Refactorization: Renamed Token::Match pattern %var% to %name%, implement new pattern %var% which is true if varId > 0.

lib/check64bit.cpp

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ void Check64BitPortability::pointerassignment()
             continue;
 
         for (const Token* tok = scope->classStart->next(); tok != scope->classEnd; tok = tok->next()) {
-            if (Token::Match(tok, "return %var%|%num% [;+]") && !Token::simpleMatch(tok, "return 0 ;")) {
+            if (Token::Match(tok, "return %name%|%num% [;+]") && !Token::simpleMatch(tok, "return 0 ;")) {
                 enum { NO, INT, PTR, PTRDIFF } type = NO;
                 for (const Token *tok2 = tok->next(); tok2; tok2 = tok2->next()) {
                     if ((type == NO || type == INT) && Token::Match(tok2, "%var% [+;]") && isaddr(tok2->variable()))
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ void Check64BitPortability::pointerassignment()
     for (std::size_t i = 0; i < functions; ++i) {
         const Scope * scope = symbolDatabase->functionScopes[i];
         for (const Token *tok = scope->classStart; tok && tok != scope->classEnd; tok = tok->next()) {
-            if (Token::Match(tok, "[;{}] %var% = %var%")) {
+            if (Token::Match(tok, "[;{}] %var% = %name%")) {
                 const Token* tok2 = tok->tokAt(3);
                 while (Token::Match(tok2->next(), ".|::"))
                     tok2 = tok2->tokAt(2);

lib/checkautovariables.cpp

@@ -86,12 +86,12 @@ static bool checkRvalueExpression(const Token * const vartok)
     if (var == nullptr)
         return false;
 
-    if (Token::Match(vartok->previous(), "& %var% [") && var->isPointer())
+    if (Token::Match(vartok->previous(), "& %name% [") && var->isPointer())
         return false;
 
     const Token * const next = vartok->next();
     // &a.b[0]
-    if (Token::Match(vartok, "%var% . %var% [") && !var->isPointer()) {
+    if (Token::Match(vartok, "%name% . %var% [") && !var->isPointer()) {
         const Variable *var2 = next->next()->variable();
         return var2 && !var2->isPointer();
     }
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ void CheckAutoVariables::returnReference()
                 }
 
                 // return reference to temporary..
-                else if (Token::Match(tok2, "return %var% (") &&
+                else if (Token::Match(tok2, "return %name% (") &&
                          Token::simpleMatch(tok2->linkAt(2), ") ;")) {
                     if (returnTemporary(tok2->next())) {
                         // report error..

lib/checkbool.cpp

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ void CheckBool::checkIncrementBoolean()
     for (std::size_t i = 0; i < functions; ++i) {
         const Scope * scope = symbolDatabase->functionScopes[i];
         for (const Token* tok = scope->classStart->next(); tok != scope->classEnd; tok = tok->next()) {
-            if (tok->variable() && Token::Match(tok, "%var% ++")) {
+            if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% ++")) {
                 const Variable *var = tok->variable();
                 if (var && var->typeEndToken()->str() == "bool")
                     incrementBooleanError(tok);
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ void CheckBool::comparisonOfBoolWithInvalidComparator(const Token *tok, const st
 static bool tokenIsFunctionReturningBool(const Token* tok)
 {
     const Function* func = tok->function();
-    if (func && Token::Match(tok, "%var% (")) {
+    if (func && Token::Match(tok, "%name% (")) {
         if (func->tokenDef && func->tokenDef->strAt(-1) == "bool") {
             return true;
         }

lib/checkboost.cpp

@@ -38,14 +38,10 @@ void CheckBoost::checkBoostForeachModification()
             if (!Token::Match(containerTok, "%var% ) {"))
                 continue;
 
-            const unsigned int containerId = containerTok->varId();
-            if (containerId == 0)
-                continue;
-
             const Token *tok2 = containerTok->tokAt(2);
             const Token *end = tok2->link();
             for (; tok2 != end; tok2 = tok2->next()) {
-                if (Token::Match(tok2, "%varid% . insert|erase|push_back|push_front|pop_front|pop_back|clear|swap|resize|assign|merge|remove|remove_if|reverse|sort|splice|unique|pop|push", containerId)) {
+                if (Token::Match(tok2, "%varid% . insert|erase|push_back|push_front|pop_front|pop_back|clear|swap|resize|assign|merge|remove|remove_if|reverse|sort|splice|unique|pop|push", containerTok->varId())) {
                     const Token* nextStatement = Token::findsimplematch(tok2->linkAt(3), ";", end);
                     if (!Token::Match(nextStatement, "; break|return|throw"))
                         boostForeachError(tok2);

lib/checkbufferoverrun.cpp

@@ -405,11 +405,11 @@ void CheckBufferOverrun::checkFunctionParameter(const Token &ftok, unsigned int
                     break;
 
                 if (ftok2->varId() == parameter->declarationId()) {
-                    if (Token::Match(ftok2->previous(), "-- %var%") ||
-                        Token::Match(ftok2, "%var% --"))
+                    if (Token::Match(ftok2->previous(), "-- %name%") ||
+                        Token::Match(ftok2, "%name% --"))
                         break;
 
-                    if (Token::Match(ftok2->previous(), ";|{|}|%op% %var% [ %num% ]")) {
+                    if (Token::Match(ftok2->previous(), ";|{|}|%op% %name% [ %num% ]")) {
                         const MathLib::bigint index = MathLib::toLongNumber(ftok2->strAt(2));
                         if (index >= 0 && arrayInfo.num(0) > 0 && index >= arrayInfo.num(0)) {
                             std::list<const Token *> callstack2(callstack);
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ void CheckBufferOverrun::checkFunctionParameter(const Token &ftok, unsigned int
                 }
 
                 // Calling function..
-                if (Token::Match(ftok2, "%var% (")) {
+                if (Token::Match(ftok2, "%name% (")) {
                     ArrayInfo ai(arrayInfo);
                     ai.declarationId(parameter->declarationId());
                     checkFunctionCall(ftok2, ai, callstack);
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ void CheckBufferOverrun::checkScope(const Token *tok, const std::vector<std::str
                     continue;
 
                 const Token *tok3 = tok->previous();
-                while (tok3 && Token::Match(tok3->previous(), "%var% ."))
+                while (tok3 && Token::Match(tok3->previous(), "%name% ."))
                     tok3 = tok3->tokAt(-2);
 
                 // taking address of 1 past end?
@@ -646,9 +646,9 @@ void CheckBufferOverrun::checkScope(const Token *tok, const std::vector<std::str
         if (declarationId == 0 && size > 0) {
             std::list<const Token *> callstack;
             callstack.push_back(tok);
-            if (Token::Match(tok, ("%var% ( " + varnames + " ,").c_str()))
+            if (Token::Match(tok, ("%name% ( " + varnames + " ,").c_str()))
                 checkFunctionParameter(*tok, 1, arrayInfo, callstack);
-            if (Token::Match(tok, ("%var% ( %var% , " + varnames + " ,").c_str()))
+            if (Token::Match(tok, ("%name% ( %name% , " + varnames + " ,").c_str()))
                 checkFunctionParameter(*tok, 2, arrayInfo, callstack);
         }
 
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ void CheckBufferOverrun::checkScope(const Token *tok, const std::vector<std::str
             }
 
             // Check function call..
-            if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% (")) {
+            if (Token::Match(tok, "%name% (")) {
                 // No varid => function calls are not handled
                 if (declarationId == 0)
                     continue;
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ void CheckBufferOverrun::valueFlowCheckArrayIndex(const Token * const tok, const
     /*
          {
             const Token *parent = tok->astParent();
-            while (Token::Match(parent, "%var%|::|*|&"))
+            while (Token::Match(parent, "%name%|::|*|&"))
                 parent = parent->astParent();
             if (parent && !Token::simpleMatch(parent, "="))
                 return;
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ void CheckBufferOverrun::valueFlowCheckArrayIndex(const Token * const tok, const
     bool addressOf = false;
     {
         const Token *tok2 = tok->astParent();
-        while (Token::Match(tok2, "%var%|.|::|["))
+        while (Token::Match(tok2, "%name%|.|::|["))
             tok2 = tok2->astParent();
         addressOf = tok2 && tok2->str() == "&" && !(tok2->astOperand1() && tok2->astOperand2());
     }
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@ void CheckBufferOverrun::checkScope(const Token *tok, const ArrayInfo &arrayInfo
         else if (!tok->scope()->isExecutable()) // No executable code outside of executable scope - continue to increase performance
             continue;
 
-        else if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% (")) {
+        else if (Token::Match(tok, "%name% (")) {
             // Check function call..
             checkFunctionCall(tok, arrayInfo, std::list<const Token*>());
 
@@ -1003,7 +1003,7 @@ void CheckBufferOverrun::checkScope(const Token *tok, const ArrayInfo &arrayInfo
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 bool CheckBufferOverrun::isArrayOfStruct(const Token* tok, int &position)
 {
-    if (Token::Match(tok->next(), "%var% [ %num% ]")) {
+    if (Token::Match(tok->next(), "%name% [ %num% ]")) {
         tok = tok->tokAt(4);
         int i = 1;
         for (;;) {
@@ -1284,8 +1284,8 @@ void CheckBufferOverrun::checkStructVariable()
                                 // dynamically allocated so could be variable sized structure
                                 if (tok3->next()->str() == "*") {
                                     // check for allocation
-                                    if ((Token::Match(tok3->tokAt(3), "; %var% = malloc ( %num% ) ;") ||
-                                         (Token::Match(tok3->tokAt(3), "; %var% = (") &&
+                                    if ((Token::Match(tok3->tokAt(3), "; %name% = malloc ( %num% ) ;") ||
+                                         (Token::Match(tok3->tokAt(3), "; %name% = (") &&
                                           Token::Match(tok3->linkAt(6), ") malloc ( %num% ) ;"))) &&
                                         (tok3->strAt(4) == tok3->strAt(2))) {
                                         MathLib::bigint size;
@@ -1384,7 +1384,7 @@ void CheckBufferOverrun::bufferOverrun2()
     // singlepass checking using ast, symboldatabase and valueflow
     for (const Token *tok = _tokenizer->tokens(); tok; tok = tok->next()) {
         // Array index
-        if (!Token::Match(tok, "%var% ["))
+        if (!Token::Match(tok, "%name% ["))
             continue;
 
         // TODO: what to do about negative index..
@@ -1578,15 +1578,15 @@ void CheckBufferOverrun::checkBufferAllocatedWithStrlen()
             unsigned int srcVarId;
 
             // Look for allocation of a buffer based on the size of a string
-            if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% = malloc|g_malloc|g_try_malloc ( strlen ( %var% ) )")) {
+            if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% = malloc|g_malloc|g_try_malloc ( strlen ( %name% ) )")) {
                 dstVarId = tok->varId();
                 srcVarId = tok->tokAt(6)->varId();
                 tok      = tok->tokAt(8);
-            } else if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% = new char [ strlen ( %var% ) ]")) {
+            } else if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% = new char [ strlen ( %name% ) ]")) {
                 dstVarId = tok->varId();
                 srcVarId = tok->tokAt(7)->varId();
                 tok      = tok->tokAt(9);
-            } else if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% = realloc|g_realloc|g_try_realloc ( %var% , strlen ( %var% ) )")) {
+            } else if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% = realloc|g_realloc|g_try_realloc ( %name% , strlen ( %name% ) )")) {
                 dstVarId = tok->varId();
                 srcVarId = tok->tokAt(8)->varId();
                 tok      = tok->tokAt(10);
@@ -1625,12 +1625,12 @@ void CheckBufferOverrun::checkStringArgument()
     for (std::size_t functionIndex = 0; functionIndex < functions; ++functionIndex) {
         const Scope * const scope = symbolDatabase->functionScopes[functionIndex];
         for (const Token *tok = scope->classStart; tok != scope->classEnd; tok = tok->next()) {
-            if (!Token::Match(tok, "%var% (") || !_settings->library.hasminsize(tok->str()))
+            if (!Token::Match(tok, "%name% (") || !_settings->library.hasminsize(tok->str()))
                 continue;
 
             unsigned int argnr = 1;
             for (const Token *argtok = tok->tokAt(2); argtok; argtok = argtok->nextArgument(), argnr++) {
-                if (!Token::Match(argtok, "%var%|%str% ,|)"))
+                if (!Token::Match(argtok, "%name%|%str% ,|)"))
                     continue;
                 const Token *strtoken = argtok->getValueTokenMinStrSize();
                 if (!strtoken)
@@ -1673,8 +1673,7 @@ void CheckBufferOverrun::checkInsecureCmdLineArgs()
 
             } else if (Token::Match(tok, "main ( int %var% , char * * %var% ,|)")) {
                 varid = tok->tokAt(8)->varId();
-            }
-            if (varid == 0)
+            } else
                 continue;
 
             // Jump to the opening curly brace
@@ -1688,15 +1687,15 @@ void CheckBufferOverrun::checkInsecureCmdLineArgs()
 
