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Title:	STR37-C. Arguments to character-handling functions must be representable as an unsigned char
Author:	Robert Seacord	Oct 20, 2006
Last Changed by:	David Svoboda	May 05, 2025
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SEI CERT C Coding Standard (2)     Page: CC. Undefined Behavior     Page: STR34-C. Cast characters to unsigned char before converting to larger integer sizes

Parent Page     Page: Rule 07. Characters and Strings (STR)

• char-strings
• compass/rose
• rose-na-macros
• android-applicable
• ptc
• cwe-704
• cwe-686
• rule
• str
• in-cpp

Time	Editor
May 05, 2025 08:52	Caden Milne	View Changes
REM Cost Reform
Mar 27, 2025 16:24	Caden Milne	View Changes
Identify undefined behavior
Nov 25, 2024 10:51	Caden Milne	View Changes
Updated UB references from C11->C23
Nov 07, 2024 09:39	Caden Milne	View Changes
Updated references from C11->C23
Apr 20, 2023 05:21	Jill Britton

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