clang-tidy - cppcoreguidelines-pro-bounds-array-to-pointer-decay — Extra Clang Tools 17.0.6 documentation

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## clang-tidy - cppcoreguidelines-pro-bounds-array-to-pointer-decay

# cppcoreguidelines-pro-bounds-array-to-pointer-decay

This check flags all array to pointer decays.

Pointers should not be used as arrays. `span<T>` is a bounds-checked, safe alternative to using pointers to access arrays.

This rule is part of the Bounds safety (Bounds 3) profile from the C++ Core Guidelines.