Dead code: Difference between revisions

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== Example ==

<source lang='cC'>

int foo (int xiX, int yiY)

{

int ziZ = x + yiX/iY;

return xiX*yiY;

}

</source>

In the above example, although the sum of <tt>xiX</tt> and <tt>yiY</tt> is computed butand never used, it will throw an exception when a divisiion by zero occurs. It is thus dead code and can be removed.

== Analysis ==