C6240
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warning C6240: (<expression> && <non-zero constant>) always evaluates to the result of <expression>. Did you intend to use the bitwise-and operator?
This warning indicates that a non-zero constant value, other than one, was detected on the right side of a logical-and operation that occurs in a test context. For example, the expression (n && 3) reduces to (!!n), which is the Boolean value of n.
This warning typically indicates an attempt to check a bit mask in which the bitwise-AND (&) operator should be used. It is not generated if the non-zero constant evaluates to 1 because of its use for selectively choosing code paths.
Example
The following code generates this warning:
#include <stdio.h>
#define INPUT_TYPE 2
void f(int n)
{
if (n && INPUT_TYPE)
{
puts("boolean value of !!n is true");
}
else
{
puts("boolean value of !!n is false");
}
}
To correct this warning, use bitwise-AND operator as shown in the following code:
#include <stdio.h>
#define INPUT_TYPE 2
void f(int n)
{
if ( (n & INPUT_TYPE) )
{
puts("bitmask true");
}
else
{
puts("bitmak false");
}
}