Questions tagged [unused-variables]

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Unused object properties bad?

I have a object list with some properties that dont need .I always include the ones I know I won't use anyway because "maybe I need them later" excuse. Is there a clear answer if this is bad or not? I imagine it is a tiny waste of performance, but…
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Why doesn't the compiler raise a warning when a struct member is unread?

I have these 2 pieces of code: fn main() { let mut x: int = 5; x = 6; println!("value {}", x); } With this code, the compiler will raise warning: the value is never read at let x: int = 5 But with the following code, the compiler…
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Unused local variable compiler error when it is used

I've got a weird one here. I'm getting the compiler error "Unused local variable" for a variable that is used! If bUpdate Then Dim fclm As New frmNewClaim : GetOpenForm(fclm) With fclm ' <------------------- .something = x End With …
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C: When is a variable or value considered used?

I am cleaning up some code from a Coverity issue and have a situation where a pointer local to a function is used earlier on is a function for comparison, then later on it is assigned to point else where but it is never de-referenced or used to…
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Resharper fails to detect unused recursive parameters

I have the following recursive function in C# which has a parameter named "format" which is never used outside of the recursive call. public static int MyFunction(int c, bool format = false) { if(....) { MyFunction(c - 1, format); …
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Getting unused argument error in created function when argument being used

I have created a function in R called calibrate, with the following call: calibrate<-function(prior, p1=NULL, p2=NULL, p3=NULL, q13, q23, accuracy=1e-7, sol=4, data, name_col=1, pval_col=2, tier_col=NULL) The first thing that occurs in…
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Remove "unused variable" warinings from C++

I got some code and trying to removing all warning for the given code. While for certain function like: sub_main(int /*argc*/, char** /*argv*/){ ------------- obj1* ptr1 = new obj1(xxx); obj2* ptr2 = obj1->xxxx(xxxx) ------------- } While this…
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Possibly spurious JSLint unused variable warning

This is the whole file, it's saying: Unused 'callback' which I'm not sure how to work around. Anyone got any ideas? ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /*global window, performance…
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How to find unused lists/procedures in scheme?

I am cleaning up some (Chicken) scheme code and I want to identify all lists/procedures not used in a given program. Is there a specific option to pass either to the Chicken compiler or to csi -s I can use to do so without listing out each define…
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linked list search function

I am developing a C program and I want to use this function to check if an element of type Client with a given number is already inserted. It moves along the list and returns 1 as soon as the number is found, only when I try to compile, it tells me…
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Needed string in program is "unused" C#

I've been making a text adventure game in C# (to learn more about strings and such). I have about 3 random scenarios that are triggered after the 10 basic ones where you start. One of them is the monkey temple. The "menu" class has two arguments,…
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"variable not used" when using const in C#

I've been making a text adventure game and I have these constants that contain the commands available to the players. For example: const string ConScenChoiceOne = "hit monkey talk to monkey suicide go inside"; string conchoice1; …
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Why am I getting this incorrect "unused variable" message?

My code looks like this: -(void)setGuiDisplayMode:(id)mode { // constrain inputs if ( [mode intValue] < 3 && [mode intValue] > -1 ) { guiDisplayMode=[mode intValue]; } else { guiDisplayMode=0; } NSString *titles[3]={ @"Narg", …
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C++ Error: Wunused-but-set-variable

I get the error I mentioned in the title when I try to compile the following code: void Sql::select(const string table, const string column, const string condition, const string condition_2, const string condition_3) { otl_stream…
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Unused variable warning in objective c

I'm trying to learn objective-c and have encountered a warning in this example: #import int main (int argc, const char * argv[]) { @autoreleasepool { NSMutableDictionary *booklisting = [NSMutableDictionary…
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