                 // Match common patterns that can result in a buffer overrun
                 // e.g. strcpy(buffer, argv[0])
-                if (Token::Match(tok, "strcpy|strcat ( %var% , * %varid%", varid) ||
-                    Token::Match(tok, "strcpy|strcat ( %var% , %varid% [", varid)) {
+                if (Token::Match(tok, "strcpy|strcat ( %name% , * %varid%", varid) ||
+                    Token::Match(tok, "strcpy|strcat ( %name% , %varid% [", varid)) {
                     cmdLineArgsError(tok);
                     tok = tok->linkAt(1);
-                } else if (Token::Match(tok, "sprintf ( %var% , %str% , %varid% [", varid) &&
+                } else if (Token::Match(tok, "sprintf ( %name% , %str% , %varid% [", varid) &&
                            tok->strAt(4).find("%s") != std::string::npos) {
                     cmdLineArgsError(tok);
                     tok = tok->linkAt(1);
-                } else if (Token::Match(tok, "sprintf ( %var% , %str% , * %varid%", varid) &&
+                } else if (Token::Match(tok, "sprintf ( %name% , %str% , * %varid%", varid) &&
                            tok->strAt(4).find("%s") != std::string::npos) {
                     cmdLineArgsError(tok);
                     tok = tok->linkAt(1);
@@ -1783,12 +1782,10 @@ void CheckBufferOverrun::arrayIndexThenCheck()
     for (std::size_t i = 0; i < functions; ++i) {
         const Scope * const scope = symbolDatabase->functionScopes[i];
         for (const Token *tok = scope->classStart; tok && tok != scope->classEnd; tok = tok->next()) {
-            if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% [ %var% ]")) {
+            if (Token::Match(tok, "%name% [ %var% ]")) {
                 tok = tok->tokAt(2);
-                unsigned int indexID = tok->varId();
-                if (!indexID)
-                    continue;
 
+                unsigned int indexID = tok->varId();
                 const std::string& indexName(tok->str());
 
                 // skip array index..

lib/checkbufferoverrun.h

@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ public:
 
     /**
      * Helper function that checks if the array is used and if so calls the checkFunctionCall
-     * @param tok token that matches "%var% ("
+     * @param tok token that matches "%name% ("
      * @param arrayInfo the array information
      * \param callstack call stack. This is used to prevent recursion and to provide better error messages. Pass a empty list from checkScope etc.
      */

lib/checkclass.cpp

@@ -256,9 +256,9 @@ void CheckClass::copyconstructors()
                     const Token* tok = func->tokenDef->linkAt(1)->next();
                     if (tok->str()==":") {
                         tok=tok->next();
-                        while (Token::Match(tok, "%var% (")) {
+                        while (Token::Match(tok, "%name% (")) {
                             if (allocatedVars.find(tok->varId()) != allocatedVars.end()) {
-                                if (tok->varId() && Token::Match(tok->tokAt(2), "%var% . %var% )"))
+                                if (tok->varId() && Token::Match(tok->tokAt(2), "%name% . %name% )"))
                                     copiedVars.insert(tok);
                                 else if (!Token::Match(tok->tokAt(2), "%any% )"))
                                     allocatedVars.erase(tok->varId()); // Assume memory is allocated
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ void CheckClass::copyconstructors()
                     for (tok=func->functionScope->classStart; tok!=func->functionScope->classEnd; tok=tok->next()) {
                         if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% = new|malloc|g_malloc|g_try_malloc|realloc|g_realloc|g_try_realloc")) {
                             allocatedVars.erase(tok->varId());
-                        } else if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% = %var% . %var% ;") && allocatedVars.find(tok->varId()) != allocatedVars.end()) {
+                        } else if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% = %name% . %name% ;") && allocatedVars.find(tok->varId()) != allocatedVars.end()) {
                             copiedVars.insert(tok);
                         }
                     }
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ void CheckClass::initializeVarList(const Function &func, std::list<const Functio
         // Class constructor.. initializing variables like this
         // clKalle::clKalle() : var(value) { }
         if (initList) {
-            if (level == 0 && Token::Match(ftok, "%var% {|(")) {
+            if (level == 0 && Token::Match(ftok, "%name% {|(")) {
                 if (ftok->str() != func.name()) {
                     initVar(ftok->str(), scope, usage);
                 } else { // c++11 delegate constructor
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ void CheckClass::initializeVarList(const Function &func, std::list<const Functio
                 }
                 ftok = ftok->next();
                 level++;
-            } else if (level != 0 && Token::Match(ftok, "%var% =")) // assignment in the initializer: var(value = x)
+            } else if (level != 0 && Token::Match(ftok, "%name% =")) // assignment in the initializer: var(value = x)
                 assignVar(ftok->str(), scope, usage);
 
             else if (ftok->str() == "(")
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ void CheckClass::initializeVarList(const Function &func, std::list<const Functio
             continue;
 
         // Variable getting value from stream?
-        if (Token::Match(ftok, ">> %var%")) {
+        if (Token::Match(ftok, ">> %name%")) {
             assignVar(ftok->strAt(1), scope, usage);
         }
 
@@ -508,13 +508,13 @@ void CheckClass::initializeVarList(const Function &func, std::list<const Functio
         }
 
         // Using swap to assign all variables..
-        if (func.type == Function::eOperatorEqual && Token::Match(ftok, "[;{}] %var% (") && Token::Match(ftok->linkAt(2), ") . %var% ( *| this ) ;")) {
+        if (func.type == Function::eOperatorEqual && Token::Match(ftok, "[;{}] %name% (") && Token::Match(ftok->linkAt(2), ") . %name% ( *| this ) ;")) {
             assignAllVar(usage);
             break;
         }
 
         // Calling member variable function?
-        if (Token::Match(ftok->next(), "%var% . %var% (")) {
+        if (Token::Match(ftok->next(), "%var% . %name% (")) {
             std::list<Variable>::const_iterator var;
             for (var = scope->varlist.begin(); var != scope->varlist.end(); ++var) {
                 if (var->declarationId() == ftok->next()->varId()) {
@@ -527,10 +527,10 @@ void CheckClass::initializeVarList(const Function &func, std::list<const Functio
             ftok = ftok->tokAt(2);
         }
 
-        if (!Token::Match(ftok->next(), "::| %var%") &&
-            !Token::Match(ftok->next(), "*| this . %var%") &&
-            !Token::Match(ftok->next(), "* %var% =") &&
-            !Token::Match(ftok->next(), "( * this ) . %var%"))
+        if (!Token::Match(ftok->next(), "::| %name%") &&
+            !Token::Match(ftok->next(), "*| this . %name%") &&
+            !Token::Match(ftok->next(), "* %name% =") &&
+            !Token::Match(ftok->next(), "( * this ) . %name%"))
             continue;
 
         // Goto the first token in this statement..
@@ -550,9 +550,9 @@ void CheckClass::initializeVarList(const Function &func, std::list<const Functio
             ftok = ftok->tokAt(2);
 
         // Skip "classname :: "
-        if (Token::Match(ftok, ":: %var%"))
+        if (Token::Match(ftok, ":: %name%"))
             ftok = ftok->next();
-        while (Token::Match(ftok, "%var% ::"))
+        while (Token::Match(ftok, "%name% ::"))
             ftok = ftok->tokAt(2);
 
         // Clearing all variables..
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ void CheckClass::initializeVarList(const Function &func, std::list<const Functio
         }
 
         // Clearing array..
-        else if (Token::Match(ftok, "::| memset ( %var% ,")) {
+        else if (Token::Match(ftok, "::| memset ( %name% ,")) {
             if (ftok->str() == "::")
                 ftok = ftok->next();
             assignVar(ftok->strAt(2), scope, usage);
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ void CheckClass::initializeVarList(const Function &func, std::list<const Functio
             else {
                 assignAllVar(usage);
             }
-        } else if (Token::Match(ftok, "::| %var% (") && ftok->str() != "if") {
+        } else if (Token::Match(ftok, "::| %name% (") && ftok->str() != "if") {
             if (ftok->str() == "::")
                 ftok = ftok->next();
 
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ void CheckClass::initializeVarList(const Function &func, std::list<const Functio
                     for (const Token *tok2 = ftok; tok2; tok2 = tok2->next()) {
                         if (Token::Match(tok2, "[;{}]"))
                             break;
-                        if (Token::Match(tok2, "[(,] &| %var% [,)]")) {
+                        if (Token::Match(tok2, "[(,] &| %name% [,)]")) {
                             tok2 = tok2->next();
                             if (tok2->str() == "&")
                                 tok2 = tok2->next();
@@ -678,17 +678,17 @@ void CheckClass::initializeVarList(const Function &func, std::list<const Functio
         }
 
         // Assignment of member variable?
-        else if (Token::Match(ftok, "%var% =")) {
+        else if (Token::Match(ftok, "%name% =")) {
             assignVar(ftok->str(), scope, usage);
         }
 
         // Assignment of array item of member variable?
-        else if (Token::Match(ftok, "%var% [|.")) {
+        else if (Token::Match(ftok, "%name% [|.")) {
             const Token *tok2 = ftok;
             while (tok2) {
                 if (tok2->strAt(1) == "[")
                     tok2 = tok2->next()->link();
-                else if (Token::Match(tok2->next(), ". %var%"))
+                else if (Token::Match(tok2->next(), ". %name%"))
                     tok2 = tok2->tokAt(2);
                 else
                     break;
@@ -698,14 +698,14 @@ void CheckClass::initializeVarList(const Function &func, std::list<const Functio
         }
 
         // Assignment of array item of member variable?
-        else if (Token::Match(ftok, "* %var% =")) {
+        else if (Token::Match(ftok, "* %name% =")) {
             assignVar(ftok->next()->str(), scope, usage);
-        } else if (Token::Match(ftok, "* this . %var% =")) {
+        } else if (Token::Match(ftok, "* this . %name% =")) {
             assignVar(ftok->strAt(3), scope, usage);
         }
 
         // The functions 'clear' and 'Clear' are supposed to initialize variable.
-        if (Token::Match(ftok, "%var% . clear|Clear (")) {
+        if (Token::Match(ftok, "%name% . clear|Clear (")) {
             assignVar(ftok->str(), scope, usage);
         }
     }
@@ -752,11 +752,11 @@ void CheckClass::initializationListUsage()
 
         const Scope* owner = scope->functionOf;
         for (const Token* tok = scope->classStart; tok != scope->classEnd; tok = tok->next()) {
-            if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% (")) // Assignments might depend on this function call or if/for/while/switch statement from now on.
+            if (Token::Match(tok, "%name% (")) // Assignments might depend on this function call or if/for/while/switch statement from now on.
                 break;
             if (Token::Match(tok, "try|do {"))
                 break;
-            if (tok->varId() && Token::Match(tok, "%var% = %any%")) {
+            if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% = %any%")) {
                 const Variable* var = tok->variable();
                 if (var && var->scope() == owner && !var->isStatic()) {
                     bool allowed = true;
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ void CheckClass::initializationListUsage()
                         } else if (tok2->str() == "this") { // 'this' instance is not completely constructed in initialization list
                             allowed = false;
                             break;
-                        } else if (Token::Match(tok2, "%var% (") && tok2->strAt(-1) != "." && isMemberFunc(owner, tok2)) { // Member function called?
+                        } else if (Token::Match(tok2, "%name% (") && tok2->strAt(-1) != "." && isMemberFunc(owner, tok2)) { // Member function called?
                             allowed = false;
                             break;
                         }
@@ -808,9 +808,9 @@ static bool checkFunctionUsage(const std::string& name, const Scope* scope)
 
     for (std::list<Function>::const_iterator func = scope->functionList.begin(); func != scope->functionList.end(); ++func) {
         if (func->functionScope) {
-            if (Token::Match(func->tokenDef, "%var% (")) {
+            if (Token::Match(func->tokenDef, "%name% (")) {
                 for (const Token *ftok = func->tokenDef->tokAt(2); ftok && ftok->str() != ")"; ftok = ftok->next()) {
-                    if (Token::Match(ftok, "= %var% [(,)]") && ftok->strAt(1) == name)
+                    if (Token::Match(ftok, "= %name% [(,)]") && ftok->strAt(1) == name)
                         return true;
                     if (ftok->str() == "(")
                         ftok = ftok->link();
@@ -1124,7 +1124,7 @@ void CheckClass::operatorEq()
                 // use definition for check so we don't have to deal with qualification
                 if (!(Token::Match(func->retDef, "%type% &") && func->retDef->str() == scope->className)) {
                     // make sure we really have a copy assignment operator
-                    if (Token::Match(func->tokenDef->tokAt(2), "const| %var% &")) {
+                    if (Token::Match(func->tokenDef->tokAt(2), "const| %name% &")) {
                         if (func->tokenDef->strAt(2) == "const" &&
                             func->tokenDef->strAt(3) == scope->className)
                             operatorEqReturnError(func->retDef, scope->className);
@@ -1369,10 +1369,10 @@ bool CheckClass::hasAssignSelf(const Function *func, const Token *rhs)
 
             if (tok1 && tok2) {
                 for (; tok1 && tok1 != tok2; tok1 = tok1->next()) {
-                    if (Token::Match(tok1, "this ==|!= & %var%")) {
+                    if (Token::Match(tok1, "this ==|!= & %name%")) {
                         if (tok1->strAt(3) == rhs->str())
                             return true;
-                    } else if (Token::Match(tok1, "& %var% ==|!= this")) {
+                    } else if (Token::Match(tok1, "& %name% ==|!= this")) {
                         if (tok1->strAt(1) == rhs->str())
                             return true;
                     }
@@ -1474,7 +1474,6 @@ void CheckClass::virtualDestructor()
 
                     for (const Token *tok = _tokenizer->tokens(); tok; tok = tok->next()) {
                         if (Token::Match(tok, "[;{}] %var% =") &&
-                            tok->next()->varId() > 0 &&
                             basepointer.find(tok->next()->varId()) != basepointer.end()) {
                             // new derived class..
                             if (Token::simpleMatch(tok->tokAt(3), ("new " + derivedClass->str()).c_str())) {
@@ -1484,7 +1483,6 @@ void CheckClass::virtualDestructor()
 
