cc, AccessPath ap) {
-  exists(DataFlowCall call, ReturnKindExt kind, AccessPathApprox apa |
-    pathThroughCallable0(call, mid, kind, cc, ap, apa) and
-    out = getAnOutNodeFlow(kind, call, apa, unbindConf(mid.getConfiguration()))
+  exists(DataFlowCall call, ReturnKindExt kind, AccessPathApprox apa, Configuration config |
+    pathThroughCallable0(call, mid, kind, cc, ap, apa, config) and
+    out = getAnOutNodeFlow(kind, call, apa, config)
   )
 }
 
@@ -3643,10 +3679,11 @@ private module Subpaths {
     PathNode arg, ParamNodeEx par, SummaryCtxSome sc, CallContext innercc, ReturnKindExt kind,
     NodeEx out, AccessPath apout
   ) {
-    pathThroughCallable(arg, out, _, pragma[only_bind_into](apout)) and
-    pathIntoCallable(arg, par, _, innercc, sc, _) and
-    paramFlowsThrough(kind, innercc, sc, pragma[only_bind_into](apout), _,
-      unbindConf(arg.getConfiguration()))
+    exists(Configuration config |
+      pathThroughCallable(arg, out, _, pragma[only_bind_into](apout)) and
+      pathIntoCallable(arg, par, _, innercc, sc, _, config) and
+      paramFlowsThrough(kind, innercc, sc, pragma[only_bind_into](apout), _, unbindConf(config))
+    )
   }
 
   /**
@@ -4033,7 +4070,7 @@ private module FlowExploration {
      * The location spans column `startcolumn` of line `startline` to
      * column `endcolumn` of line `endline` in file `filepath`.
      * For more information, see
-     * [Locations](https://help.semmle.com/QL/learn-ql/ql/locations.html).
+     * [Locations](https://codeql.github.com/docs/writing-codeql-queries/providing-locations-in-codeql-queries/).
      */
     predicate hasLocationInfo(
       string filepath, int startline, int startcolumn, int endline, int endcolumn

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl2.qll

@@ -110,12 +110,12 @@ abstract class Configuration extends string {
   /**
    * Holds if data may flow from some source to `sink` for this configuration.
    */
-  predicate hasFlowTo(Node sink) { hasFlow(_, sink) }
+  predicate hasFlowTo(Node sink) { this.hasFlow(_, sink) }
 
   /**
    * Holds if data may flow from some source to `sink` for this configuration.
    */
-  predicate hasFlowToExpr(DataFlowExpr sink) { hasFlowTo(exprNode(sink)) }
+  predicate hasFlowToExpr(DataFlowExpr sink) { this.hasFlowTo(exprNode(sink)) }
 
   /**
    * Gets the exploration limit for `hasPartialFlow` and `hasPartialFlowRev`
@@ -244,6 +244,8 @@ private class ParamNodeEx extends NodeEx {
   }
 
   int getPosition() { this.isParameterOf(_, result) }
+
+  predicate allowParameterReturnInSelf() { allowParameterReturnInSelfCached(this.asNode()) }
 }
 
 private class RetNodeEx extends NodeEx {
@@ -744,8 +746,12 @@ private module Stage1 {
       returnFlowCallableNodeCand(c, kind, config) and
       p.getEnclosingCallable() = c and
       exists(ap) and
-      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself
-      not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = p.getPosition()
+      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself, unless explicitly allowed
+      (
+        not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = p.getPosition()
+        or
+        p.allowParameterReturnInSelf()
+      )
     )
   }
 
@@ -1394,8 +1400,12 @@ private module Stage2 {
       fwdFlow(ret, any(CcCall ccc), apSome(ap), ap0, config) and
       kind = ret.getKind() and
       p.getPosition() = pos and
-      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself
-      not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself, unless explicitly allowed
+      (
+        not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+        or
+        p.allowParameterReturnInSelf()
+      )
     )
   }
 
@@ -2083,8 +2093,12 @@ private module Stage3 {
       fwdFlow(ret, any(CcCall ccc), apSome(ap), ap0, config) and
       kind = ret.getKind() and
       p.getPosition() = pos and
-      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself
-      not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself, unless explicitly allowed
+      (
+        not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+        or
+        p.allowParameterReturnInSelf()
+      )
     )
   }
 
@@ -2139,7 +2153,8 @@ private predicate expensiveLen2unfolding(TypedContent tc, Configuration config)
       ) and
     accessPathApproxCostLimits(apLimit, tupleLimit) and
     apLimit < tails and
-    tupleLimit < (tails - 1) * nodes
+    tupleLimit < (tails - 1) * nodes and
+    not tc.forceHighPrecision()
   )
 }
 
@@ -2842,8 +2857,12 @@ private module Stage4 {
       fwdFlow(ret, any(CcCall ccc), apSome(ap), ap0, config) and
       kind = ret.getKind() and
       p.getPosition() = pos and
-      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself
-      not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself, unless explicitly allowed
+      (
+        not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+        or
+        p.allowParameterReturnInSelf()
+      )
     )
   }
 
@@ -2916,6 +2935,8 @@ private class SummaryCtxSome extends SummaryCtx, TSummaryCtxSome {
 
   int getParameterPos() { p.isParameterOf(_, result) }
 
+  ParamNodeEx getParamNode() { result = p }
+
   override string toString() { result = p + ": " + ap }
 
   predicate hasLocationInfo(
@@ -2973,12 +2994,15 @@ private AccessPathApprox getATail(AccessPathApprox apa, Configuration config) {
  * expected to be expensive. Holds with `unfold = true` otherwise.
  */
 private predicate evalUnfold(AccessPathApprox apa, boolean unfold, Configuration config) {
-  exists(int aps, int nodes, int apLimit, int tupleLimit |
-    aps = countPotentialAps(apa, config) and
-    nodes = countNodesUsingAccessPath(apa, config) and
-    accessPathCostLimits(apLimit, tupleLimit) and
-    if apLimit < aps and tupleLimit < (aps - 1) * nodes then unfold = false else unfold = true
-  )
+  if apa.getHead().forceHighPrecision()
+  then unfold = true
+  else
+    exists(int aps, int nodes, int apLimit, int tupleLimit |
+      aps = countPotentialAps(apa, config) and
+      nodes = countNodesUsingAccessPath(apa, config) and
+      accessPathCostLimits(apLimit, tupleLimit) and
+      if apLimit < aps and tupleLimit < (aps - 1) * nodes then unfold = false else unfold = true
+    )
 }
 
 /**
@@ -3166,7 +3190,7 @@ private class AccessPathCons extends AccessPath, TAccessPathCons {
   }
 
   override string toString() {
-    result = "[" + this.toStringImpl(true) + length().toString() + ")]"
+    result = "[" + this.toStringImpl(true) + this.length().toString() + ")]"
     or
     result = "[" + this.toStringImpl(false)
   }
@@ -3248,7 +3272,7 @@ class PathNode extends TPathNode {
    * The location spans column `startcolumn` of line `startline` to
    * column `endcolumn` of line `endline` in file `filepath`.
    * For more information, see
-   * [Locations](https://help.semmle.com/QL/learn-ql/ql/locations.html).
+   * [Locations](https://codeql.github.com/docs/writing-codeql-queries/providing-locations-in-codeql-queries/).
    */
   predicate hasLocationInfo(
     string filepath, int startline, int startcolumn, int endline, int endcolumn
@@ -3305,9 +3329,11 @@ abstract private class PathNodeImpl extends PathNode {
     result = " <" + this.(PathNodeMid).getCallContext().toString() + ">"
   }
 
