C++核心准则R.2: 只在接口中表示单独对象使用原始指针

R.2: In interfaces, use raw pointers to denote individual objects (only)

R.2: 只在接口中表示单独对象使用原始指针

Reason(原因）

Arrays are best represented by a container type (e.g., vector (owning)) or a span (non-owning). Such containers and views hold sufficient information to do range checking.

数组最好用容器类型（例如，vector(具有所有权)）或者span(不包含所有权)表示。容器或span包含可以用于范围检查的信息。

Example, bad(反面示例)

void f(int* p, int n)   // n is the number of elements in p[]
{// ...p[2] = 7;   // bad: subscript raw pointer// ...
}

The compiler does not read comments, and without reading other code you do not know whether p really points to n elements. Use a span instead.

编译器不会读注释行，如果不看其他代码你无法知道p实际上指向n个元素。使用span吧。

Example(示例)

void g(int* p, int fmt)   // print *p using format #fmt
{// ... uses *p and p[0] only ...
}

Exception(例外)

C-style strings are passed as single pointers to a zero-terminated sequence of characters. Use zstring rather than char* to indicate that you rely on that convention.

C风格字符串作为指向以0结尾的字符序列的指针传递。使用zstring而不是char*以表明你遵守这个习惯。

Note(注意)

Many current uses of pointers to a single element could be references. However, where nullptr is a possible value, a reference may not be a reasonable alternative.

很多目前指向单独要素的指针可以使用引用。然而，当nullptr也是有效值时引用就不是一个合理的选择。

Enforcement(实施建议)

Flag pointer arithmetic (including ++) on a pointer that is not part of a container, view, or iterator. This rule would generate a huge number of false positives if applied to an older code base.
如果一个指针不是来自容器，view或者迭代器并存在指针运算（包括++），进行提示。这条准则如果运用于旧代码会产生大量的假阳性结果（结果有问题但实际上没有问题，译者注）。
Flag array names passed as simple pointers
提示用原始指针传递数组的情况。

原文链接：

https://github.com/isocpp/CppCoreGuidelines/blob/master/CppCoreGuidelines.md#r2-in-interfaces-use-raw-pointers-to-denote-individual-objects-only

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