                         // Delete base class pointer that might point at derived class
                         else if (Token::Match(tok, "delete %var% ;") &&
-                                 tok->next()->varId() &&
                                  dontDelete.find(tok->next()->varId()) != dontDelete.end()) {
                             ok = false;
                             break;
@@ -1562,7 +1560,7 @@ void CheckClass::thisSubtraction()
 
     const Token *tok = _tokenizer->tokens();
     for (;;) {
-        tok = Token::findmatch(tok, "this - %var%");
+        tok = Token::findmatch(tok, "this - %name%");
         if (!tok)
             break;
 
@@ -1679,10 +1677,10 @@ bool CheckClass::isMemberVar(const Scope *scope, const Token *tok) const
             return true;
         } else if (Token::simpleMatch(tok->tokAt(-3), "( * this )")) {
             return true;
-        } else if (Token::Match(tok->tokAt(-2), "%var% . %var%")) {
+        } else if (Token::Match(tok->tokAt(-2), "%name% . %name%")) {
             tok = tok->tokAt(-2);
             again = true;
-        } else if (Token::Match(tok->tokAt(-2), "] . %var%")) {
+        } else if (Token::Match(tok->tokAt(-2), "] . %name%")) {
             tok = tok->linkAt(-2)->previous();
             again = true;
         } else if (tok->str() == "]") {
@@ -1798,7 +1796,7 @@ bool CheckClass::checkConstFunc(const Scope *scope, const Function *func, bool&
             const Token *lastVarTok = tok1;
             const Token *end = tok1;
             for (;;) {
-                if (Token::Match(end->next(), ". %var%")) {
+                if (Token::Match(end->next(), ". %name%")) {
                     end = end->tokAt(2);
                     if (end->varId())
                         lastVarTok = end;
@@ -1868,7 +1866,7 @@ bool CheckClass::checkConstFunc(const Scope *scope, const Function *func, bool&
 
 
         // function call..
-        else if (Token::Match(tok1, "%var% (") && !tok1->isStandardType() &&
+        else if (Token::Match(tok1, "%name% (") && !tok1->isStandardType() &&
                  !Token::Match(tok1, "return|if|string|switch|while|catch|for")) {
             if (isMemberFunc(scope, tok1) && tok1->strAt(-1) != ".") {
                 if (!isConstMemberFunc(scope, tok1))
@@ -1963,13 +1961,13 @@ void CheckClass::initializerListOrder()
 
                     // find all variable initializations in list
                     while (tok && tok != func->functionScope->classStart) {
-                        if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% (|{")) {
+                        if (Token::Match(tok, "%name% (|{")) {
                             const Variable *var = info->getVariable(tok->str());
 
                             if (var)
                                 vars.push_back(VarInfo(var, tok));
 
-                            if (Token::Match(tok->tokAt(2), "%var% =")) {
+                            if (Token::Match(tok->tokAt(2), "%name% =")) {
                                 var = info->getVariable(tok->strAt(2));
 
                                 if (var)
@@ -2026,7 +2024,7 @@ void CheckClass::checkSelfInitialization()
             continue;
 
         for (; tok != scope->classStart; tok = tok->next()) {
-            if (Token::Match(tok, "[:,] %var% (|{ %var% )|}") && tok->next()->varId() && tok->next()->varId() == tok->tokAt(3)->varId()) {
+            if (Token::Match(tok, "[:,] %var% (|{ %var% )|}") && tok->next()->varId() == tok->tokAt(3)->varId()) {
                 selfInitializationError(tok, tok->strAt(1));
             }
         }

lib/checkcondition.cpp

@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ bool CheckCondition::assignIfParseScope(const Token * const assignTok,
             ret = true;
         if (ret && tok2->str() == ";")
             return false;
-        if (!islocal && Token::Match(tok2, "%var% (") && !Token::simpleMatch(tok2->next()->link(), ") {"))
+        if (!islocal && Token::Match(tok2, "%name% (") && !Token::simpleMatch(tok2->next()->link(), ") {"))
             return true;
         if (Token::Match(tok2, "if|while (")) {
             if (!islocal && tok2->str() == "while")
@@ -415,23 +415,23 @@ void CheckCondition::oppositeInnerCondition()
                 break;
             else if ((tok->varId() && vars.find(tok->varId()) != vars.end()) ||
                      (!tok->varId() && nonlocal)) {
-                if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% ++|--|="))
+                if (Token::Match(tok, "%name% ++|--|="))
                     break;
-                if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% [")) {
+                if (Token::Match(tok, "%name% [")) {
                     const Token *tok2 = tok->linkAt(1);
                     while (Token::simpleMatch(tok2, "] ["))
                         tok2 = tok2->linkAt(1);
                     if (Token::simpleMatch(tok2, "] ="))
                         break;
                 }
-                if (Token::Match(tok->previous(), "++|--|& %var%"))
+                if (Token::Match(tok->previous(), "++|--|& %name%"))
                     break;
                 if (tok->variable() &&
-                    Token::Match(tok, "%var% . %var% (") &&
+                    Token::Match(tok, "%name% . %name% (") &&
                     !tok->variable()->isConst() &&
                     !(tok->tokAt(2)->function() && tok->tokAt(2)->function()->isConst()))
                     break;
-                if (Token::Match(tok->previous(), "[(,] %var% [,)]")) {
+                if (Token::Match(tok->previous(), "[(,] %name% [,)]")) {
                     // is variable unchanged? default is false..
                     bool unchanged = false;
 
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ void CheckCondition::clarifyCondition()
     for (std::size_t i = 0; i < functions; ++i) {
         const Scope * scope = symbolDatabase->functionScopes[i];
         for (const Token* tok = scope->classStart->next(); tok != scope->classEnd; tok = tok->next()) {
-            if (Token::Match(tok, "( %var% [=&|^]")) {
+            if (Token::Match(tok, "( %name% [=&|^]")) {
                 for (const Token *tok2 = tok->tokAt(3); tok2; tok2 = tok2->next()) {
                     if (tok2->str() == "(" || tok2->str() == "[")
                         tok2 = tok2->link();
@@ -819,9 +819,9 @@ void CheckCondition::clarifyCondition()
                         continue;
 
                     // #3609 - CWinTraits<WS_CHILD|WS_VISIBLE>::..
-                    if (!isC && Token::Match(tok->previous(), "%var% <")) {
+                    if (!isC && Token::Match(tok->previous(), "%name% <")) {
                         const Token *tok3 = tok2;
-                        while (Token::Match(tok3, "[&|^] %var%"))
+                        while (Token::Match(tok3, "[&|^] %name%"))
                             tok3 = tok3->tokAt(2);
                         if (Token::Match(tok3, ",|>"))
                             continue;

lib/checkinternal.cpp

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ void CheckInternal::checkTokenMatchPatterns()
                                    std::strncmp(s+1,"%op%",4)!=0 &&
                                    std::strncmp(s+1,"%or%",4)!=0 &&
                                    std::strncmp(s+1,"%cop%",5)!=0 &&
-                                   std::strncmp(s+1,"%var%",5)!=0 &&
+                                   std::strncmp(s+1,"%name%",5)!=0 &&
                                    std::strncmp(s+1,"%oror%",6)!=0) {
                             multiComparePatternError(tok, pattern, funcname);
                         }
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ void CheckInternal::checkMissingPercentCharacter()
         magics.insert("%oror%");
         magics.insert("%str%");
         magics.insert("%type%");
-        magics.insert("%var%");
+        magics.insert("%name%");
         magics.insert("%varid%");
     }
 
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ void CheckInternal::checkUnknownPattern()
         knownPatterns.insert("%bool%");
         knownPatterns.insert("%char%");
         knownPatterns.insert("%comp%");
+        knownPatterns.insert("%name%");
         knownPatterns.insert("%num%");
         knownPatterns.insert("%op%");
         knownPatterns.insert("%cop%");
@@ -328,7 +329,7 @@ void CheckInternal::checkExtraWhitespace()
 void CheckInternal::multiComparePatternError(const Token* tok, const std::string& pattern, const std::string &funcname)
 {
     reportError(tok, Severity::error, "multiComparePatternError",
-                "Bad multicompare pattern (a %cmd% must be first unless it is %or%,%op%,%cop%,%var%,%oror%) inside Token::" + funcname + "() call: \"" + pattern + "\""
+                "Bad multicompare pattern (a %cmd% must be first unless it is %or%,%op%,%cop%,%name%,%oror%) inside Token::" + funcname + "() call: \"" + pattern + "\""
                );
 }
 

lib/checkio.cpp

@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ void CheckIO::checkFileUsage()
                     i->second.op_indent = 0;
                     i->second.lastOperation = Filepointer::UNKNOWN_OP;
                 }
-            } else if (tok->varId() && Token::Match(tok, "%var% =") &&
+            } else if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% =") &&
                        (tok->strAt(2) != "fopen" && tok->strAt(2) != "freopen" && tok->strAt(2) != "tmpfile" &&
                         (windows ? (tok->str() != "_wfopen" && tok->str() != "_wfreopen") : true))) {
                 std::map<unsigned int, Filepointer>::iterator i = filepointers.find(tok->varId());
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ void CheckIO::checkFileUsage()
                     i->second.mode = UNKNOWN_OM;
                     i->second.lastOperation = Filepointer::UNKNOWN_OP;
                 }
-            } else if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% (") && tok->previous() && (!tok->previous()->isName() || Token::Match(tok->previous(), "return|throw"))) {
+            } else if (Token::Match(tok, "%name% (") && tok->previous() && (!tok->previous()->isName() || Token::Match(tok->previous(), "return|throw"))) {
                 std::string mode;
                 const Token* fileTok = 0;
                 Filepointer::Operation operation = Filepointer::NONE;
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ void CheckIO::checkFileUsage()
                         mode = "wb+";
                     fileTok = tok->tokAt(-2);
                     operation = Filepointer::OPEN;
-                } else if (windows && Token::Match(tok, "fopen_s|freopen_s|_wfopen_s|_wfreopen_s ( & %var%")) {
+                } else if (windows && Token::Match(tok, "fopen_s|freopen_s|_wfopen_s|_wfreopen_s ( & %name%")) {
                     const Token* modeTok = tok->tokAt(2)->nextArgument()->nextArgument();
                     if (modeTok && modeTok->type() == Token::eString)
                         mode = modeTok->strValue();
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ void CheckIO::checkFileUsage()
                     }
                 }
 
-                while (Token::Match(fileTok, "%var% ."))
+                while (Token::Match(fileTok, "%name% ."))
                     fileTok = fileTok->tokAt(2);
 
                 if (!fileTok || !fileTok->varId())
@@ -479,21 +479,21 @@ static bool findFormat(unsigned int arg, const Token *firstArg,
         *formatStringTok = argTok;
         return true;
     } else if (Token::Match(argTok, "%var% [,)]") &&
-               (argTok->variable() &&
+               argTok->variable() &&
                Token::Match(argTok->variable()->typeStartToken(), "char|wchar_t") &&
                (argTok->variable()->isPointer() ||
                 (argTok->variable()->dimensions().size() == 1 &&
                  argTok->variable()->dimensionKnown(0) &&
-                  argTok->variable()->dimension(0) != 0)))) {
+                 argTok->variable()->dimension(0) != 0))) {
         *formatArgTok = argTok->nextArgument();
         *formatStringTok = nullptr;
         if (argTok->variable()) {
             const Token *varTok = argTok->variable()->nameToken();
-            if (Token::Match(varTok, "%var% ; %var% = %str% ;") &&
+            if (Token::Match(varTok, "%name% ; %name% = %str% ;") &&
                 varTok->str() == varTok->strAt(2) &&
                 Token::Match(varTok->tokAt(-4), "const char|wchar_t * const")) {
                 *formatStringTok = varTok->tokAt(4);
-            } else if (Token::Match(varTok, "%var% [ %num% ] = %str% ;") &&
+            } else if (Token::Match(varTok, "%name% [ %num% ] = %str% ;") &&
                        Token::Match(varTok->tokAt(-2), "const char|wchar_t")) {
                 *formatStringTok = varTok->tokAt(5);
             }
@@ -1442,7 +1442,7 @@ CheckIO::ArgumentInfo::ArgumentInfo(const Token * tok, const Settings *settings)
 
                 // check for some common well known functions
                 else if ((Token::Match(tok1->previous(), "%var% . size|empty|c_str ( ) [,)]") && isStdContainer(tok1->previous())) ||
-                         (Token::Match(tok1->previous(), "] . size|empty|c_str ( ) [,)]") && Token::Match(tok1->previous()->link()->previous(), "%var%") && isStdContainer(tok1->previous()->link()->previous()))) {
+                         (Token::Match(tok1->previous(), "] . size|empty|c_str ( ) [,)]") && isStdContainer(tok1->previous()->link()->previous()))) {
                     tempToken = new Token(0);
                     tempToken->fileIndex(tok1->fileIndex());
                     tempToken->linenr(tok1->linenr());

lib/checkleakautovar.cpp

@@ -157,14 +157,14 @@ void CheckLeakAutoVar::checkScope(const Token * const startToken,
         if (tok->varId() > 0) {
             const std::map<unsigned int, VarInfo::AllocInfo>::iterator var = alloctype.find(tok->varId());
             if (var != alloctype.end()) {
-                if (var->second.status == VarInfo::DEALLOC && (!Token::Match(tok, "%var% =") || tok->strAt(-1) == "*")) {
+                if (var->second.status == VarInfo::DEALLOC && (!Token::Match(tok, "%name% =") || tok->strAt(-1) == "*")) {
                     deallocUseError(tok, tok->str());
                 } else if (Token::simpleMatch(tok->tokAt(-2), "= &")) {
                     varInfo->erase(tok->varId());
                 } else if (tok->strAt(-1) == "=") {
                     varInfo->erase(tok->varId());
                 }
-            } else if (Token::Match(tok->previous(), "& %var% = %var% ;")) {
+            } else if (Token::Match(tok->previous(), "& %name% = %var% ;")) {
                 varInfo->referenced.insert(tok->tokAt(2)->varId());
             }
         }
@@ -185,11 +185,11 @@ void CheckLeakAutoVar::checkScope(const Token * const startToken,
             break;
 