-  override string toString() { result = this.getNodeEx().toString() + ppAp() }
+  override string toString() { result = this.getNodeEx().toString() + this.ppAp() }
 
-  override string toStringWithContext() { result = this.getNodeEx().toString() + ppAp() + ppCtx() }
+  override string toStringWithContext() {
+    result = this.getNodeEx().toString() + this.ppAp() + this.ppCtx()
+  }
 
   override predicate hasLocationInfo(
     string filepath, int startline, int startcolumn, int endline, int endcolumn
@@ -3375,11 +3401,11 @@ private class PathNodeMid extends PathNodeImpl, TPathNodeMid {
 
   override PathNodeImpl getASuccessorImpl() {
     // an intermediate step to another intermediate node
-    result = getSuccMid()
+    result = this.getSuccMid()
     or
     // a final step to a sink via zero steps means we merge the last two steps to prevent trivial-looking edges
     exists(PathNodeMid mid, PathNodeSink sink |
-      mid = getSuccMid() and
+      mid = this.getSuccMid() and
       mid.getNodeEx() = sink.getNodeEx() and
       mid.getAp() instanceof AccessPathNil and
       sink.getConfiguration() = unbindConf(mid.getConfiguration()) and
@@ -3456,7 +3482,7 @@ private predicate pathStep(
   exists(TypedContent tc | pathReadStep(mid, node, ap.push(tc), tc, cc)) and
   sc = mid.getSummaryCtx()
   or
-  pathIntoCallable(mid, node, _, cc, sc, _) and ap = mid.getAp()
+  pathIntoCallable(mid, node, _, cc, sc, _, _) and ap = mid.getAp()
   or
   pathOutOfCallable(mid, node, cc) and ap = mid.getAp() and sc instanceof SummaryCtxNone
   or
@@ -3533,14 +3559,16 @@ private predicate pathOutOfCallable(PathNodeMid mid, NodeEx out, CallContext cc)
  */
 pragma[noinline]
 private predicate pathIntoArg(
-  PathNodeMid mid, int i, CallContext cc, DataFlowCall call, AccessPath ap, AccessPathApprox apa
+  PathNodeMid mid, int i, CallContext cc, DataFlowCall call, AccessPath ap, AccessPathApprox apa,
+  Configuration config
 ) {
   exists(ArgNode arg |
     arg = mid.getNodeEx().asNode() and
     cc = mid.getCallContext() and
     arg.argumentOf(call, i) and
     ap = mid.getAp() and
-    apa = ap.getApprox()
+    apa = ap.getApprox() and
+    config = mid.getConfiguration()
   )
 }
 
@@ -3557,12 +3585,14 @@ private predicate parameterCand(
 pragma[nomagic]
 private predicate pathIntoCallable0(
   PathNodeMid mid, DataFlowCallable callable, int i, CallContext outercc, DataFlowCall call,
-  AccessPath ap
+  AccessPath ap, Configuration config
 ) {
   exists(AccessPathApprox apa |
-    pathIntoArg(mid, i, outercc, call, ap, apa) and
+    pathIntoArg(mid, pragma[only_bind_into](i), outercc, call, ap, pragma[only_bind_into](apa),
+      pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
     callable = resolveCall(call, outercc) and
-    parameterCand(callable, any(int j | j <= i and j >= i), apa, mid.getConfiguration())
+    parameterCand(callable, pragma[only_bind_into](i), pragma[only_bind_into](apa),
+      pragma[only_bind_into](config))
   )
 }
 
@@ -3571,12 +3601,13 @@ private predicate pathIntoCallable0(
  * before and after entering the callable are `outercc` and `innercc`,
  * respectively.
  */
+pragma[nomagic]
 private predicate pathIntoCallable(
   PathNodeMid mid, ParamNodeEx p, CallContext outercc, CallContextCall innercc, SummaryCtx sc,
-  DataFlowCall call
+  DataFlowCall call, Configuration config
 ) {
   exists(int i, DataFlowCallable callable, AccessPath ap |
-    pathIntoCallable0(mid, callable, i, outercc, call, ap) and
+    pathIntoCallable0(mid, callable, i, outercc, call, ap, config) and
     p.isParameterOf(callable, i) and
     (
       sc = TSummaryCtxSome(p, ap)
@@ -3606,18 +3637,23 @@ private predicate paramFlowsThrough(
     ap = mid.getAp() and
     apa = ap.getApprox() and
     pos = sc.getParameterPos() and
-    not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+    // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself, unless explicitly allowed
+    (
+      not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+      or
+      sc.getParamNode().allowParameterReturnInSelf()
+    )
   )
 }
 
 pragma[nomagic]
 private predicate pathThroughCallable0(
   DataFlowCall call, PathNodeMid mid, ReturnKindExt kind, CallContext cc, AccessPath ap,
-  AccessPathApprox apa
+  AccessPathApprox apa, Configuration config
 ) {
   exists(CallContext innercc, SummaryCtx sc |
-    pathIntoCallable(mid, _, cc, innercc, sc, call) and
-    paramFlowsThrough(kind, innercc, sc, ap, apa, unbindConf(mid.getConfiguration()))
+    pathIntoCallable(mid, _, cc, innercc, sc, call, config) and
+    paramFlowsThrough(kind, innercc, sc, ap, apa, config)
   )
 }
 
@@ -3627,9 +3663,9 @@ private predicate pathThroughCallable0(
  */
 pragma[noinline]
 private predicate pathThroughCallable(PathNodeMid mid, NodeEx out, CallContext cc, AccessPath ap) {
-  exists(DataFlowCall call, ReturnKindExt kind, AccessPathApprox apa |
-    pathThroughCallable0(call, mid, kind, cc, ap, apa) and
-    out = getAnOutNodeFlow(kind, call, apa, unbindConf(mid.getConfiguration()))
+  exists(DataFlowCall call, ReturnKindExt kind, AccessPathApprox apa, Configuration config |
+    pathThroughCallable0(call, mid, kind, cc, ap, apa, config) and
+    out = getAnOutNodeFlow(kind, call, apa, config)
   )
 }
 
@@ -3643,10 +3679,11 @@ private module Subpaths {
     PathNode arg, ParamNodeEx par, SummaryCtxSome sc, CallContext innercc, ReturnKindExt kind,
     NodeEx out, AccessPath apout
   ) {
-    pathThroughCallable(arg, out, _, pragma[only_bind_into](apout)) and
-    pathIntoCallable(arg, par, _, innercc, sc, _) and
-    paramFlowsThrough(kind, innercc, sc, pragma[only_bind_into](apout), _,
-      unbindConf(arg.getConfiguration()))
+    exists(Configuration config |
+      pathThroughCallable(arg, out, _, pragma[only_bind_into](apout)) and
+      pathIntoCallable(arg, par, _, innercc, sc, _, config) and
+      paramFlowsThrough(kind, innercc, sc, pragma[only_bind_into](apout), _, unbindConf(config))
+    )
   }
 
   /**
@@ -4033,7 +4070,7 @@ private module FlowExploration {
      * The location spans column `startcolumn` of line `startline` to
      * column `endcolumn` of line `endline` in file `filepath`.
      * For more information, see
-     * [Locations](https://help.semmle.com/QL/learn-ql/ql/locations.html).
+     * [Locations](https://codeql.github.com/docs/writing-codeql-queries/providing-locations-in-codeql-queries/).
      */
     predicate hasLocationInfo(
       string filepath, int startline, int startcolumn, int endline, int endcolumn

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl3.qll

@@ -110,12 +110,12 @@ abstract class Configuration extends string {
   /**
    * Holds if data may flow from some source to `sink` for this configuration.
    */
-  predicate hasFlowTo(Node sink) { hasFlow(_, sink) }
+  predicate hasFlowTo(Node sink) { this.hasFlow(_, sink) }
 
