diff --git a/lib/symboldatabase.h b/lib/symboldatabase.h
index 0379cdd0a..8fda6d8d9 100644
--- a/lib/symboldatabase.h
+++ b/lib/symboldatabase.h
@@ -871,12 +871,12 @@ public:
 
     const Scope *findRecordInNestedList(const std::string & name) const;
     Scope *findRecordInNestedList(const std::string & name) {
-        return const_cast<Scope *>(static_cast<const Scope *>(this)->findRecordInNestedList(name));
+        return const_cast<Scope *>(const_cast<const Scope *>(this)->findRecordInNestedList(name));
     }
 
     const Type* findType(const std::string& name) const;
     Type* findType(const std::string& name) {
-        return const_cast<Type*>(static_cast<const Scope *>(this)->findType(name));
+        return const_cast<Type*>(const_cast<const Scope *>(this)->findType(name));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -975,12 +975,12 @@ public:
 
     const Type* findType(const Token *tok, const Scope *startScope) const;
     Type* findType(const Token *tok, Scope *startScope) const {
-        return const_cast<Type*>(this->findType(tok, static_cast<const Scope *>(startScope)));
+        return const_cast<Type*>(this->findType(tok, const_cast<const Scope *>(startScope)));
     }
 
     const Scope *findScope(const Token *tok, const Scope *startScope) const;
     Scope *findScope(const Token *tok, Scope *startScope) const {
-        return const_cast<Scope *>(this->findScope(tok, static_cast<const Scope *>(startScope)));
+        return const_cast<Scope *>(this->findScope(tok, const_cast<const Scope *>(startScope)));
     }
 
     const Variable *getVariableFromVarId(std::size_t varId) const {
diff --git a/lib/token.cpp b/lib/token.cpp
index a05af8cc2..acb7c25cd 100644
--- a/lib/token.cpp
+++ b/lib/token.cpp
@@ -853,36 +853,36 @@ Token * Token::findClosingBracket()
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-const Token *Token::findsimplematch(const Token *tok, const char pattern[])
+const Token *Token::findsimplematch(const Token *startTok, const char pattern[])
 {
-    for (; tok; tok = tok->next()) {
+    for (const Token* tok = startTok; tok; tok = tok->next()) {
         if (Token::simpleMatch(tok, pattern))
             return tok;
     }
     return 0;
 }
 
-const Token *Token::findsimplematch(const Token *tok, const char pattern[], const Token *end)
+const Token *Token::findsimplematch(const Token *startTok, const char pattern[], const Token *end)
 {
-    for (; tok && tok != end; tok = tok->next()) {
+    for (const Token* tok = startTok; tok && tok != end; tok = tok->next()) {
         if (Token::simpleMatch(tok, pattern))
             return tok;
     }
     return 0;
 }
 
-const Token *Token::findmatch(const Token *tok, const char pattern[], unsigned int varId)
+const Token *Token::findmatch(const Token *startTok, const char pattern[], unsigned int varId)
 {
-    for (; tok; tok = tok->next()) {
+    for (const Token* tok = startTok; tok; tok = tok->next()) {
         if (Token::Match(tok, pattern, varId))
             return tok;
     }
     return 0;
 }
 
-const Token *Token::findmatch(const Token *tok, const char pattern[], const Token *end, unsigned int varId)
+const Token *Token::findmatch(const Token *startTok, const char pattern[], const Token *end, unsigned int varId)
 {
-    for (; tok && tok != end; tok = tok->next()) {
+    for (const Token* tok = startTok; tok && tok != end; tok = tok->next()) {
         if (Token::Match(tok, pattern, varId))
             return tok;
     }
diff --git a/lib/token.h b/lib/token.h
index 0c0c5ec64..c537db643 100644
--- a/lib/token.h
+++ b/lib/token.h
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ public:
      */
     const Token *tokAt(int index) const;
     Token *tokAt(int index) {
-        return const_cast<Token *>(static_cast<const Token *>(this)->tokAt(index));
+        return const_cast<Token *>(const_cast<const Token *>(this)->tokAt(index));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ public:
      */
     const Token *linkAt(int index) const;
     Token *linkAt(int index) {
-        return const_cast<Token *>(static_cast<const Token *>(this)->linkAt(index));
+        return const_cast<Token *>(const_cast<const Token *>(this)->linkAt(index));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -388,21 +388,21 @@ public:
         setFlag(fIsComplex, value);
     }
 
-    static const Token *findsimplematch(const Token *tok, const char pattern[]);
-    static const Token *findsimplematch(const Token *tok, const char pattern[], const Token *end);
-    static const Token *findmatch(const Token *tok, const char pattern[], unsigned int varId = 0);
-    static const Token *findmatch(const Token *tok, const char pattern[], const Token *end, unsigned int varId = 0);
-    static Token *findsimplematch(Token *tok, const char pattern[]) {
-        return const_cast<Token *>(findsimplematch(static_cast<const Token *>(tok), pattern));
+    static const Token *findsimplematch(const Token *startTok, const char pattern[]);
+    static const Token *findsimplematch(const Token *startTok, const char pattern[], const Token *end);
+    static const Token *findmatch(const Token *startTok, const char pattern[], unsigned int varId = 0);
+    static const Token *findmatch(const Token *startTok, const char pattern[], const Token *end, unsigned int varId = 0);
+    static Token *findsimplematch(Token *startTok, const char pattern[]) {
+        return const_cast<Token *>(findsimplematch(const_cast<const Token *>(startTok), pattern));
     }
-    static Token *findsimplematch(Token *tok, const char pattern[], const Token *end) {
-        return const_cast<Token *>(findsimplematch(static_cast<const Token *>(tok), pattern, end));
+    static Token *findsimplematch(Token *startTok, const char pattern[], const Token *end) {
+        return const_cast<Token *>(findsimplematch(const_cast<const Token *>(startTok), pattern, end));
     }
-    static Token *findmatch(Token *tok, const char pattern[], unsigned int varId = 0) {
-        return const_cast<Token *>(findmatch(static_cast<const Token *>(tok), pattern, varId));
+    static Token *findmatch(Token *startTok, const char pattern[], unsigned int varId = 0) {
+        return const_cast<Token *>(findmatch(const_cast<const Token *>(startTok), pattern, varId));
     }
-    static Token *findmatch(Token *tok, const char pattern[], const Token *end, unsigned int varId = 0) {
-        return const_cast<Token *>(findmatch(static_cast<const Token *>(tok), pattern, end, varId));
+    static Token *findmatch(Token *startTok, const char pattern[], const Token *end, unsigned int varId = 0) {
+        return const_cast<Token *>(findmatch(const_cast<const Token *>(startTok), pattern, end, varId));
     }
 
     /**