         // parse statement, skip to last member
-        while (Token::Match(tok, "%var% ::|. %var% !!("))
+        while (Token::Match(tok, "%name% ::|. %name% !!("))
             tok = tok->tokAt(2);
 
         // assignment..
-        if (tok->varId() && Token::Match(tok, "%var% =")) {
+        if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% =")) {
             // taking address of another variable..
             if (Token::Match(tok->next(), "= %var% [+;]")) {
                 if (tok->tokAt(2)->varId() != tok->varId()) {
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ void CheckLeakAutoVar::checkScope(const Token * const startToken,
                         varInfo2.clear();
                 } else if (Token::Match(tok->next(), "( ! %var% )|&&")) {
                     varInfo1.erase(tok->tokAt(3)->varId());
-                } else if (Token::Match(tok->next(), "( %var% ( ! %var% ) )|&&")) {
+                } else if (Token::Match(tok->next(), "( %name% ( ! %var% ) )|&&")) {
                     varInfo1.erase(tok->tokAt(5)->varId());
                 } else if (Token::Match(tok->next(), "( %var% < 0 )|&&")) {
                     varInfo1.erase(tok->tokAt(2)->varId());
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ void CheckLeakAutoVar::checkScope(const Token * const startToken,
                 tok = tok->tokAt(3);
             else
                 tok = tok->next();
-            while (Token::Match(tok, "%var% ::|."))
+            while (Token::Match(tok, "%name% ::|."))
                 tok = tok->tokAt(2);
             if (tok->varId() && tok->strAt(1) != "[") {
                 VarInfo::AllocInfo allocation(-1, VarInfo::DEALLOC);
@@ -473,8 +473,7 @@ void CheckLeakAutoVar::functionCall(const Token *tok, VarInfo *varInfo, const Va
         if (arg->str() == "new")
             arg = arg->next();
 
-        if ((Token::Match(arg, "%var% [-,)]") && arg->varId() > 0) ||
-            (Token::Match(arg, "& %var%") && arg->next()->varId() > 0)) {
+        if (Token::Match(arg, "%var% [-,)]") || Token::Match(arg, "& %var%")) {
 
             // goto variable
             if (arg->str() == "&")
@@ -482,7 +481,7 @@ void CheckLeakAutoVar::functionCall(const Token *tok, VarInfo *varInfo, const Va
 
             // Is variable allocated?
             changeAllocStatus(varInfo, allocation, tok, arg);
-        } else if (Token::Match(arg, "%var% (")) {
+        } else if (Token::Match(arg, "%name% (")) {
             functionCall(arg, varInfo, allocation);
         }
     }
@@ -532,7 +531,7 @@ void CheckLeakAutoVar::ret(const Token *tok, const VarInfo &varInfo)
                     used = true;
                     break;
                 }
-                if (Token::Match(tok2, "return|(|, & %varid% . %var% [);,]", varid)) {
+                if (Token::Match(tok2, "return|(|, & %varid% . %name% [);,]", varid)) {
                     used = true;
                     break;
                 }

lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp

@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ CheckMemoryLeak::AllocType CheckMemoryLeak::getAllocationType(const Token *tok2,
     if (! tok2->isName())
         return No;
 
-    if (!Token::Match(tok2, "%type%|%var% ::|. %type%")) {
+    if (!Token::Match(tok2, "%type%|%name% ::|. %type%")) {
         // Does tok2 point on "malloc", "strdup" or "kmalloc"..
         static const char * const mallocfunc[] = {
             "malloc",
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ CheckMemoryLeak::AllocType CheckMemoryLeak::getAllocationType(const Token *tok2,
         }
     }
 
-    while (Token::Match(tok2,"%type%|%var% ::|. %type%"))
+    while (Token::Match(tok2,"%type%|%name% ::|. %type%"))
         tok2 = tok2->tokAt(2);
 
     // User function
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ CheckMemoryLeak::AllocType CheckMemoryLeak::getReallocationType(const Token *tok
     if (! tok2)
         return No;
 
-    if (varid > 0 && ! Token::Match(tok2, "%var% ( %varid% [,)]", varid))
+    if (varid > 0 && ! Token::Match(tok2, "%name% ( %varid% [,)]", varid))
         return No;
 
     if (tok2->str() == "realloc")
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ CheckMemoryLeak::AllocType CheckMemoryLeak::functionReturnType(const Function* f
                 return No;
             --indentlevel;
         }
-        if (Token::Match(tok2, "return %var% ;")) {
+        if (Token::Match(tok2, "return %name% ;")) {
             if (indentlevel != 1)
                 return No;
             varid = tok2->next()->varId();
@@ -494,10 +494,10 @@ const char *CheckMemoryLeak::functionArgAlloc(const Function *func, unsigned int
     int realloc = 0;
     for (tok = func->functionScope->classStart; tok && tok != func->functionScope->classEnd; tok = tok->next()) {
         if (tok->varId() == arg->declarationId()) {
-            if (Token::Match(tok->tokAt(-3), "free ( * %var% )")) {
+            if (Token::Match(tok->tokAt(-3), "free ( * %name% )")) {
                 realloc = 1;
                 allocType = No;
-            } else if (Token::Match(tok->previous(), "* %var% =")) {
+            } else if (Token::Match(tok->previous(), "* %name% =")) {
                 allocType = getAllocationType(tok->tokAt(2), arg->declarationId());
                 if (allocType == No) {
                     allocType = getReallocationType(tok->tokAt(2), arg->declarationId());
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ const char * CheckMemoryLeakInFunction::call_func(const Token *tok, std::list<co
                 return ret;
             }
         }
-        if (Token::Match(tok, "%varid% . %var% [,)]", varid))
+        if (Token::Match(tok, "%varid% . %name% [,)]", varid))
             return "use";
     }
     return (eq || _settings->experimental) ? 0 : "callfunc";
@@ -746,9 +746,9 @@ Token *CheckMemoryLeakInFunction::getcode(const Token *tok, std::list<const Toke
 
             // function calls are interesting..
             const Token *tok2 = tok;
-            while (Token::Match(tok2->next(), "%var% ."))
+            while (Token::Match(tok2->next(), "%name% ."))
                 tok2 = tok2->tokAt(2);
-            if (Token::Match(tok2->next(), "%var% ("))
+            if (Token::Match(tok2->next(), "%name% ("))
                 ;
 
             else if (Token::Match(tok->next(), "continue|break|return|throw|goto|do|else"))
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ Token *CheckMemoryLeakInFunction::getcode(const Token *tok, std::list<const Toke
                         //TODO: this assignment is redundant, should be fixed
                         //realloc = true;
                         tok = tok->tokAt(2);
-                        if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% ("))
+                        if (Token::Match(tok, "%name% ("))
                             tok = tok->next()->link();
                         continue;
                     }
@@ -890,7 +890,7 @@ Token *CheckMemoryLeakInFunction::getcode(const Token *tok, std::list<const Toke
 
                     alloctype = alloc;
 
-                    if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% = %type% (")) {
+                    if (Token::Match(tok, "%name% = %type% (")) {
                         tok = tok->linkAt(3);
                         continue;
                     }
@@ -935,7 +935,7 @@ Token *CheckMemoryLeakInFunction::getcode(const Token *tok, std::list<const Toke
                 }
             }
 
-            if (Token::Match(tok->previous(), "%op%|;|{|}|) ::| %var%") || (Token::Match(tok->previous(), "( ::| %var%") && (!rettail || rettail->str() != "loop"))) {
+            if (Token::Match(tok->previous(), "%op%|;|{|}|) ::| %name%") || (Token::Match(tok->previous(), "( ::| %name%") && (!rettail || rettail->str() != "loop"))) {
                 if (Token::Match(tok, "%varid% ?", varid))
                     tok = tok->tokAt(2);
 
@@ -1020,7 +1020,7 @@ Token *CheckMemoryLeakInFunction::getcode(const Token *tok, std::list<const Toke
                             dep = true;
                         } else if (Token::Match(tok2, "! %varid%", varid)) {
                             dep = true;
-                        } else if (Token::Match(tok2, "%var% (") && !test_white_list(tok2->str(), _settings, tokenizer->isCPP())) {
+                        } else if (Token::Match(tok2, "%name% (") && !test_white_list(tok2->str(), _settings, tokenizer->isCPP())) {
                             bool use = false;
                             for (const Token *tok3 = tok2->tokAt(2); tok3; tok3 = tok3->nextArgument()) {
                                 if (Token::Match(tok3->previous(), "(|, &| %varid% ,|)", varid)) {
@@ -1235,18 +1235,18 @@ Token *CheckMemoryLeakInFunction::getcode(const Token *tok, std::list<const Toke
                 }
             }
 
-            if (Token::Match(tok, "& %var% = %varid% ;", varid)) {
+            if (Token::Match(tok, "& %name% = %varid% ;", varid)) {
                 while (rethead->next())
                     rethead->deleteNext();
                 return rethead;
             }
             if (Token::Match(tok, "[)=] %varid% [+;)]", varid) ||
-                (Token::Match(tok, "%var% + %varid%", varid) &&
+                (Token::Match(tok, "%name% + %varid%", varid) &&
                  tok->strAt(3) != "[" &&
                  tok->strAt(3) != ".") ||
                 Token::Match(tok, "<< %varid% ;", varid) ||
                 Token::Match(tok, "= strcpy|strcat|memmove|memcpy ( %varid% ,", varid) ||
-                Token::Match(tok, "[;{}] %var% [ %varid% ]", varid)) {
+                Token::Match(tok, "[;{}] %name% [ %varid% ]", varid)) {
                 addtoken(&rettail, tok, "use");
             } else if (Token::Match(tok->previous(), ";|{|}|=|(|,|%cop% %varid% [", varid) ||
                        Token::Match(tok->previous(), ";|{|}|=|(|,|%cop% %varid% .", varid)) {
@@ -1257,7 +1257,7 @@ Token *CheckMemoryLeakInFunction::getcode(const Token *tok, std::list<const Toke
         }
 
         // Investigate function calls..
-        if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% (")) {
+        if (Token::Match(tok, "%name% (")) {
             // A function call should normally be followed by ";"
             if (Token::simpleMatch(tok->next()->link(), ") {")) {
                 if (!Token::Match(tok, "if|for|while|switch")) {
@@ -1294,7 +1294,7 @@ Token *CheckMemoryLeakInFunction::getcode(const Token *tok, std::list<const Toke
             }
 
             else {
-                if (varid > 0 && Token::Match(tok, "%var% ( close|fclose|pclose ( %varid% ) ) ;", varid)) {
+                if (varid > 0 && Token::Match(tok, "%name% ( close|fclose|pclose ( %varid% ) ) ;", varid)) {
                     addtoken(&rettail, tok, "dealloc");
                     tok = tok->next()->link();
                     continue;
@@ -1326,13 +1326,13 @@ Token *CheckMemoryLeakInFunction::getcode(const Token *tok, std::list<const Toke
         }
 
         // Callback..
-        if (Token::Match(tok, "( *| %var%") && Token::simpleMatch(tok->link(),") (")) {
+        if (Token::Match(tok, "( *| %name%") && Token::simpleMatch(tok->link(),") (")) {
             const Token *tok2 = tok->next();
             if (tok2->str() == "*")
                 tok2 = tok2->next();
             tok2 = tok2->next();
 
-            while (Token::Match(tok2, ". %var%"))
+            while (Token::Match(tok2, ". %name%"))
                 tok2 = tok2->tokAt(2);
 
             if (Token::simpleMatch(tok2, ") (")) {
@@ -1502,12 +1502,12 @@ void CheckMemoryLeakInFunction::simplifycode(Token *tok) const
             }
 
             // Delete braces around a single instruction..
-            if (Token::Match(tok2->next(), "{ %var% ; }")) {
+            if (Token::Match(tok2->next(), "{ %name% ; }")) {
                 tok2->deleteNext();
                 tok2->tokAt(2)->deleteNext();
                 done = false;
             }
-            if (Token::Match(tok2->next(), "{ %var% %var% ; }")) {
+            if (Token::Match(tok2->next(), "{ %name% %name% ; }")) {
                 tok2->deleteNext();
                 tok2->tokAt(3)->deleteNext();
                 done = false;
@@ -1534,7 +1534,7 @@ void CheckMemoryLeakInFunction::simplifycode(Token *tok) const
                 }
 