   /**
    * Holds if data may flow from some source to `sink` for this configuration.
    */
-  predicate hasFlowToExpr(DataFlowExpr sink) { hasFlowTo(exprNode(sink)) }
+  predicate hasFlowToExpr(DataFlowExpr sink) { this.hasFlowTo(exprNode(sink)) }
 
   /**
    * Gets the exploration limit for `hasPartialFlow` and `hasPartialFlowRev`
@@ -244,6 +244,8 @@ private class ParamNodeEx extends NodeEx {
   }
 
   int getPosition() { this.isParameterOf(_, result) }
+
+  predicate allowParameterReturnInSelf() { allowParameterReturnInSelfCached(this.asNode()) }
 }
 
 private class RetNodeEx extends NodeEx {
@@ -744,8 +746,12 @@ private module Stage1 {
       returnFlowCallableNodeCand(c, kind, config) and
       p.getEnclosingCallable() = c and
       exists(ap) and
-      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself
-      not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = p.getPosition()
+      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself, unless explicitly allowed
+      (
+        not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = p.getPosition()
+        or
+        p.allowParameterReturnInSelf()
+      )
     )
   }
 
@@ -1394,8 +1400,12 @@ private module Stage2 {
       fwdFlow(ret, any(CcCall ccc), apSome(ap), ap0, config) and
       kind = ret.getKind() and
       p.getPosition() = pos and
-      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself
-      not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself, unless explicitly allowed
+      (
+        not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+        or
+        p.allowParameterReturnInSelf()
+      )
     )
   }
 
@@ -2083,8 +2093,12 @@ private module Stage3 {
       fwdFlow(ret, any(CcCall ccc), apSome(ap), ap0, config) and
       kind = ret.getKind() and
       p.getPosition() = pos and
-      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself
-      not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself, unless explicitly allowed
+      (
+        not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+        or
+        p.allowParameterReturnInSelf()
+      )
     )
   }
 
@@ -2139,7 +2153,8 @@ private predicate expensiveLen2unfolding(TypedContent tc, Configuration config)
       ) and
     accessPathApproxCostLimits(apLimit, tupleLimit) and
     apLimit < tails and
-    tupleLimit < (tails - 1) * nodes
+    tupleLimit < (tails - 1) * nodes and
+    not tc.forceHighPrecision()
   )
 }
 
@@ -2842,8 +2857,12 @@ private module Stage4 {
       fwdFlow(ret, any(CcCall ccc), apSome(ap), ap0, config) and
       kind = ret.getKind() and
       p.getPosition() = pos and
-      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself
-      not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself, unless explicitly allowed
+      (
+        not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+        or
+        p.allowParameterReturnInSelf()
+      )
     )
   }
 
@@ -2916,6 +2935,8 @@ private class SummaryCtxSome extends SummaryCtx, TSummaryCtxSome {
 
   int getParameterPos() { p.isParameterOf(_, result) }
 
+  ParamNodeEx getParamNode() { result = p }
+
   override string toString() { result = p + ": " + ap }
 
   predicate hasLocationInfo(
@@ -2973,12 +2994,15 @@ private AccessPathApprox getATail(AccessPathApprox apa, Configuration config) {
  * expected to be expensive. Holds with `unfold = true` otherwise.
  */
 private predicate evalUnfold(AccessPathApprox apa, boolean unfold, Configuration config) {
-  exists(int aps, int nodes, int apLimit, int tupleLimit |
-    aps = countPotentialAps(apa, config) and
-    nodes = countNodesUsingAccessPath(apa, config) and
-    accessPathCostLimits(apLimit, tupleLimit) and
-    if apLimit < aps and tupleLimit < (aps - 1) * nodes then unfold = false else unfold = true
-  )
+  if apa.getHead().forceHighPrecision()
+  then unfold = true
+  else
+    exists(int aps, int nodes, int apLimit, int tupleLimit |
+      aps = countPotentialAps(apa, config) and
+      nodes = countNodesUsingAccessPath(apa, config) and
+      accessPathCostLimits(apLimit, tupleLimit) and
+      if apLimit < aps and tupleLimit < (aps - 1) * nodes then unfold = false else unfold = true
+    )
 }
 
 /**
@@ -3166,7 +3190,7 @@ private class AccessPathCons extends AccessPath, TAccessPathCons {
   }
 
   override string toString() {
-    result = "[" + this.toStringImpl(true) + length().toString() + ")]"
+    result = "[" + this.toStringImpl(true) + this.length().toString() + ")]"
     or
     result = "[" + this.toStringImpl(false)
   }
@@ -3248,7 +3272,7 @@ class PathNode extends TPathNode {
    * The location spans column `startcolumn` of line `startline` to
    * column `endcolumn` of line `endline` in file `filepath`.
    * For more information, see
-   * [Locations](https://help.semmle.com/QL/learn-ql/ql/locations.html).
+   * [Locations](https://codeql.github.com/docs/writing-codeql-queries/providing-locations-in-codeql-queries/).
    */
   predicate hasLocationInfo(
     string filepath, int startline, int startcolumn, int endline, int endcolumn
@@ -3305,9 +3329,11 @@ abstract private class PathNodeImpl extends PathNode {
     result = " <" + this.(PathNodeMid).getCallContext().toString() + ">"
   }
 
-  override string toString() { result = this.getNodeEx().toString() + ppAp() }
+  override string toString() { result = this.getNodeEx().toString() + this.ppAp() }
 
-  override string toStringWithContext() { result = this.getNodeEx().toString() + ppAp() + ppCtx() }
+  override string toStringWithContext() {
+    result = this.getNodeEx().toString() + this.ppAp() + this.ppCtx()
+  }
 
   override predicate hasLocationInfo(
     string filepath, int startline, int startcolumn, int endline, int endcolumn
@@ -3375,11 +3401,11 @@ private class PathNodeMid extends PathNodeImpl, TPathNodeMid {
 
   override PathNodeImpl getASuccessorImpl() {
     // an intermediate step to another intermediate node
-    result = getSuccMid()
+    result = this.getSuccMid()
     or
     // a final step to a sink via zero steps means we merge the last two steps to prevent trivial-looking edges
     exists(PathNodeMid mid, PathNodeSink sink |
-      mid = getSuccMid() and
+      mid = this.getSuccMid() and
       mid.getNodeEx() = sink.getNodeEx() and
       mid.getAp() instanceof AccessPathNil and
       sink.getConfiguration() = unbindConf(mid.getConfiguration()) and
@@ -3456,7 +3482,7 @@ private predicate pathStep(
   exists(TypedContent tc | pathReadStep(mid, node, ap.push(tc), tc, cc)) and
   sc = mid.getSummaryCtx()
   or
-  pathIntoCallable(mid, node, _, cc, sc, _) and ap = mid.getAp()
+  pathIntoCallable(mid, node, _, cc, sc, _, _) and ap = mid.getAp()
   or
   pathOutOfCallable(mid, node, cc) and ap = mid.getAp() and sc instanceof SummaryCtxNone
   or
@@ -3533,14 +3559,16 @@ private predicate pathOutOfCallable(PathNodeMid mid, NodeEx out, CallContext cc)
  */
 pragma[noinline]
 private predicate pathIntoArg(
-  PathNodeMid mid, int i, CallContext cc, DataFlowCall call, AccessPath ap, AccessPathApprox apa
+  PathNodeMid mid, int i, CallContext cc, DataFlowCall call, AccessPath ap, AccessPathApprox apa,
+  Configuration config
 ) {
   exists(ArgNode arg |
     arg = mid.getNodeEx().asNode() and
     cc = mid.getCallContext() and
     arg.argumentOf(call, i) and
     ap = mid.getAp() and
-    apa = ap.getApprox()
+    apa = ap.getApprox() and
+    config = mid.getConfiguration()
   )
 }
 
