Local Value Escapes Scope

Reports the references to local values that escape the function

Example:

  int *escapeLocalScope() {
    int lv = 100;
    return &lv;
  }

Locating this inspection

By ID

Can be used to locate inspection in e.g. Qodana configuration files, where you can quickly enable or disable it, or adjust its settings.

LocalValueEscapesScope

Via Settings dialog

Path to the inspection settings via IntelliJ Platform IDE Settings dialog, when you need to adjust inspection settings directly from your IDE.

Settings or Preferences | Editor | Inspections | C/C++ | Data Flow Analysis

Last modified: 18 June 2024