                 // Reduce "if X ; else X ;" => "X ;"
-                else if (Token::Match(tok2->next(), "if %var% ; else %var% ;") &&
+                else if (Token::Match(tok2->next(), "if %name% ; else %name% ;") &&
                          tok2->strAt(2) == tok2->strAt(5)) {
                     tok2->deleteNext(4);
                     done = false;
@@ -1561,8 +1561,8 @@ void CheckMemoryLeakInFunction::simplifycode(Token *tok) const
                     done = false;
                 }
 
-                // Reduce "if ; else %var% ;" => "if %var% ;"
-                else if (Token::Match(tok2->next(), "if ; else %var% ;")) {
+                // Reduce "if ; else %name% ;" => "if %name% ;"
+                else if (Token::Match(tok2->next(), "if ; else %name% ;")) {
                     tok2->next()->deleteNext(2);
                     done = false;
                 }
@@ -1808,8 +1808,8 @@ void CheckMemoryLeakInFunction::simplifycode(Token *tok) const
                 done = false;
             }
 
-            // Reduce "[;{}] return use ; %var%" => "[;{}] return use ;"
-            if (Token::Match(tok2, "[;{}] return use ; %var%")) {
+            // Reduce "[;{}] return use ; %name%" => "[;{}] return use ;"
+            if (Token::Match(tok2, "[;{}] return use ; %name%")) {
                 tok2->tokAt(3)->deleteNext();
                 done = false;
             }
@@ -2160,12 +2160,12 @@ void CheckMemoryLeakInFunction::checkReallocUsage()
         // Search for the "var = realloc(var, 100" pattern within this function
         for (const Token *tok = scope->classStart->next(); tok != scope->classEnd; tok = tok->next()) {
             if (tok->varId() > 0 &&
-                Token::Match(tok, "%var% = realloc|g_try_realloc ( %var% , %any%") &&
+                Token::Match(tok, "%name% = realloc|g_try_realloc ( %name% , %any%") &&
                 tok->varId() == tok->tokAt(4)->varId() &&
                 isNoArgument(symbolDatabase, tok->varId())) {
                 // Check that another copy of the pointer wasn't saved earlier in the function
-                if (Token::findmatch(scope->classStart, "%var% = %varid% ;", tok, tok->varId()) ||
-                    Token::findmatch(scope->classStart, "[{};] %varid% = %var% [;=]", tok, tok->varId()))
+                if (Token::findmatch(scope->classStart, "%name% = %varid% ;", tok, tok->varId()) ||
+                    Token::findmatch(scope->classStart, "[{};] %varid% = %name% [;=]", tok, tok->varId()))
                     continue;
 
                 const Token* tokEndRealloc = tok->linkAt(3);
@@ -2173,18 +2173,18 @@ void CheckMemoryLeakInFunction::checkReallocUsage()
                 if (Token::Match(tokEndRealloc->next(), "; if ( ! %varid% ) {", tok->varId())) {
                     const Token* tokEndBrace = tokEndRealloc->linkAt(7);
                     if (tokEndBrace && Token::simpleMatch(tokEndBrace->tokAt(-2), ") ;") &&
-                        Token::Match(tokEndBrace->linkAt(-2)->tokAt(-2), "{|}|; %var% ("))
+                        Token::Match(tokEndBrace->linkAt(-2)->tokAt(-2), "{|}|; %name% ("))
                         continue;
                 }
 
                 memleakUponReallocFailureError(tok, tok->str());
             } else if (tok->next()->varId() > 0 &&
-                       (Token::Match(tok, "* %var% = realloc|g_try_realloc ( * %var% , %any%") &&
+                       (Token::Match(tok, "* %name% = realloc|g_try_realloc ( * %name% , %any%") &&
                         tok->next()->varId() == tok->tokAt(6)->varId()) &&
                        isNoArgument(symbolDatabase, tok->next()->varId())) {
                 // Check that another copy of the pointer wasn't saved earlier in the function
-                if (Token::findmatch(scope->classStart, "%var% = * %varid% ;", tok, tok->next()->varId()) ||
-                    Token::findmatch(scope->classStart, "[{};] * %varid% = %var% [;=]", tok, tok->next()->varId()))
+                if (Token::findmatch(scope->classStart, "%name% = * %varid% ;", tok, tok->next()->varId()) ||
+                    Token::findmatch(scope->classStart, "[{};] * %varid% = %name% [;=]", tok, tok->next()->varId()))
                     continue;
 
                 const Token* tokEndRealloc = tok->linkAt(4);
@@ -2192,7 +2192,7 @@ void CheckMemoryLeakInFunction::checkReallocUsage()
                 if (Token::Match(tokEndRealloc->next(), "; if ( ! * %varid% ) {", tok->next()->varId())) {
                     const Token* tokEndBrace = tokEndRealloc->linkAt(8);
                     if (tokEndBrace && Token::simpleMatch(tokEndBrace->tokAt(-2), ") ;") &&
-                        Token::Match(tokEndBrace->linkAt(-2)->tokAt(-2), "{|}|; %var% ("))
+                        Token::Match(tokEndBrace->linkAt(-2)->tokAt(-2), "{|}|; %name% ("))
                         continue;
                 }
                 memleakUponReallocFailureError(tok->next(), tok->strAt(1));
@@ -2397,7 +2397,7 @@ void CheckMemoryLeakInClass::variable(const Scope *scope, const Token *tokVarnam
                 }
 
                 // Function call .. possible deallocation
-                else if (Token::Match(tok->previous(), "[{};] %var% (")) {
+                else if (Token::Match(tok->previous(), "[{};] %name% (")) {
                     if (!CheckMemoryLeakInFunction::test_white_list(tok->str(), _settings, tokenizer->isCPP())) {
                         return;
                     }
@@ -2642,7 +2642,7 @@ void CheckMemoryLeakStructMember::checkStructVariable(const Variable * const var
                     break;
 
                 // using struct in a function call..
-                else if (Token::Match(tok3, "%var% (")) {
+                else if (Token::Match(tok3, "%name% (")) {
                     // Calling non-function / function that doesn't deallocate?
                     if (ignoredFunctions.find(tok3->str()) != ignoredFunctions.end())
                         continue;
@@ -2657,7 +2657,7 @@ void CheckMemoryLeakStructMember::checkStructVariable(const Variable * const var
                             break;
                         }
 
-                        if (Token::Match(tok4, "[(,] &| %varid% . %var% [,)]", structid)) {
+                        if (Token::Match(tok4, "[(,] &| %varid% . %name% [,)]", structid)) {
                             /** @todo check if the function deallocates the memory */
                             deallocated = true;
                             break;
@@ -2704,14 +2704,14 @@ void CheckMemoryLeakNoVar::check()
         // parse the executable scope until tok is reached...
         for (const Token *tok2 = tok->link(); tok2 && tok2 != tok; tok2 = tok2->next()) {
             // allocating memory in parameter for function call..
-            if (Token::Match(tok2, "[(,] %var% (") && Token::Match(tok2->linkAt(2), ") [,)]")) {
+            if (Token::Match(tok2, "[(,] %name% (") && Token::Match(tok2->linkAt(2), ") [,)]")) {
                 const AllocType allocType = getAllocationType(tok2->next(), 0);
                 if (allocType != No) {
                     // locate outer function call..
                     for (const Token *tok3 = tok2; tok3; tok3 = tok3->previous()) {
                         if (tok3->str() == "(") {
                             // Is it a function call..
-                            if (!Token::Match(tok3->tokAt(-2), "= %var% (")) {
+                            if (!Token::Match(tok3->tokAt(-2), "= %name% (")) {
                                 const std::string& functionName = tok3->strAt(-1);
                                 if ((tokenizer->isCPP() && functionName == "delete") ||
                                     functionName == "free" ||
@@ -2745,7 +2745,7 @@ void CheckMemoryLeakNoVar::check()
 void CheckMemoryLeakNoVar::checkForUnusedReturnValue(const Scope *scope)
 {
     for (const Token *tok = scope->classStart; tok != scope->classEnd; tok = tok->next()) {
-        if (Token::Match(tok, "{|}|; %var% (") && tok->strAt(-1) != "=") {
+        if (Token::Match(tok, "{|}|; %name% (") && tok->strAt(-1) != "=") {
             tok = tok->next();
             const int allocationId = _settings->library.alloc(tok);
             if (allocationId > 0)
@@ -2772,7 +2772,7 @@ void CheckMemoryLeakNoVar::checkForUnsafeArgAlloc(const Scope *scope)
         return;
 
     for (const Token *tok = scope->classStart; tok != scope->classEnd; tok = tok->next()) {
-        if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% (")) {
+        if (Token::Match(tok, "%name% (")) {
             const Token *endParamToken = tok->next()->link();
             std::string pointerType;
             std::string objectType;
@@ -2783,13 +2783,13 @@ void CheckMemoryLeakNoVar::checkForUnsafeArgAlloc(const Scope *scope)
                 const Function *pFunc = tok2->function();
                 const bool isNothrow = pFunc && pFunc->isAttributeNothrow();
 
-                if (Token::Match(tok2, "shared_ptr|unique_ptr < %var% > ( new %var%")) {
+                if (Token::Match(tok2, "shared_ptr|unique_ptr < %name% > ( new %name%")) {
                     pointerType = tok2->str();
                     objectType = tok2->strAt(6);
                 } else if (!isNothrow) {
-                    if (Token::Match(tok2, "%var% ("))
+                    if (Token::Match(tok2, "%name% ("))
                         functionCalled = tok2->str();
-                    else if (Token::Match(tok2, "%var% < %var% > ("))
+                    else if (Token::Match(tok2, "%name% < %name% > ("))
                         functionCalled = tok2->str() + "<" + tok2->strAt(2) + ">";
                 }
             }

lib/checknullpointer.cpp

@@ -46,14 +46,14 @@ static bool checkNullpointerFunctionCallPlausibility(const Function* func, unsig
  */
 void CheckNullPointer::parseFunctionCall(const Token &tok, std::list<const Token *> &var, const Library *library, unsigned char value)
 {
-    if (Token::Match(&tok, "%var% ( )") || !tok.tokAt(2))
+    if (Token::Match(&tok, "%name% ( )") || !tok.tokAt(2))
         return;
 
     const Token* firstParam = tok.tokAt(2);
     const Token* secondParam = firstParam->nextArgument();
 
     // 1st parameter..
-    if ((Token::Match(firstParam, "%var% ,|)") && firstParam->varId() > 0) ||
+    if (Token::Match(firstParam, "%var% ,|)") ||
         (value == 0 && Token::Match(firstParam, "0|NULL ,|)"))) {
         if (value == 0 && Token::Match(&tok, "snprintf|vsnprintf|fnprintf|vfnprintf") && secondParam && secondParam->str() != "0") // Only if length (second parameter) is not zero
             var.push_back(firstParam);
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ void CheckNullPointer::parseFunctionCall(const Token &tok, std::list<const Token
                         continue;
 
                     if ((*i == 'n' || *i == 's' || scan) && (!scan || value == 0)) {
-                        if ((value == 0 && argListTok->str() == "0") || (argListTok->varId() > 0 && Token::Match(argListTok,"%var% [,)]"))) {
+                        if ((value == 0 && argListTok->str() == "0") || Token::Match(argListTok, "%var% [,)]")) {
                             var.push_back(argListTok);
                         }
                     }
@@ -186,18 +186,17 @@ bool CheckNullPointer::isPointerDeRef(const Token *tok, bool &unknown)
         return false;
     }
 
-    if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% ("))
+    if (Token::Match(tok, "%name% ("))
         return true;
 
     if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% = %var% .") &&
-        tok->varId() > 0 &&
         tok->varId() == tok->tokAt(2)->varId())
         return true;
 
     // std::string dereferences nullpointers
     if (Token::Match(parent->tokAt(-3), "std :: string|wstring (") && tok->strAt(1) == ")")
         return true;
-    if (Token::Match(parent->previous(), "%var% (") && tok->strAt(1) == ")") {
+    if (Token::Match(parent->previous(), "%name% (") && tok->strAt(1) == ")") {
         const Variable* var = tok->tokAt(-2)->variable();
         if (var && !var->isPointer() && !var->isArray() && var->isStlStringType())
             return true;
@@ -257,7 +256,7 @@ void CheckNullPointer::nullPointerLinkedList()
         const Token* end2 = tok1->linkAt(1);
         for (const Token *tok2 = tok1->tokAt(2); tok2 != end2; tok2 = tok2->next()) {
             // Dereferencing a variable inside the "for" parentheses..
-            if (Token::Match(tok2, "%var% . %var%")) {
+            if (Token::Match(tok2, "%var% . %name%")) {
                 // Is this variable a pointer?
                 const Variable *var = tok2->variable();
                 if (!var || !var->isPointer())
@@ -266,10 +265,6 @@ void CheckNullPointer::nullPointerLinkedList()
                 // Variable id for dereferenced variable
                 const unsigned int varid(tok2->varId());
 
-                // We don't support variables without a varid
-                if (varid == 0)
-                    continue;
-
                 if (Token::Match(tok2->tokAt(-2), "%varid% ?", varid))
                     continue;
 
@@ -319,7 +314,7 @@ void CheckNullPointer::nullPointerByDeRefAndChec()
             continue;
 
         // Is pointer used as function parameter?
-        if (Token::Match(tok->previous(), "[(,] %var% [,)]")) {
+        if (Token::Match(tok->previous(), "[(,] %name% [,)]")) {
             const Token *ftok = tok->previous();
             while (ftok && ftok->str() != "(") {
                 if (ftok->str() == ")")
@@ -400,7 +395,7 @@ void CheckNullPointer::nullConstantDereference()
             else if (Token::Match(tok, "0 [") && (tok->previous()->str() != "&" || !Token::Match(tok->next()->link()->next(), "[.(]")))
                 nullPointerError(tok);
 