@@ -3557,12 +3585,14 @@ private predicate parameterCand(
 pragma[nomagic]
 private predicate pathIntoCallable0(
   PathNodeMid mid, DataFlowCallable callable, int i, CallContext outercc, DataFlowCall call,
-  AccessPath ap
+  AccessPath ap, Configuration config
 ) {
   exists(AccessPathApprox apa |
-    pathIntoArg(mid, i, outercc, call, ap, apa) and
+    pathIntoArg(mid, pragma[only_bind_into](i), outercc, call, ap, pragma[only_bind_into](apa),
+      pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
     callable = resolveCall(call, outercc) and
-    parameterCand(callable, any(int j | j <= i and j >= i), apa, mid.getConfiguration())
+    parameterCand(callable, pragma[only_bind_into](i), pragma[only_bind_into](apa),
+      pragma[only_bind_into](config))
   )
 }
 
@@ -3571,12 +3601,13 @@ private predicate pathIntoCallable0(
  * before and after entering the callable are `outercc` and `innercc`,
  * respectively.
  */
+pragma[nomagic]
 private predicate pathIntoCallable(
   PathNodeMid mid, ParamNodeEx p, CallContext outercc, CallContextCall innercc, SummaryCtx sc,
-  DataFlowCall call
+  DataFlowCall call, Configuration config
 ) {
   exists(int i, DataFlowCallable callable, AccessPath ap |
-    pathIntoCallable0(mid, callable, i, outercc, call, ap) and
+    pathIntoCallable0(mid, callable, i, outercc, call, ap, config) and
     p.isParameterOf(callable, i) and
     (
       sc = TSummaryCtxSome(p, ap)
@@ -3606,18 +3637,23 @@ private predicate paramFlowsThrough(
     ap = mid.getAp() and
     apa = ap.getApprox() and
     pos = sc.getParameterPos() and
-    not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+    // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself, unless explicitly allowed
+    (
+      not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+      or
+      sc.getParamNode().allowParameterReturnInSelf()
+    )
   )
 }
 
 pragma[nomagic]
 private predicate pathThroughCallable0(
   DataFlowCall call, PathNodeMid mid, ReturnKindExt kind, CallContext cc, AccessPath ap,
-  AccessPathApprox apa
+  AccessPathApprox apa, Configuration config
 ) {
   exists(CallContext innercc, SummaryCtx sc |
-    pathIntoCallable(mid, _, cc, innercc, sc, call) and
-    paramFlowsThrough(kind, innercc, sc, ap, apa, unbindConf(mid.getConfiguration()))
+    pathIntoCallable(mid, _, cc, innercc, sc, call, config) and
+    paramFlowsThrough(kind, innercc, sc, ap, apa, config)
   )
 }
 
@@ -3627,9 +3663,9 @@ private predicate pathThroughCallable0(
  */
 pragma[noinline]
 private predicate pathThroughCallable(PathNodeMid mid, NodeEx out, CallContext cc, AccessPath ap) {
-  exists(DataFlowCall call, ReturnKindExt kind, AccessPathApprox apa |
-    pathThroughCallable0(call, mid, kind, cc, ap, apa) and
-    out = getAnOutNodeFlow(kind, call, apa, unbindConf(mid.getConfiguration()))
+  exists(DataFlowCall call, ReturnKindExt kind, AccessPathApprox apa, Configuration config |
+    pathThroughCallable0(call, mid, kind, cc, ap, apa, config) and
+    out = getAnOutNodeFlow(kind, call, apa, config)
   )
 }
 
@@ -3643,10 +3679,11 @@ private module Subpaths {
     PathNode arg, ParamNodeEx par, SummaryCtxSome sc, CallContext innercc, ReturnKindExt kind,
     NodeEx out, AccessPath apout
   ) {
-    pathThroughCallable(arg, out, _, pragma[only_bind_into](apout)) and
-    pathIntoCallable(arg, par, _, innercc, sc, _) and
-    paramFlowsThrough(kind, innercc, sc, pragma[only_bind_into](apout), _,
-      unbindConf(arg.getConfiguration()))
+    exists(Configuration config |
+      pathThroughCallable(arg, out, _, pragma[only_bind_into](apout)) and
+      pathIntoCallable(arg, par, _, innercc, sc, _, config) and
+      paramFlowsThrough(kind, innercc, sc, pragma[only_bind_into](apout), _, unbindConf(config))
+    )
   }
 
   /**
@@ -4033,7 +4070,7 @@ private module FlowExploration {
      * The location spans column `startcolumn` of line `startline` to
      * column `endcolumn` of line `endline` in file `filepath`.
      * For more information, see
-     * [Locations](https://help.semmle.com/QL/learn-ql/ql/locations.html).
+     * [Locations](https://codeql.github.com/docs/writing-codeql-queries/providing-locations-in-codeql-queries/).
      */
     predicate hasLocationInfo(
       string filepath, int startline, int startcolumn, int endline, int endcolumn

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl4.qll

@@ -110,12 +110,12 @@ abstract class Configuration extends string {
   /**
    * Holds if data may flow from some source to `sink` for this configuration.
    */
-  predicate hasFlowTo(Node sink) { hasFlow(_, sink) }
+  predicate hasFlowTo(Node sink) { this.hasFlow(_, sink) }
 
   /**
    * Holds if data may flow from some source to `sink` for this configuration.
    */
-  predicate hasFlowToExpr(DataFlowExpr sink) { hasFlowTo(exprNode(sink)) }
+  predicate hasFlowToExpr(DataFlowExpr sink) { this.hasFlowTo(exprNode(sink)) }
 
   /**
    * Gets the exploration limit for `hasPartialFlow` and `hasPartialFlowRev`
@@ -244,6 +244,8 @@ private class ParamNodeEx extends NodeEx {
   }
 
   int getPosition() { this.isParameterOf(_, result) }
+
+  predicate allowParameterReturnInSelf() { allowParameterReturnInSelfCached(this.asNode()) }
 }
 
 private class RetNodeEx extends NodeEx {
@@ -744,8 +746,12 @@ private module Stage1 {
       returnFlowCallableNodeCand(c, kind, config) and
       p.getEnclosingCallable() = c and
       exists(ap) and
-      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself
-      not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = p.getPosition()
+      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself, unless explicitly allowed
+      (
+        not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = p.getPosition()
+        or
+        p.allowParameterReturnInSelf()
+      )
     )
   }
 
@@ -1394,8 +1400,12 @@ private module Stage2 {
       fwdFlow(ret, any(CcCall ccc), apSome(ap), ap0, config) and
       kind = ret.getKind() and
       p.getPosition() = pos and
-      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself
-      not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself, unless explicitly allowed
+      (
+        not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+        or
+        p.allowParameterReturnInSelf()
+      )
     )
   }
 
@@ -2083,8 +2093,12 @@ private module Stage3 {
       fwdFlow(ret, any(CcCall ccc), apSome(ap), ap0, config) and
       kind = ret.getKind() and
       p.getPosition() = pos and
-      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself
-      not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself, unless explicitly allowed
+      (
+        not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+        or
+        p.allowParameterReturnInSelf()
+      )
     )
   }
 
