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C++11 C++11 introduced the [[noreturn]] attribute. It can be used for a function to indicate that the function does not return to the caller by either executing a return statement, or by reaching the end if it's body (it is important to note that this does not apply to void functions, since they d...

C++17 Whenever a case is ended in a switch, the code of the next case will get executed. This last one can be prevented by using the ´break` statement. As this so-called fallthrough behavior can introduce bugs when not intended, several compilers and static analyzers give a warning on this. From ...

C++14 C++14 introduced a standard way of deprecating functions via attributes. [[deprecated]] can be used to indicate that a function is deprecated. [[deprecated("reason")]] allows adding a specific reason which can be shown by the compiler. void function(std::unique_ptr<A> &&a...

C++17 The [[nodiscard]] attribute can be used to indicate that the return value of a function shouldn't be ignored when you do a function call. If the return value is ignored, the compiler should give a warning on this. The attribute can be added to: A function definition A type Adding the a...

The [[maybe_unused]] attribute is created for indicating in code that certain logic might not be used. This if often linked to preprocessor conditions where this might be used or might not be used. As compilers can give warnings on unused variables, this is a way of suppressing them by indicating in...