-            else if (Token::Match(tok->previous(), "!!. %var% (") && (tok->previous()->str() != "::" || tok->strAt(-2) == "std")) {
+            else if (Token::Match(tok->previous(), "!!. %name% (") && (tok->previous()->str() != "::" || tok->strAt(-2) == "std")) {
                 if (Token::simpleMatch(tok->tokAt(2), "0 )") && tok->varId()) { // constructor call
                     const Variable *var = tok->variable();
                     if (var && !var->isPointer() && !var->isArray() && var->isStlStringType())
@@ -457,7 +452,7 @@ void CheckNullPointer::nullConstantDereference()
 void CheckNullPointer::removeAssignedVarFromSet(const Token* tok, std::set<unsigned int>& pointerArgs)
 {
     // If a pointer's address is passed into a function, stop considering it
-    if (Token::Match(tok->previous(), "[;{}] %var% (")) {
+    if (Token::Match(tok->previous(), "[;{}] %name% (")) {
         const Token* endParen = tok->next()->link();
         for (const Token* tok2 = tok->next(); tok2 != endParen; tok2 = tok2->next()) {
             if (tok2->isName() && tok2->varId() > 0
@@ -491,7 +486,7 @@ void CheckNullPointer::nullPointerDefaultArgument()
         std::set<unsigned int> pointerArgs;
         for (const Token *tok = scope->function->arg; tok != scope->function->arg->link(); tok = tok->next()) {
 
-            if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% = 0 ,|)") && tok->varId() != 0) {
+            if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% = 0 ,|)")) {
                 const Variable *var = tok->variable();
                 if (var && var->isPointer())
                     pointerArgs.insert(tok->varId());
@@ -531,10 +526,10 @@ void CheckNullPointer::nullPointerDefaultArgument()
                         Token::findmatch(startOfIfBlock, "exit|return|throw", endOfIf) != nullptr;
 
                     if (Token::Match(tok, "if ( %var% == 0 )")) {
-                        const unsigned int var = tok->tokAt(2)->varId();
-                        if (var > 0 && pointerArgs.count(var) > 0) {
+                        const unsigned int varid = tok->tokAt(2)->varId();
+                        if (pointerArgs.count(varid) > 0) {
                             if (isExitOrReturn)
-                                pointerArgs.erase(var);
+                                pointerArgs.erase(varid);
                             else
                                 dependsOnPointer = true;
                         }

lib/checkother.cpp

@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ bool isSameExpression(const Token *tok1, const Token *tok2, const std::set<std::
             return false;
     }
     // templates/casts
-    if ((Token::Match(tok1, "%var% <") && tok1->next()->link()) ||
-        (Token::Match(tok2, "%var% <") && tok2->next()->link())) {
+    if ((Token::Match(tok1, "%name% <") && tok1->next()->link()) ||
+        (Token::Match(tok2, "%name% <") && tok2->next()->link())) {
 
         // non-const template function that is not a dynamic_cast => return false
         if (Token::simpleMatch(tok1->next()->link(), "> (") &&
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ void CheckOther::clarifyStatement()
     for (std::size_t i = 0; i < functions; ++i) {
         const Scope * scope = symbolDatabase->functionScopes[i];
         for (const Token* tok = scope->classStart; tok && tok != scope->classEnd; tok = tok->next()) {
-            if (Token::Match(tok, "* %var%") && tok->astOperand1()) {
+            if (Token::Match(tok, "* %name%") && tok->astOperand1()) {
                 const Token *tok2=tok->previous();
 
                 while (tok2 && tok2->str() == "*")
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ void CheckOther::warningOldStylePointerCast()
             tok = scope->classStart;
         for (; tok && tok != scope->classEnd; tok = tok->next()) {
             // Old style pointer casting..
-            if (!Token::Match(tok, "( const| %type% * const| ) (| %var%|%num%|%bool%|%char%|%str%"))
+            if (!Token::Match(tok, "( const| %type% * const| ) (| %name%|%num%|%bool%|%char%|%str%"))
                 continue;
 
             // skip first "const" in "const Type* const"
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ void CheckOther::checkRedundantAssignment()
             } else if (Token::Match(tok, "break|return|continue|throw|goto")) {
                 varAssignments.clear();
                 memAssignments.clear();
-            } else if (tok->type() == Token::eVariable && !Token::Match(tok,"%var% (")) {
+            } else if (tok->type() == Token::eVariable && !Token::Match(tok, "%name% (")) {
                 // Set initialization flag
                 if (!Token::Match(tok, "%var% ["))
                     initialized.insert(tok->varId());
@@ -630,9 +630,9 @@ void CheckOther::checkRedundantAssignment()
                 }
 
                 const Token *startToken = tok;
-                while (Token::Match(startToken, "%var%|::|.")) {
+                while (Token::Match(startToken, "%name%|::|.")) {
                     startToken = startToken->previous();
-                    if (Token::Match(startToken, "%var% . %var%"))
+                    if (Token::Match(startToken, "%name% . %var%"))
                         membervars[startToken->varId()].insert(startToken->tokAt(2)->varId());
                 }
 
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ void CheckOther::checkRedundantAssignment()
                                 break;
                             else if (tok2->varId() == tok->varId())
                                 error = false;
-                            else if (Token::Match(tok2, "%var% (") && nonLocal(tok->variable())) { // Called function might use the variable
+                            else if (Token::Match(tok2, "%name% (") && nonLocal(tok->variable())) { // Called function might use the variable
                                 const Function* const func = tok2->function();
                                 const Variable* const var = tok->variable();
                                 if (!var || var->isGlobal() || var->isReference() || ((!func || func->nestedIn) && tok2->strAt(-1) != ".")) // Global variable, or member function
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ void CheckOther::checkRedundantAssignment()
                     if (!writtenArgumentsEnd) // Indicates that we are in the first argument of strcpy/memcpy/... function
                         memAssignments.erase(tok->varId());
                 }
-            } else if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% (") && _settings->library.functionpure.find(tok->str()) == _settings->library.functionpure.end()) { // Function call. Global variables might be used. Reset their status
+            } else if (Token::Match(tok, "%name% (") && _settings->library.functionpure.find(tok->str()) == _settings->library.functionpure.end()) { // Function call. Global variables might be used. Reset their status
                 const bool memfunc = Token::Match(tok, "memcpy|memmove|memset|strcpy|strncpy|sprintf|snprintf|strcat|strncat|wcscpy|wcsncpy|swprintf|wcscat|wcsncat");
                 if (tok->varId()) // operator() or function pointer
                     varAssignments.erase(tok->varId());
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ void CheckOther::redundantAssignmentInSwitchError(const Token *tok1, const Token
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 static inline bool isFunctionOrBreakPattern(const Token *tok)
 {
-    if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% (") || Token::Match(tok, "break|continue|return|exit|goto|throw"))
+    if (Token::Match(tok, "%name% (") || Token::Match(tok, "break|continue|return|exit|goto|throw"))
         return true;
 
     return false;
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ void CheckOther::checkRedundantAssignmentInSwitch()
             //    case 3: b = 1;    // <== redundant
             //    case 4: b = 2;
 
-            if (Token::Match(tok2->previous(), ";|{|}|: %var% = %any% ;") && tok2->varId() != 0) {
+            if (Token::Match(tok2->previous(), ";|{|}|: %var% = %any% ;")) {
                 varsWithBitsSet.erase(tok2->varId());
                 bitOperations.erase(tok2->varId());
             }
@@ -831,8 +831,8 @@ void CheckOther::checkRedundantAssignmentInSwitch()
             // Bitwise operation. Report an error if it's performed twice before a break. E.g.:
             //    case 3: b |= 1;    // <== redundant
             //    case 4: b |= 1;
-            else if (Token::Match(tok2->previous(), ";|{|}|: %var% = %var% %or%|& %num% ;") &&
-                     tok2->varId() != 0 && tok2->varId() == tok2->tokAt(2)->varId()) {
+            else if (Token::Match(tok2->previous(), ";|{|}|: %var% = %name% %or%|& %num% ;") &&
+                     tok2->varId() == tok2->tokAt(2)->varId()) {
                 std::string bitOp = tok2->strAt(3) + tok2->strAt(4);
                 std::map<unsigned int, const Token*>::iterator i2 = varsWithBitsSet.find(tok2->varId());
 
@@ -1017,7 +1017,7 @@ void CheckOther::checkSuspiciousEqualityComparison()
                 //    for (i == 2; i < 10; i++)
                 // or
                 //    for (i = 0; i < 10; i == a)
-                if (Token::Match(openParen->next(), "%var% =="))
+                if (Token::Match(openParen->next(), "%name% =="))
                     suspiciousEqualityComparisonError(openParen->tokAt(2));
                 if (Token::Match(closeParen->tokAt(-2), "== %any%"))
                     suspiciousEqualityComparisonError(closeParen->tokAt(-2));
@@ -1027,15 +1027,15 @@ void CheckOther::checkSuspiciousEqualityComparison()
                 // in the initialization or increment-decrement parts of the for() loop.
                 // For example:
                 //    for (!i; i < 10; i++)
-                if (Token::Match(openParen->next(), "! %var%"))
+                if (Token::Match(openParen->next(), "! %name%"))
                     suspiciousEqualityComparisonError(openParen->next());
-                if (Token::Match(closeParen->tokAt(-2), "! %var%"))
+                if (Token::Match(closeParen->tokAt(-2), "! %name%"))
                     suspiciousEqualityComparisonError(closeParen->tokAt(-2));
 
                 // Skip over for() loop conditions because "for (;running==1;)"
                 // is a bit strange, but not necessarily incorrect.
                 tok = closeParen;
-            } else if (Token::Match(tok, "[;{}] *| %var% == %any% ;")) {
+            } else if (Token::Match(tok, "[;{}] *| %name% == %any% ;")) {
 
                 // Exclude compound statements surrounded by parentheses, such as
                 //    printf("%i\n", ({x==0;}));
@@ -1066,7 +1066,7 @@ void CheckOther::invalidFunctionUsage()
     for (std::size_t i = 0; i < functions; ++i) {
         const Scope * scope = symbolDatabase->functionScopes[i];
         for (const Token* tok = scope->classStart->next(); tok != scope->classEnd; tok = tok->next()) {
-            if (!Token::Match(tok, "%var% ( !!)"))
+            if (!Token::Match(tok, "%name% ( !!)"))
                 continue;
             const Token * const functionToken = tok;
             int argnr = 1;
@@ -1154,7 +1154,7 @@ void CheckOther::checkUnreachableCode()
             } else if (Token::Match(tok, "goto %any% ;")) {
                 secondBreak = tok->tokAt(3);
                 labelName = tok->next();
-            } else if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% (") && _settings->library.isnoreturn(tok)) {
+            } else if (Token::Match(tok, "%name% (") && _settings->library.isnoreturn(tok)) {
                 if ((!tok->function() || (tok->function()->token != tok && tok->function()->tokenDef != tok)) && tok->linkAt(1)->strAt(1) != "{")
                     secondBreak = tok->linkAt(1)->tokAt(2);
             }
@@ -1196,7 +1196,7 @@ void CheckOther::checkUnreachableCode()
                     bool silencedCompilerWarningOnly = false;
                     const Token *silencedWarning = secondBreak;
                     for (;;) {
-                        if (Token::Match(silencedWarning, "( void ) %var% ;")) {
+                        if (Token::Match(silencedWarning, "( void ) %name% ;")) {
                             silencedWarning = silencedWarning->tokAt(5);
                             continue;
                         } else if (silencedWarning && silencedWarning == scope->classEnd)
@@ -1719,11 +1719,11 @@ void CheckOther::checkIncompleteStatement()
             tok = tok->next()->link();
 
         // C++11 struct/array/etc initialization in initializer list
-        else if (Token::Match(tok->previous(), "%var%|] {") && !Token::findsimplematch(tok,";",tok->link()))
+        else if (Token::Match(tok->previous(), "%name%|] {") && !Token::findsimplematch(tok,";",tok->link()))
             tok = tok->link();
 
         // C++11 vector initialization / return { .. }
-        else if (Token::Match(tok,"> %var% {") || Token::Match(tok, "[;{}] return {"))
+        else if (Token::Match(tok,"> %name% {") || Token::Match(tok, "[;{}] return {"))
             tok = tok->linkAt(2);
 