@@ -2139,7 +2153,8 @@ private predicate expensiveLen2unfolding(TypedContent tc, Configuration config)
       ) and
     accessPathApproxCostLimits(apLimit, tupleLimit) and
     apLimit < tails and
-    tupleLimit < (tails - 1) * nodes
+    tupleLimit < (tails - 1) * nodes and
+    not tc.forceHighPrecision()
   )
 }
 
@@ -2842,8 +2857,12 @@ private module Stage4 {
       fwdFlow(ret, any(CcCall ccc), apSome(ap), ap0, config) and
       kind = ret.getKind() and
       p.getPosition() = pos and
-      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself
-      not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+      // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself, unless explicitly allowed
+      (
+        not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+        or
+        p.allowParameterReturnInSelf()
+      )
     )
   }
 
@@ -2916,6 +2935,8 @@ private class SummaryCtxSome extends SummaryCtx, TSummaryCtxSome {
 
   int getParameterPos() { p.isParameterOf(_, result) }
 
+  ParamNodeEx getParamNode() { result = p }
+
   override string toString() { result = p + ": " + ap }
 
   predicate hasLocationInfo(
@@ -2973,12 +2994,15 @@ private AccessPathApprox getATail(AccessPathApprox apa, Configuration config) {
  * expected to be expensive. Holds with `unfold = true` otherwise.
  */
 private predicate evalUnfold(AccessPathApprox apa, boolean unfold, Configuration config) {
-  exists(int aps, int nodes, int apLimit, int tupleLimit |
-    aps = countPotentialAps(apa, config) and
-    nodes = countNodesUsingAccessPath(apa, config) and
-    accessPathCostLimits(apLimit, tupleLimit) and
-    if apLimit < aps and tupleLimit < (aps - 1) * nodes then unfold = false else unfold = true
-  )
+  if apa.getHead().forceHighPrecision()
+  then unfold = true
+  else
+    exists(int aps, int nodes, int apLimit, int tupleLimit |
+      aps = countPotentialAps(apa, config) and
+      nodes = countNodesUsingAccessPath(apa, config) and
+      accessPathCostLimits(apLimit, tupleLimit) and
+      if apLimit < aps and tupleLimit < (aps - 1) * nodes then unfold = false else unfold = true
+    )
 }
 
 /**
@@ -3166,7 +3190,7 @@ private class AccessPathCons extends AccessPath, TAccessPathCons {
   }
 
   override string toString() {
-    result = "[" + this.toStringImpl(true) + length().toString() + ")]"
+    result = "[" + this.toStringImpl(true) + this.length().toString() + ")]"
     or
     result = "[" + this.toStringImpl(false)
   }
@@ -3248,7 +3272,7 @@ class PathNode extends TPathNode {
    * The location spans column `startcolumn` of line `startline` to
    * column `endcolumn` of line `endline` in file `filepath`.
    * For more information, see
-   * [Locations](https://help.semmle.com/QL/learn-ql/ql/locations.html).
+   * [Locations](https://codeql.github.com/docs/writing-codeql-queries/providing-locations-in-codeql-queries/).
    */
   predicate hasLocationInfo(
     string filepath, int startline, int startcolumn, int endline, int endcolumn
@@ -3305,9 +3329,11 @@ abstract private class PathNodeImpl extends PathNode {
     result = " <" + this.(PathNodeMid).getCallContext().toString() + ">"
   }
 
-  override string toString() { result = this.getNodeEx().toString() + ppAp() }
+  override string toString() { result = this.getNodeEx().toString() + this.ppAp() }
 
-  override string toStringWithContext() { result = this.getNodeEx().toString() + ppAp() + ppCtx() }
+  override string toStringWithContext() {
+    result = this.getNodeEx().toString() + this.ppAp() + this.ppCtx()
+  }
 
   override predicate hasLocationInfo(
     string filepath, int startline, int startcolumn, int endline, int endcolumn
@@ -3375,11 +3401,11 @@ private class PathNodeMid extends PathNodeImpl, TPathNodeMid {
 
   override PathNodeImpl getASuccessorImpl() {
     // an intermediate step to another intermediate node
-    result = getSuccMid()
+    result = this.getSuccMid()
     or
     // a final step to a sink via zero steps means we merge the last two steps to prevent trivial-looking edges
     exists(PathNodeMid mid, PathNodeSink sink |
-      mid = getSuccMid() and
+      mid = this.getSuccMid() and
       mid.getNodeEx() = sink.getNodeEx() and
       mid.getAp() instanceof AccessPathNil and
       sink.getConfiguration() = unbindConf(mid.getConfiguration()) and
@@ -3456,7 +3482,7 @@ private predicate pathStep(
   exists(TypedContent tc | pathReadStep(mid, node, ap.push(tc), tc, cc)) and
   sc = mid.getSummaryCtx()
   or
-  pathIntoCallable(mid, node, _, cc, sc, _) and ap = mid.getAp()
+  pathIntoCallable(mid, node, _, cc, sc, _, _) and ap = mid.getAp()
   or
   pathOutOfCallable(mid, node, cc) and ap = mid.getAp() and sc instanceof SummaryCtxNone
   or
@@ -3533,14 +3559,16 @@ private predicate pathOutOfCallable(PathNodeMid mid, NodeEx out, CallContext cc)
  */
 pragma[noinline]
 private predicate pathIntoArg(
-  PathNodeMid mid, int i, CallContext cc, DataFlowCall call, AccessPath ap, AccessPathApprox apa
+  PathNodeMid mid, int i, CallContext cc, DataFlowCall call, AccessPath ap, AccessPathApprox apa,
+  Configuration config
 ) {
   exists(ArgNode arg |
     arg = mid.getNodeEx().asNode() and
     cc = mid.getCallContext() and
     arg.argumentOf(call, i) and
     ap = mid.getAp() and
-    apa = ap.getApprox()
+    apa = ap.getApprox() and
+    config = mid.getConfiguration()
   )
 }
 
@@ -3557,12 +3585,14 @@ private predicate parameterCand(
 pragma[nomagic]
 private predicate pathIntoCallable0(
   PathNodeMid mid, DataFlowCallable callable, int i, CallContext outercc, DataFlowCall call,
-  AccessPath ap
+  AccessPath ap, Configuration config
 ) {
   exists(AccessPathApprox apa |
-    pathIntoArg(mid, i, outercc, call, ap, apa) and
+    pathIntoArg(mid, pragma[only_bind_into](i), outercc, call, ap, pragma[only_bind_into](apa),
+      pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
     callable = resolveCall(call, outercc) and
-    parameterCand(callable, any(int j | j <= i and j >= i), apa, mid.getConfiguration())
+    parameterCand(callable, pragma[only_bind_into](i), pragma[only_bind_into](apa),
+      pragma[only_bind_into](config))
   )
 }
 
