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codeql/javascript/ql/src/Statements/NestedLoopsSameVariable.ql
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/**
* @name Nested loops with same variable
* @description Nested loops in which the iteration variable is the same for each loop are difficult
* to understand.
* @kind problem
* @problem.severity warning
* @id js/nested-loops-with-same-variable
* @tags maintainability
* correctness
* @precision medium
*/
import javascript
/**
* Gets an iteration variable that loop `for` tests and updates.
*/
Variable getAnIterationVariable(ForStmt for) {
result.getAnAccess().getParentExpr*() = for.getTest() and
exists(UpdateExpr upd | upd.getParentExpr*() = for.getUpdate() |
upd.getOperand() = result.getAnAccess()
)
}
from ForStmt outer, ForStmt inner
where
inner.nestedIn(outer) and
getAnIterationVariable(outer) = getAnIterationVariable(inner)
select inner.getTest(), "This for statement uses the same loop variable as an enclosing $@.", outer,
"for statement"