C and C++ SoftBench User's Guide

Using SoftBench
Understanding SoftBench Window Areas
Chapter 248
Understanding the SoftBench CodeAdvisor Page
The CodeAdvisor page, shown in Figure 2-3, consists of two main parts:
the rule group selection area and the output browser. This page is
available only when you have C++ SoftBench.
Figure 2-3 Expanded SoftBench Window Displaying SoftBench
CodeAdvisor Page
Rule Group Selection Area Provides toggle buttons to select the type of
violations you want to find. You can see the number of
active rules that CodeAdvisor checks, based on the rule
groups you select. The Rule Group Help… button provides
help on the rules in each rule group. See “Selecting
Rule Groups” on page 150 for more information.
Output Browser Displays SoftBench CodeAdvisor output. Controls
include:
• Error browsing buttons (First, Previous, Next, Last,
Selected) which provide easy access to the source
code that triggered the rule violation.
• Filtering buttons (This, Rule, File, Dir, and Undo Last)
which allow you to suppress rule violations you do
not plan to fix. The Undo Last button allows you to
undo the last filter operation.
• Violation Help… button which provides help on the