@@ -3571,12 +3601,13 @@ private predicate pathIntoCallable0(
  * before and after entering the callable are `outercc` and `innercc`,
  * respectively.
  */
+pragma[nomagic]
 private predicate pathIntoCallable(
   PathNodeMid mid, ParamNodeEx p, CallContext outercc, CallContextCall innercc, SummaryCtx sc,
-  DataFlowCall call
+  DataFlowCall call, Configuration config
 ) {
   exists(int i, DataFlowCallable callable, AccessPath ap |
-    pathIntoCallable0(mid, callable, i, outercc, call, ap) and
+    pathIntoCallable0(mid, callable, i, outercc, call, ap, config) and
     p.isParameterOf(callable, i) and
     (
       sc = TSummaryCtxSome(p, ap)
@@ -3606,18 +3637,23 @@ private predicate paramFlowsThrough(
     ap = mid.getAp() and
     apa = ap.getApprox() and
     pos = sc.getParameterPos() and
-    not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+    // we don't expect a parameter to return stored in itself, unless explicitly allowed
+    (
+      not kind.(ParamUpdateReturnKind).getPosition() = pos
+      or
+      sc.getParamNode().allowParameterReturnInSelf()
+    )
   )
 }
 
 pragma[nomagic]
 private predicate pathThroughCallable0(
   DataFlowCall call, PathNodeMid mid, ReturnKindExt kind, CallContext cc, AccessPath ap,
-  AccessPathApprox apa
+  AccessPathApprox apa, Configuration config
 ) {
   exists(CallContext innercc, SummaryCtx sc |
-    pathIntoCallable(mid, _, cc, innercc, sc, call) and
-    paramFlowsThrough(kind, innercc, sc, ap, apa, unbindConf(mid.getConfiguration()))
+    pathIntoCallable(mid, _, cc, innercc, sc, call, config) and
+    paramFlowsThrough(kind, innercc, sc, ap, apa, config)
   )
 }
 
@@ -3627,9 +3663,9 @@ private predicate pathThroughCallable0(
  */
 pragma[noinline]
 private predicate pathThroughCallable(PathNodeMid mid, NodeEx out, CallContext cc, AccessPath ap) {
-  exists(DataFlowCall call, ReturnKindExt kind, AccessPathApprox apa |
-    pathThroughCallable0(call, mid, kind, cc, ap, apa) and
-    out = getAnOutNodeFlow(kind, call, apa, unbindConf(mid.getConfiguration()))
+  exists(DataFlowCall call, ReturnKindExt kind, AccessPathApprox apa, Configuration config |
+    pathThroughCallable0(call, mid, kind, cc, ap, apa, config) and
+    out = getAnOutNodeFlow(kind, call, apa, config)
   )
 }
 
@@ -3643,10 +3679,11 @@ private module Subpaths {
     PathNode arg, ParamNodeEx par, SummaryCtxSome sc, CallContext innercc, ReturnKindExt kind,
     NodeEx out, AccessPath apout
   ) {
-    pathThroughCallable(arg, out, _, pragma[only_bind_into](apout)) and
-    pathIntoCallable(arg, par, _, innercc, sc, _) and
-    paramFlowsThrough(kind, innercc, sc, pragma[only_bind_into](apout), _,
-      unbindConf(arg.getConfiguration()))
+    exists(Configuration config |
+      pathThroughCallable(arg, out, _, pragma[only_bind_into](apout)) and
+      pathIntoCallable(arg, par, _, innercc, sc, _, config) and
+      paramFlowsThrough(kind, innercc, sc, pragma[only_bind_into](apout), _, unbindConf(config))
+    )
   }
 
   /**
@@ -4033,7 +4070,7 @@ private module FlowExploration {
      * The location spans column `startcolumn` of line `startline` to
      * column `endcolumn` of line `endline` in file `filepath`.
      * For more information, see
-     * [Locations](https://help.semmle.com/QL/learn-ql/ql/locations.html).
+     * [Locations](https://codeql.github.com/docs/writing-codeql-queries/providing-locations-in-codeql-queries/).
      */
     predicate hasLocationInfo(
       string filepath, int startline, int startcolumn, int endline, int endcolumn

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImplCommon.qll

@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ private module Cached {
   predicate forceCachingInSameStage() { any() }
 
   cached
-  predicate nodeEnclosingCallable(Node n, DataFlowCallable c) { c = n.getEnclosingCallable() }
+  predicate nodeEnclosingCallable(Node n, DataFlowCallable c) { c = nodeGetEnclosingCallable(n) }
 
   cached
   predicate callEnclosingCallable(DataFlowCall call, DataFlowCallable c) {
@@ -316,9 +316,7 @@ private module Cached {
   }
 
   cached
-  predicate parameterNode(Node n, DataFlowCallable c, int i) {
-    n.(ParameterNode).isParameterOf(c, i)
-  }
+  predicate parameterNode(Node p, DataFlowCallable c, int pos) { isParameterNode(p, c, pos) }
 
   cached
   predicate argumentNode(Node n, DataFlowCall call, int pos) {
@@ -801,6 +799,9 @@ private module Cached {
     exists(Node n | getNodeEnclosingCallable(n) = callable | isUnreachableInCallCached(n, call))
   }
 
+  cached
+  predicate allowParameterReturnInSelfCached(ParamNode p) { allowParameterReturnInSelf(p) }
+
   cached
   newtype TCallContext =
     TAnyCallContext() or
@@ -937,7 +938,7 @@ class CallContextSpecificCall extends CallContextCall, TSpecificCall {
   }
 
   override predicate relevantFor(DataFlowCallable callable) {
-    recordDataFlowCallSite(getCall(), callable)
+    recordDataFlowCallSite(this.getCall(), callable)
   }
 
   override predicate matchesCall(DataFlowCall call) { call = this.getCall() }
@@ -1236,6 +1237,13 @@ class TypedContent extends MkTypedContent {
 
   /** Gets a textual representation of this content. */
   string toString() { result = c.toString() }
+
+  /**
+   * Holds if access paths with this `TypedContent` at their head always should
+   * be tracked at high precision. This disables adaptive access path precision
+   * for such access paths.
+   */
+  predicate forceHighPrecision() { forceHighPrecision(c) }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1250,7 +1258,7 @@ abstract class AccessPathFront extends TAccessPathFront {
 
   TypedContent getHead() { this = TFrontHead(result) }
 
-  predicate isClearedAt(Node n) { clearsContentCached(n, getHead().getContent()) }
+  predicate isClearedAt(Node n) { clearsContentCached(n, this.getHead().getContent()) }
 }
 
 class AccessPathFrontNil extends AccessPathFront, TFrontNil {

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImplConsistency.qll

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ module Consistency {
   query predicate uniqueEnclosingCallable(Node n, string msg) {
     exists(int c |
       n instanceof RelevantNode and
-      c = count(n.getEnclosingCallable()) and
+      c = count(nodeGetEnclosingCallable(n)) and
       c != 1 and
       msg = "Node should have one enclosing callable but has " + c + "."
     )
@@ -85,13 +85,13 @@ module Consistency {
   }
 
   query predicate parameterCallable(ParameterNode p, string msg) {
-    exists(DataFlowCallable c | p.isParameterOf(c, _) and c != p.getEnclosingCallable()) and
+    exists(DataFlowCallable c | isParameterNode(p, c, _) and c != nodeGetEnclosingCallable(p)) and
     msg = "Callable mismatch for parameter."
   }
 
   query predicate localFlowIsLocal(Node n1, Node n2, string msg) {
     simpleLocalFlowStep(n1, n2) and
-    n1.getEnclosingCallable() != n2.getEnclosingCallable() and
+    nodeGetEnclosingCallable(n1) != nodeGetEnclosingCallable(n2) and
     msg = "Local flow step does not preserve enclosing callable."
   }
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ module Consistency {
   query predicate unreachableNodeCCtx(Node n, DataFlowCall call, string msg) {
     isUnreachableInCall(n, call) and
     exists(DataFlowCallable c |
-      c = n.getEnclosingCallable() and
+      c = nodeGetEnclosingCallable(n) and
       not viableCallable(call) = c
     ) and
     msg = "Call context for isUnreachableInCall is inconsistent with call graph."
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ module Consistency {
       n.(ArgumentNode).argumentOf(call, _) and
       msg = "ArgumentNode and call does not share enclosing callable."
     ) and
-    n.getEnclosingCallable() != call.getEnclosingCallable()
+    nodeGetEnclosingCallable(n) != call.getEnclosingCallable()
   }
 
