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Title: STR04-C. Use plain char for characters in the basic character set  
Author: Robert Seacord Sep 25, 2007
Last Changed by: David Svoboda May 20, 2025
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SEI CERT C Coding Standard (2)
    Page: STR09-C. Don't assume numeric values for expressions with type plain character
    Page: STR34-C. Cast characters to unsigned char before converting to larger integer sizes
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    Page: Rec. 07. Characters and Strings (STR)
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    Page: VOID STR04-CPP. Use plain char for characters in the basic character set