         // C++11 initialize set in initalizer list : [,:] std::set<int>{1} [{,]
@@ -1963,7 +1963,7 @@ void CheckOther::checkMisusedScopedObject()
     for (std::size_t i = 0; i < functions; ++i) {
         const Scope * scope = symbolDatabase->functionScopes[i];
         for (const Token *tok = scope->classStart; tok && tok != scope->classEnd; tok = tok->next()) {
-            if (Token::Match(tok, "[;{}] %var% (")
+            if (Token::Match(tok, "[;{}] %name% (")
                 && Token::Match(tok->linkAt(2), ") ; !!}")
                 && symbolDatabase->isClassOrStruct(tok->next()->str())
                 && (!tok->next()->function() || // is not a function on this scope
@@ -2073,7 +2073,7 @@ void CheckOther::checkInvalidFree()
             // If a previously-allocated pointer is incremented or decremented, any subsequent
             // free involving pointer arithmetic may or may not be invalid, so we should only
             // report an inconclusive result.
-            else if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% = %var% +|-") &&
+            else if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% = %name% +|-") &&
                      tok->varId() == tok->tokAt(2)->varId() &&
                      allocatedVariables.find(tok->varId()) != allocatedVariables.end()) {
                 if (_settings->inconclusive)
@@ -2110,7 +2110,7 @@ void CheckOther::checkInvalidFree()
             // If the previously-allocated variable is passed in to another function
             // as a parameter, it might be modified, so we shouldn't report an error
             // if it is later used to free memory
-            else if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% (") && _settings->library.functionpure.find(tok->str()) == _settings->library.functionpure.end()) {
+            else if (Token::Match(tok, "%name% (") && _settings->library.functionpure.find(tok->str()) == _settings->library.functionpure.end()) {
                 const Token* tok2 = Token::findmatch(tok->next(), "%var%", tok->linkAt(1));
                 while (tok2 != nullptr) {
                     allocatedVariables.erase(tok2->varId());
@@ -2292,7 +2292,7 @@ void CheckOther::checkComparisonFunctionIsAlwaysTrueOrFalse()
                 const unsigned int varidRight = tok->tokAt(4)->varId();// get the right varid
                 // compare varids: if they are not zero but equal
                 // --> the comparison function is calles with the same variables
-                if (varidLeft != 0 && varidLeft == varidRight) {
+                if (varidLeft == varidRight) {
                     const std::string& functionName = tok->str(); // store function name
                     const std::string& varNameLeft = tok->strAt(2); // get the left variable name
                     if (functionName == "isgreater" || functionName == "isless" || functionName == "islessgreater") {
@@ -2371,7 +2371,7 @@ void CheckOther::checkSignOfUnsignedVariable()
         const Scope * scope = symbolDatabase->functionScopes[i];
         // check all the code in the function
         for (const Token *tok = scope->classStart->next(); tok != scope->classEnd; tok = tok->next()) {
-            if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% <|<= 0") && tok->varId() && !Token::Match(tok->tokAt(3), "+|-")) {
+            if (Token::Match(tok, "%name% <|<= 0") && tok->varId() && !Token::Match(tok->tokAt(3), "+|-")) {
                 // TODO: handle a[10].b , a::b , (unsigned int)x , etc
                 const Token *prev = tok->previous();
                 while (prev && (prev->isName() || prev->str() == "."))
@@ -2383,19 +2383,19 @@ void CheckOther::checkSignOfUnsignedVariable()
                     unsignedLessThanZeroError(tok, var->name(), inconclusive);
                 else if (var && (var->isPointer() || var->isArray()))
                     pointerLessThanZeroError(tok, inconclusive);
-            } else if (Token::Match(tok, "0 >|>= %var%") && tok->tokAt(2)->varId() && !Token::Match(tok->tokAt(3), "+|-|*|/") && !Token::Match(tok->previous(), "+|-|<<|>>|~")) {
+            } else if (Token::Match(tok, "0 >|>= %name%") && tok->tokAt(2)->varId() && !Token::Match(tok->tokAt(3), "+|-|*|/") && !Token::Match(tok->previous(), "+|-|<<|>>|~")) {
                 const Variable *var = tok->tokAt(2)->variable();
                 if (var && var->typeEndToken()->isUnsigned())
                     unsignedLessThanZeroError(tok, var->name(), inconclusive);
                 else if (var && var->isPointer() && !Token::Match(tok->tokAt(3), "[.[(]"))
                     pointerLessThanZeroError(tok, inconclusive);
-            } else if (Token::Match(tok, "0 <= %var%") && tok->tokAt(2)->varId() && !Token::Match(tok->tokAt(3), "+|-|*|/") && !Token::Match(tok->previous(), "+|-|<<|>>|~")) {
+            } else if (Token::Match(tok, "0 <= %name%") && tok->tokAt(2)->varId() && !Token::Match(tok->tokAt(3), "+|-|*|/") && !Token::Match(tok->previous(), "+|-|<<|>>|~")) {
                 const Variable *var = tok->tokAt(2)->variable();
                 if (var && var->typeEndToken()->isUnsigned())
                     unsignedPositiveError(tok, var->name(), inconclusive);
                 else if (var && var->isPointer() && !Token::Match(tok->tokAt(3), "[.[]"))
                     pointerPositiveError(tok, inconclusive);
-            } else if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% >= 0") && tok->varId() && !Token::Match(tok->previous(), "++|--|)|+|-|*|/|~|<<|>>") && !Token::Match(tok->tokAt(3), "+|-")) {
+            } else if (Token::Match(tok, "%name% >= 0") && tok->varId() && !Token::Match(tok->previous(), "++|--|)|+|-|*|/|~|<<|>>") && !Token::Match(tok->tokAt(3), "+|-")) {
                 const Variable *var = tok->variable();
                 if (var && var->typeEndToken()->isUnsigned())
                     unsignedPositiveError(tok, var->name(), inconclusive);
@@ -2484,7 +2484,7 @@ void CheckOther::checkRedundantCopy()
             continue;
 
         const Token* startTok = var->nameToken();
-        if (startTok->strAt(1) == "=") // %type% %var% = ... ;
+        if (startTok->strAt(1) == "=") // %type% %name% = ... ;
             ;
         else if (startTok->strAt(1) == "(" && var->isClass() && var->typeScope()) {
             // Object is instantiated. Warn if constructor takes arguments by value.
@@ -2496,7 +2496,7 @@ void CheckOther::checkRedundantCopy()
         const Token* tok = startTok->next()->astOperand2();
         if (!tok)
             continue;
-        if (!Token::Match(tok->previous(), "%var% ("))
+        if (!Token::Match(tok->previous(), "%name% ("))
             continue;
         if (!Token::Match(tok->link(), ") )| ;")) // bailout for usage like "const A a = getA()+3"
             continue;
@@ -2720,13 +2720,13 @@ void CheckOther::checkIgnoredReturnValue()
     for (std::size_t i = 0; i < functions; ++i) {
         const Scope * scope = symbolDatabase->functionScopes[i];
         for (const Token* tok = scope->classStart; tok != scope->classEnd; tok = tok->next()) {
-            if (tok->varId() || !Token::Match(tok, "%var% (") || tok->strAt(-1) == "." || tok->next()->astOperand1() != tok)
+            if (tok->varId() || !Token::Match(tok, "%name% (") || tok->strAt(-1) == "." || tok->next()->astOperand1() != tok)
                 continue;
 
             if (!tok->scope()->isExecutable())
                 tok = tok->scope()->classEnd;
 
-            if (!tok->next()->astParent() && (!tok->function() || !Token::Match(tok->function()->retDef, "void %var%")) && _settings->library.useretval.find(tok->str()) != _settings->library.useretval.end())
+            if (!tok->next()->astParent() && (!tok->function() || !Token::Match(tok->function()->retDef, "void %name%")) && _settings->library.useretval.find(tok->str()) != _settings->library.useretval.end())
                 ignoredReturnValueError(tok, tok->str());
         }
     }
@@ -2781,7 +2781,7 @@ void CheckOther::checkLibraryMatchFunctions()
         return;
 
     for (const Token *tok = _tokenizer->tokens(); tok; tok = tok->next()) {
-        if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% (") &&
+        if (Token::Match(tok, "%name% (") &&
             !tok->function() &&
             tok->astParent() == tok->next() &&
             _settings->library.isNotLibraryFunction(tok)) {

lib/checksizeof.cpp

@@ -76,15 +76,13 @@ void CheckSizeof::checkSizeofForArrayParameter()
                 if (varTok->str() == "(") {
                     varTok = varTok->next();
                 }
-                if (varTok->varId() > 0) {
+
                 const Variable *var = varTok->variable();
-                    if (var && var->isArray() && var->isArgument()) {
+                if (var && var->isArray() && var->isArgument())
                     sizeofForArrayParameterError(tok);
             }
         }
     }
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 void CheckSizeof::sizeofForArrayParameterError(const Token *tok)
@@ -311,8 +309,8 @@ void CheckSizeof::sizeofVoid()
                    (Token::Match(tok->tokAt(3)->variable()->typeStartToken(), "void * !!*")) &&
                    (!tok->tokAt(3)->variable()->isArray())) { // sizeof(*p) where p is of type "void*"
             sizeofDereferencedVoidPointerError(tok, tok->strAt(3));
-        } else if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% +|-|++|--") ||
-                   Token::Match(tok, "+|-|++|-- %var%")) { // Arithmetic operations on variable of type "void*"
+        } else if (Token::Match(tok, "%name% +|-|++|--") ||
+                   Token::Match(tok, "+|-|++|-- %name%")) { // Arithmetic operations on variable of type "void*"
             const int index = (tok->isName()) ? 0 : 1;
             const Variable* var = tok->tokAt(index)->variable();
             if (var && !var->isArray() && Token::Match(var->typeStartToken(), "void * !!*")) {
@@ -338,7 +336,7 @@ void CheckSizeof::sizeofVoid()
                     }
                 }
                 // Check for cast on operations with '+|-'
-                if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% +|-")) {
+                if (Token::Match(tok, "%name% +|-")) {
                     // Check for cast expression
                     if (Token::simpleMatch(tok2->previous(), ")") && !Token::Match(tok2->previous()->link(), "( const| void *"))
                         continue;

lib/checkstl.cpp

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ void CheckStl::dereferenceErasedError(const Token *erased, const Token* deref, c
 
 static const Token *skipMembers(const Token *tok)
 {
-    while (Token::Match(tok, "%var% ."))
+    while (Token::Match(tok, "%name% ."))
         tok = tok->tokAt(2);
     return tok;
 }
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ void CheckStl::iterators()
         if (!var || !var->isLocal() || !Token::Match(var->typeEndToken(), "iterator|const_iterator|reverse_iterator|const_reverse_iterator|auto"))
             continue;
 
-        if (var->typeEndToken()->str() == "auto" && !Token::Match(var->typeEndToken(), "auto %var% ; %var% = %var% . begin|end ( )"))
+        if (var->typeEndToken()->str() == "auto" && !Token::Match(var->typeEndToken(), "auto %name% ; %name% = %name% . begin|end ( )"))
             continue;
 
         if (var->type()) { // If it is defined, ensure that it is defined like an iterator
@@ -114,13 +114,13 @@ void CheckStl::iterators()
                 validIterator = true;
 
             // Is iterator compared against different container?
-            if (Token::Match(tok2, "%varid% !=|== %var% . end|rend|cend|crend ( )", iteratorId) && container && tok2->tokAt(2)->varId() != container->declarationId()) {
+            if (Token::Match(tok2, "%varid% !=|== %name% . end|rend|cend|crend ( )", iteratorId) && container && tok2->tokAt(2)->varId() != container->declarationId()) {
                 iteratorsError(tok2, container->name(), tok2->strAt(2));
                 tok2 = tok2->tokAt(6);
             }
 
             // Is the iterator used in a insert/erase operation?
-            else if (Token::Match(tok2, "%var% . insert|erase ( *| %varid% )|,", iteratorId)) {
+            else if (Token::Match(tok2, "%name% . insert|erase ( *| %varid% )|,", iteratorId)) {
                 const Token* itTok = tok2->tokAt(4);
                 if (itTok->str() == "*") {
                     if (tok2->strAt(2) == "insert")
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ void CheckStl::iterators()
 
             // it = foo.erase(..
             // taking the result of an erase is ok
-            else if (Token::Match(tok2, "%varid% = %var% .", iteratorId) &&
+            else if (Token::Match(tok2, "%varid% = %name% .", iteratorId) &&
                      Token::simpleMatch(skipMembers(tok2->tokAt(2)), "erase (")) {
                 // the returned iterator is valid
                 validatingToken = tok2->linkAt(5);
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ void CheckStl::iterators()
             }
 
             // Reassign the iterator
-            else if (Token::Match(tok2, "%varid% = %var% . begin|rbegin|cbegin|crbegin|find (", iteratorId)) {
+            else if (Token::Match(tok2, "%varid% = %name% . begin|rbegin|cbegin|crbegin|find (", iteratorId)) {
                 validatingToken = tok2->linkAt(5);
                 container = tok2->tokAt(2)->variable();
                 containerAssignScope = tok2->scope();
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ void CheckStl::iterators()
             else if (!validIterator && Token::Match(tok2, "* %varid%", iteratorId)) {
                 dereferenceErasedError(eraseToken, tok2, tok2->strAt(1));
                 tok2 = tok2->next();
-            } else if (!validIterator && Token::Match(tok2, "%varid% . %var%", iteratorId)) {
+            } else if (!validIterator && Token::Match(tok2, "%varid% . %name%", iteratorId)) {
                 dereferenceErasedError(eraseToken, tok2, tok2->str());
                 tok2 = tok2->tokAt(2);
             }
@@ -253,8 +253,8 @@ void CheckStl::mismatchingContainers()
     static const std::string iteratorBeginFuncPattern = "begin|cbegin|rbegin|crbegin";
     static const std::string iteratorEndFuncPattern = "end|cend|rend|crend";
 
-    static const std::string pattern1x1_1 = "%var% . " + iteratorBeginFuncPattern + " ( ) , ";
-    static const std::string pattern1x1_2 = "%var% . " + iteratorEndFuncPattern + " ( ) ,|)";
+    static const std::string pattern1x1_1 = "%name% . " + iteratorBeginFuncPattern + " ( ) , ";
+    static const std::string pattern1x1_2 = "%name% . " + iteratorEndFuncPattern + " ( ) ,|)";
     static const std::string pattern2 = pattern1x1_1 + pattern1x1_2;
 