   // This predicate helps the compiler forget that in some languages
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ module Consistency {
   }
 
   query predicate postIsInSameCallable(PostUpdateNode n, string msg) {
-    n.getEnclosingCallable() != n.getPreUpdateNode().getEnclosingCallable() and
+    nodeGetEnclosingCallable(n) != nodeGetEnclosingCallable(n.getPreUpdateNode()) and
     msg = "PostUpdateNode does not share callable with its pre-update node."
   }
 
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ module Consistency {
 
   query predicate postWithInFlow(Node n, string msg) {
     isPostUpdateNode(n) and
+    not clearsContent(n, _) and
     simpleLocalFlowStep(_, n) and
     msg = "PostUpdateNode should not be the target of local flow."
   }

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll

@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ private import DataFlowUtil
 private import semmle.code.cpp.ir.IR
 private import DataFlowDispatch
 
+/** Gets the callable in which this node occurs. */
+DataFlowCallable nodeGetEnclosingCallable(Node n) { result = n.getEnclosingCallable() }
+
+/** Holds if `p` is a `ParameterNode` of `c` with position `pos`. */
+predicate isParameterNode(ParameterNode p, DataFlowCallable c, int pos) { p.isParameterOf(c, pos) }
+
 /**
  * A data flow node that occurs as the argument of a call and is passed as-is
  * to the callable. Instance arguments (`this` pointer) and read side effects
@@ -188,7 +194,7 @@ private predicate fieldStoreStepNoChi(Node node1, FieldContent f, PostUpdateNode
   exists(StoreInstruction store, Class c |
     store = node2.asInstruction() and
     store.getSourceValueOperand() = node1.asOperand() and
-    getWrittenField(store, f.(FieldContent).getAField(), c) and
+    getWrittenField(store, f.getAField(), c) and
     f.hasOffset(c, _, _)
   )
 }
@@ -466,6 +472,12 @@ predicate isUnreachableInCall(Node n, DataFlowCall call) { none() } // stub impl
 
 int accessPathLimit() { result = 5 }
 
+/**
+ * Holds if access paths with `c` at their head always should be tracked at high
+ * precision. This disables adaptive access path precision for such access paths.
+ */
+predicate forceHighPrecision(Content c) { none() }
+
 /** The unit type. */
 private newtype TUnit = TMkUnit()
 
@@ -501,3 +513,12 @@ predicate lambdaCall(DataFlowCall call, LambdaCallKind kind, Node receiver) { no
 
 /** Extra data-flow steps needed for lambda flow analysis. */
 predicate additionalLambdaFlowStep(Node nodeFrom, Node nodeTo, boolean preservesValue) { none() }
+
+/**
+ * Holds if flow is allowed to pass from parameter `p` and back to itself as a
+ * side-effect, resulting in a summary from `p` to itself.
+ *
+ * One example would be to allow flow like `p.foo = p.bar;`, which is disallowed
+ * by default as a heuristic.
+ */
+predicate allowParameterReturnInSelf(ParameterNode p) { none() }

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/dataflow/internal/DataFlowUtil.qll

@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ class Node extends TIRDataFlowNode {
   /**
    * Gets an upper bound on the type of this node.
    */
-  IRType getTypeBound() { result = getType() }
+  IRType getTypeBound() { result = this.getType() }
 
   /** Gets the location of this element. */
   Location getLocation() { none() } // overridden by subclasses
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class Node extends TIRDataFlowNode {
    * The location spans column `startcolumn` of line `startline` to
    * column `endcolumn` of line `endline` in file `filepath`.
    * For more information, see
-   * [Locations](https://help.semmle.com/QL/learn-ql/ql/locations.html).
+   * [Locations](https://codeql.github.com/docs/writing-codeql-queries/providing-locations-in-codeql-queries/).
    */
   predicate hasLocationInfo(
     string filepath, int startline, int startcolumn, int endline, int endcolumn
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ class FieldContent extends Content, TFieldContent {
   FieldContent() { this = TFieldContent(c, startBit, endBit) }
 
   // Ensure that there's just 1 result for `toString`.
-  override string toString() { result = min(Field f | f = getAField() | f.toString()) }
+  override string toString() { result = min(Field f | f = this.getAField() | f.toString()) }
 
   predicate hasOffset(Class cl, int start, int end) { cl = c and start = startBit and end = endBit }
 

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/dataflow/internal/ModelUtil.qll

@@ -38,5 +38,8 @@ Instruction callOutput(CallInstruction call, FunctionOutput output) {
     effect.getPrimaryInstruction() = call and
     output.isParameterDerefOrQualifierObject(effect.getIndex())
   )
-  // TODO: return value dereference
+  or
+  // TODO: modify this when we get return value dereferences
+  result = call and
+  output.isReturnValueDeref()
 }

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/dataflow/internal/tainttracking1/TaintTrackingImpl.qll

@@ -75,24 +75,26 @@ abstract class Configuration extends DataFlow::Configuration {
   predicate isSanitizer(DataFlow::Node node) { none() }
 
   final override predicate isBarrier(DataFlow::Node node) {
-    isSanitizer(node) or
+    this.isSanitizer(node) or
     defaultTaintSanitizer(node)
   }
 
   /** Holds if taint propagation into `node` is prohibited. */
   predicate isSanitizerIn(DataFlow::Node node) { none() }
 
-  final override predicate isBarrierIn(DataFlow::Node node) { isSanitizerIn(node) }
+  final override predicate isBarrierIn(DataFlow::Node node) { this.isSanitizerIn(node) }
 
   /** Holds if taint propagation out of `node` is prohibited. */
   predicate isSanitizerOut(DataFlow::Node node) { none() }
 
-  final override predicate isBarrierOut(DataFlow::Node node) { isSanitizerOut(node) }
+  final override predicate isBarrierOut(DataFlow::Node node) { this.isSanitizerOut(node) }
 
   /** Holds if taint propagation through nodes guarded by `guard` is prohibited. */
   predicate isSanitizerGuard(DataFlow::BarrierGuard guard) { none() }
 
-  final override predicate isBarrierGuard(DataFlow::BarrierGuard guard) { isSanitizerGuard(guard) }
+  final override predicate isBarrierGuard(DataFlow::BarrierGuard guard) {
+    this.isSanitizerGuard(guard)
+  }
 
   /**
    * Holds if the additional taint propagation step from `node1` to `node2`
@@ -101,7 +103,7 @@ abstract class Configuration extends DataFlow::Configuration {
   predicate isAdditionalTaintStep(DataFlow::Node node1, DataFlow::Node node2) { none() }
 
   final override predicate isAdditionalFlowStep(DataFlow::Node node1, DataFlow::Node node2) {
-    isAdditionalTaintStep(node1, node2) or
+    this.isAdditionalTaintStep(node1, node2) or
     defaultAdditionalTaintStep(node1, node2)
   }
 

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/dataflow/internal/tainttracking2/TaintTrackingImpl.qll

@@ -75,24 +75,26 @@ abstract class Configuration extends DataFlow::Configuration {
   predicate isSanitizer(DataFlow::Node node) { none() }
 
   final override predicate isBarrier(DataFlow::Node node) {
-    isSanitizer(node) or
+    this.isSanitizer(node) or
     defaultTaintSanitizer(node)
   }
 
   /** Holds if taint propagation into `node` is prohibited. */
   predicate isSanitizerIn(DataFlow::Node node) { none() }
 
-  final override predicate isBarrierIn(DataFlow::Node node) { isSanitizerIn(node) }
+  final override predicate isBarrierIn(DataFlow::Node node) { this.isSanitizerIn(node) }
 
   /** Holds if taint propagation out of `node` is prohibited. */
   predicate isSanitizerOut(DataFlow::Node node) { none() }
 
-  final override predicate isBarrierOut(DataFlow::Node node) { isSanitizerOut(node) }
+  final override predicate isBarrierOut(DataFlow::Node node) { this.isSanitizerOut(node) }
 
   /** Holds if taint propagation through nodes guarded by `guard` is prohibited. */
   predicate isSanitizerGuard(DataFlow::BarrierGuard guard) { none() }
 
-  final override predicate isBarrierGuard(DataFlow::BarrierGuard guard) { isSanitizerGuard(guard) }
+  final override predicate isBarrierGuard(DataFlow::BarrierGuard guard) {
+    this.isSanitizerGuard(guard)
+  }
 
   /**
    * Holds if the additional taint propagation step from `node1` to `node2`
@@ -101,7 +103,7 @@ abstract class Configuration extends DataFlow::Configuration {
   predicate isAdditionalTaintStep(DataFlow::Node node1, DataFlow::Node node2) { none() }
 
   final override predicate isAdditionalFlowStep(DataFlow::Node node1, DataFlow::Node node2) {
-    isAdditionalTaintStep(node1, node2) or
+    this.isAdditionalTaintStep(node1, node2) or
     defaultAdditionalTaintStep(node1, node2)
   }
 

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/dataflow/internal/tainttracking3/TaintTrackingImpl.qll

@@ -75,24 +75,26 @@ abstract class Configuration extends DataFlow::Configuration {
   predicate isSanitizer(DataFlow::Node node) { none() }
 
   final override predicate isBarrier(DataFlow::Node node) {
-    isSanitizer(node) or
+    this.isSanitizer(node) or
     defaultTaintSanitizer(node)
   }
 
   /** Holds if taint propagation into `node` is prohibited. */
   predicate isSanitizerIn(DataFlow::Node node) { none() }
 
-  final override predicate isBarrierIn(DataFlow::Node node) { isSanitizerIn(node) }
+  final override predicate isBarrierIn(DataFlow::Node node) { this.isSanitizerIn(node) }
 
   /** Holds if taint propagation out of `node` is prohibited. */
   predicate isSanitizerOut(DataFlow::Node node) { none() }
 
-  final override predicate isBarrierOut(DataFlow::Node node) { isSanitizerOut(node) }
+  final override predicate isBarrierOut(DataFlow::Node node) { this.isSanitizerOut(node) }
 
   /** Holds if taint propagation through nodes guarded by `guard` is prohibited. */
   predicate isSanitizerGuard(DataFlow::BarrierGuard guard) { none() }
 
-  final override predicate isBarrierGuard(DataFlow::BarrierGuard guard) { isSanitizerGuard(guard) }
+  final override predicate isBarrierGuard(DataFlow::BarrierGuard guard) {
+    this.isSanitizerGuard(guard)
+  }
 
   /**
    * Holds if the additional taint propagation step from `node1` to `node2`
@@ -101,7 +103,7 @@ abstract class Configuration extends DataFlow::Configuration {
   predicate isAdditionalTaintStep(DataFlow::Node node1, DataFlow::Node node2) { none() }
 
   final override predicate isAdditionalFlowStep(DataFlow::Node node1, DataFlow::Node node2) {
-    isAdditionalTaintStep(node1, node2) or
+    this.isAdditionalTaintStep(node1, node2) or
     defaultAdditionalTaintStep(node1, node2)
   }
 

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/implementation/aliased_ssa/IRBlock.qll

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class IRBlockBase extends TIRBlock {
   final string toString() { result = getFirstInstruction(this).toString() }
 
   /** Gets the source location of the first non-`Phi` instruction in this block. */
-  final Language::Location getLocation() { result = getFirstInstruction().getLocation() }
+  final Language::Location getLocation() { result = this.getFirstInstruction().getLocation() }
 
   /**
    * INTERNAL: Do not use.
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class IRBlockBase extends TIRBlock {
     ) and
     this =
       rank[result + 1](IRBlock funcBlock, int sortOverride, int sortKey1, int sortKey2 |
-        funcBlock.getEnclosingFunction() = getEnclosingFunction() and
+        funcBlock.getEnclosingFunction() = this.getEnclosingFunction() and
         funcBlock.getFirstInstruction().hasSortKeys(sortKey1, sortKey2) and
         // Ensure that the block containing `EnterFunction` always comes first.
         if funcBlock.getFirstInstruction() instanceof EnterFunctionInstruction
@@ -59,15 +59,15 @@ class IRBlockBase extends TIRBlock {
    * Get the `Phi` instructions that appear at the start of this block.
    */
   final PhiInstruction getAPhiInstruction() {
-    Construction::getPhiInstructionBlockStart(result) = getFirstInstruction()
+    Construction::getPhiInstructionBlockStart(result) = this.getFirstInstruction()
   }
 
   /**
    * Gets an instruction in this block. This includes `Phi` instructions.
    */
   final Instruction getAnInstruction() {
-    result = getInstruction(_) or
-    result = getAPhiInstruction()
+    result = this.getInstruction(_) or
+    result = this.getAPhiInstruction()
   }
 
   /**
@@ -78,7 +78,9 @@ class IRBlockBase extends TIRBlock {
   /**
    * Gets the last instruction in this block.
    */
-  final Instruction getLastInstruction() { result = getInstruction(getInstructionCount() - 1) }
+  final Instruction getLastInstruction() {
+    result = this.getInstruction(this.getInstructionCount() - 1)
+  }
 
   /**
    * Gets the number of non-`Phi` instructions in this block.
@@ -149,7 +151,7 @@ class IRBlock extends IRBlockBase {
    * Block `A` dominates block `B` if any control flow path from the entry block of the function to
    * block `B` must pass through block `A`. A block always dominates itself.
    */
-  final predicate dominates(IRBlock block) { strictlyDominates(block) or this = block }
+  final predicate dominates(IRBlock block) { this.strictlyDominates(block) or this = block }
 
   /**
    * Gets a block on the dominance frontier of this block.
@@ -159,8 +161,8 @@ class IRBlock extends IRBlockBase {
    */
   pragma[noinline]
   final IRBlock dominanceFrontier() {
-    dominates(result.getAPredecessor()) and
-    not strictlyDominates(result)
+    this.dominates(result.getAPredecessor()) and
+    not this.strictlyDominates(result)
   }
 
   /**
@@ -189,7 +191,7 @@ class IRBlock extends IRBlockBase {
    * Block `A` post-dominates block `B` if any control flow path from `B` to the exit block of the
    * function must pass through block `A`. A block always post-dominates itself.
    */
-  final predicate postDominates(IRBlock block) { strictlyPostDominates(block) or this = block }
+  final predicate postDominates(IRBlock block) { this.strictlyPostDominates(block) or this = block }
 
   /**
    * Gets a block on the post-dominance frontier of this block.
@@ -199,16 +201,16 @@ class IRBlock extends IRBlockBase {
    */
   pragma[noinline]
   final IRBlock postPominanceFrontier() {
-    postDominates(result.getASuccessor()) and
-    not strictlyPostDominates(result)
+    this.postDominates(result.getASuccessor()) and
+    not this.strictlyPostDominates(result)
   }
 
   /**
    * Holds if this block is reachable from the entry block of its function.
    */
   final predicate isReachableFromFunctionEntry() {
-    this = getEnclosingIRFunction().getEntryBlock() or
-    getAPredecessor().isReachableFromFunctionEntry()
+    this = this.getEnclosingIRFunction().getEntryBlock() or
+    this.getAPredecessor().isReachableFromFunctionEntry()
   }
 }