     // Check if different containers are used in various calls of standard functions
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ void CheckStl::stlOutOfBounds()
         tok = tok->next();
 
         // check if the for loop condition is wrong
-        if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% <= %var% . %var% ( ) ;|)|%oror%")) {
+        if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% <= %var% . %name% ( ) ;|)|%oror%")) {
             // Is it a vector?
             const Variable *var = tok->tokAt(2)->variable();
             if (!var)
@@ -341,12 +341,12 @@ void CheckStl::stlOutOfBounds()
             for (const Token *tok3 = i->classStart; tok3 && tok3 != i->classEnd; tok3 = tok3->next()) {
                 if (tok3->varId() == declarationId) {
                     tok3 = tok3->next();
-                    if (Token::Match(tok3, ". %var% ( )")) {
+                    if (Token::Match(tok3, ". %name% ( )")) {
                         if (container->getYield(tok3->strAt(1)) == Library::Container::SIZE)
                             break;
                     } else if (container->arrayLike_indexOp && Token::Match(tok3, "[ %varid% ]", numId))
                         stlOutOfBoundsError(tok3, tok3->strAt(1), var->name(), false);
-                    else if (Token::Match(tok3, ". %var% ( %varid% )", numId)) {
+                    else if (Token::Match(tok3, ". %name% ( %varid% )", numId)) {
                         Library::Container::Yield yield = container->getYield(tok3->strAt(1));
                         if (yield == Library::Container::AT_INDEX)
                             stlOutOfBoundsError(tok3, tok3->strAt(3), var->name(), true);
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ public:
                 break;
 
             // reassigning iterator in loop head
-            else if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% =") && tok->str() == it->str())
+            else if (Token::Match(tok, "%name% =") && tok->str() == it->str())
                 break;
         }
 
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ private:
         }
 
         // erasing iterator => it is invalidated
-        if (Token::Match(&tok, "erase ( ++|--| %var% )")) {
+        if (Token::Match(&tok, "erase ( ++|--| %name% )")) {
             // check if there is a "it = ints.erase(it);" pattern. if so
             // the it is not invalidated.
             const Token *token = &tok;
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ void CheckStl::erase()
                     break;
                 }
 
-                if (Token::Match(tok2, "%var% = %var% . begin|rbegin|cbegin|crbegin ( ) ; %var% != %var% . end|rend|cend|crend ( )") &&
+                if (Token::Match(tok2, "%name% = %name% . begin|rbegin|cbegin|crbegin ( ) ; %name% != %name% . end|rend|cend|crend ( )") &&
                     tok2->str() == tok2->strAt(8) &&
                     tok2->strAt(2) == tok2->strAt(10)) {
                     EraseCheckLoop::checkScope(this, tok2);
@@ -557,13 +557,9 @@ void CheckStl::pushback()
             if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% = & %var% [")) {
                 // Variable id for pointer
                 const unsigned int pointerId(tok->varId());
-                if (pointerId == 0)
-                    continue;
 
                 // Variable id for the container variable
                 const unsigned int containerId(tok->tokAt(3)->varId());
-                if (containerId == 0)
-                    continue;
 
                 bool invalidPointer = false;
                 const Token* function = nullptr;
@@ -621,8 +617,6 @@ void CheckStl::pushback()
             if (Token::Match(tok2, "%varid% = %var% . begin|rbegin|cbegin|crbegin ( ) ; %varid% != %var% . end|rend|cend|crend ( ) ; ++| %varid% ++| ) {", iteratorId)) {
                 // variable id for the loop iterator
                 const unsigned int varId(tok2->tokAt(2)->varId());
-                if (varId == 0)
-                    continue;
 
                 const Token *pushbackTok = nullptr;
 
@@ -720,8 +714,6 @@ void CheckStl::stlBoundaries()
 
                 if (Token::Match(tok, "> :: iterator|const_iterator %var% =|;")) {
                     const unsigned int iteratorid(tok->tokAt(3)->varId());
-                    if (iteratorid == 0)
-                        continue;
 
                     // Using "iterator < ..." is not allowed
                     const Token* const end = tok->scope()->classEnd;
@@ -785,7 +777,7 @@ void CheckStl::if_find()
             const Token* funcTok = nullptr;
             const Library::Container* container = nullptr;
 
-            if (tok->variable() && Token::Match(tok, "%var% . %var% (")) {
+            if (tok->variable() && Token::Match(tok, "%var% . %name% (")) {
                 container = _settings->library.detectContainer(tok->variable()->typeStartToken());
                 funcTok = tok->tokAt(2);
             }
@@ -794,7 +786,7 @@ void CheckStl::if_find()
             else if (tok->variable() && tok->astParent() && (tok->astParent()->str() == "*" || tok->astParent()->str() == "[")) {
                 const Token *tok2 = tok->astParent();
 
-                if (!Token::Match(tok2->astParent(), ". %var% ("))
+                if (!Token::Match(tok2->astParent(), ". %name% ("))
                     continue;
 
                 funcTok = tok2->astParent()->next();
@@ -879,7 +871,7 @@ void CheckStl::size()
         const Scope * scope = symbolDatabase->functionScopes[i];
         for (const Token* tok = scope->classStart->next(); tok != scope->classEnd; tok = tok->next()) {
             if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% . size ( )") ||
-                Token::Match(tok, "%var% . %var% . size ( )")) {
+                Token::Match(tok, "%name% . %var% . size ( )")) {
                 const Token *tok1 = tok;
 
                 // get the variable
@@ -888,7 +880,6 @@ void CheckStl::size()
 
                 const Token* const end = tok1->tokAt(5);
 
-                if (tok1->varId()) {
                 // check for comparison to zero
                 if ((tok->previous() && !tok->previous()->isArithmeticalOp() && Token::Match(end, "==|<=|!=|> 0")) ||
                     (end->next() && !end->next()->isArithmeticalOp() && Token::Match(tok->tokAt(-2), "0 ==|>=|!=|<"))) {
@@ -912,7 +903,6 @@ void CheckStl::size()
             }
         }
     }
-    }
 }
 
 void CheckStl::sizeError(const Token *tok)
@@ -935,17 +925,17 @@ void CheckStl::redundantCondition()
             continue;
 
         const Token* tok = i->classDef->tokAt(2);
-        if (!Token::Match(tok, "%var% . find ( %any% ) != %var% . end|rend|cend|crend ( ) ) { %var% . remove|erase ( %any% ) ;"))
+        if (!Token::Match(tok, "%name% . find ( %any% ) != %name% . end|rend|cend|crend ( ) ) { %name% . remove|erase ( %any% ) ;"))
             continue;
 
-        // Get tokens for the fields %var% and %any%
+        // Get tokens for the fields %name% and %any%
         const Token *var1 = tok;
         const Token *any1 = var1->tokAt(4);
         const Token *var2 = any1->tokAt(3);
         const Token *var3 = var2->tokAt(7);
         const Token *any2 = var3->tokAt(4);
 
-        // Check if all the "%var%" fields are the same and if all the "%any%" are the same..
+        // Check if all the "%name%" fields are the same and if all the "%any%" are the same..
         if (var1->str() == var2->str() &&
             var2->str() == var3->str() &&
             any1->str() == any2->str()) {
@@ -977,7 +967,7 @@ void CheckStl::missingComparison()
             if (tok2->str() == ";")
                 break;
 
-            if (!Token::Match(tok2, "%var% = %var% . begin|rbegin|cbegin|crbegin ( ) ; %var% != %var% . end|rend|cend|crend ( ) ; ++| %var% ++| ) {"))
+            if (!Token::Match(tok2, "%var% = %name% . begin|rbegin|cbegin|crbegin ( ) ; %name% != %name% . end|rend|cend|crend ( ) ; ++| %name% ++| ) {"))
                 continue;
 
             // same container
@@ -985,8 +975,6 @@ void CheckStl::missingComparison()
                 break;
 
             const unsigned int iteratorId(tok2->varId());
-            if (iteratorId == 0)
-                break;
 
             // same iterator
             if (iteratorId == tok2->tokAt(10)->varId())
@@ -1010,7 +998,7 @@ void CheckStl::missingComparison()
                     incrementToken = 0;
                 else if (tok3->str() == "break" || tok3->str() == "return")
                     incrementToken = 0;
-                else if (Token::Match(tok3, "%varid% = %var% . insert ( ++| %varid% ++| ,", iteratorId)) {
+                else if (Token::Match(tok3, "%varid% = %name% . insert ( ++| %varid% ++| ,", iteratorId)) {
                     // skip insertion..
                     tok3 = tok3->linkAt(6);
                     if (!tok3)
@@ -1104,18 +1092,18 @@ void CheckStl::string_c_str()
             if (Token::Match(tok, "throw %var% . c_str|data ( ) ;") && isLocal(tok->next()) &&
                 tok->next()->variable() && tok->next()->variable()->isStlType(stl_string)) {
                 string_c_strThrowError(tok);
-            } else if (Token::Match(tok, "[;{}] %var% = %var% . str ( ) . c_str|data ( ) ;")) {
+            } else if (Token::Match(tok, "[;{}] %name% = %var% . str ( ) . c_str|data ( ) ;")) {
                 const Variable* var = tok->next()->variable();
                 const Variable* var2 = tok->tokAt(3)->variable();
                 if (var && var->isPointer() && var2 && var2->isStlType(stl_string_stream))
                     string_c_strError(tok);
-            } else if (Token::Match(tok, "[;{}] %var% = %var% (") &&
+            } else if (Token::Match(tok, "[;{}] %var% = %name% (") &&
                        Token::Match(tok->linkAt(4), ") . c_str|data ( ) ;") &&
-                       tok->tokAt(3)->function() && Token::Match(tok->tokAt(3)->function()->retDef, "std :: string|wstring %var%")) {
+                       tok->tokAt(3)->function() && Token::Match(tok->tokAt(3)->function()->retDef, "std :: string|wstring %name%")) {
                 const Variable* var = tok->next()->variable();
                 if (var && var->isPointer())
                     string_c_strError(tok);
-            } else if (performance && Token::Match(tok, "%var% ( !!)") && c_strFuncParam.find(tok->str()) != c_strFuncParam.end() &&
+            } else if (performance && Token::Match(tok, "%name% ( !!)") && c_strFuncParam.find(tok->str()) != c_strFuncParam.end() &&
                        !Token::Match(tok->previous(), "::|.") && tok->varId() == 0 && tok->str() != scope->className) { // calling function. TODO: Add support for member functions
                 std::pair<std::multimap<std::string, unsigned int>::const_iterator, std::multimap<std::string, unsigned int>::const_iterator> range = c_strFuncParam.equal_range(tok->str());
                 for (std::multimap<std::string, unsigned int>::const_iterator i = range.first; i != range.second; ++i) {
@@ -1138,7 +1126,7 @@ void CheckStl::string_c_str()
                         const Variable* var = tok2->tokAt(-5)->variable();
                         if (var && var->isStlType(stl_string)) {
                             string_c_strParam(tok, i->second);
-                        } else if (Token::Match(tok2->tokAt(-9), "%var% . str ( )")) { // Check ss.str().c_str() as parameter
+                        } else if (Token::Match(tok2->tokAt(-9), "%name% . str ( )")) { // Check ss.str().c_str() as parameter
                             const Variable* ssVar = tok2->tokAt(-9)->variable();
                             if (ssVar && ssVar->isStlType(stl_string_stream))
                                 string_c_strParam(tok, i->second);
@@ -1159,7 +1147,7 @@ void CheckStl::string_c_str()
                 } else if (Token::Match(tok, "return std :: string|wstring (") &&
                            Token::Match(tok->linkAt(4), ") . c_str|data ( ) ;")) {
                     string_c_strError(tok);
-                } else if (Token::Match(tok, "return %var% (") && Token::Match(tok->linkAt(2), ") . c_str|data ( ) ;")) {
+                } else if (Token::Match(tok, "return %name% (") && Token::Match(tok->linkAt(2), ") . c_str|data ( ) ;")) {
                     const Function* func = tok->next()->function();
                     if (func && Token::Match(func->tokenDef->tokAt(-3), "std :: string|wstring"))
                         string_c_strError(tok);
@@ -1254,7 +1242,7 @@ void CheckStl::checkAutoPointer()
             } else {
                 const Token *tok2 = tok->linkAt(1);
 
-                if (Token::Match(tok2, "> %var%")) {
+                if (Token::Match(tok2, "> %name%")) {
                     const Token *tok3 = tok2->tokAt(2);
                     if (Token::Match(tok3, "( new %type%") && hasArrayEndParen(tok3)) {
                         autoPointerArrayError(tok2->next());
@@ -1279,7 +1267,7 @@ void CheckStl::checkAutoPointer()
                 }
             }
         } else {
-            if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% = %var% ;")) {
+            if (Token::Match(tok, "%name% = %var% ;")) {
                 if (_settings->isEnabled("style")) {
                     std::set<unsigned int>::const_iterator iter = autoPtrVarId.find(tok->tokAt(2)->varId());
                     if (iter != autoPtrVarId.end()) {
@@ -1346,10 +1334,10 @@ void CheckStl::uselessCalls()
     for (std::size_t i = 0; i < functions; ++i) {
         const Scope * scope = symbolDatabase->functionScopes[i];
         for (const Token* tok = scope->classStart; tok != scope->classEnd; tok = tok->next()) {
-            if (warning && tok->varId() && Token::Match(tok, "%var% . compare|find|rfind|find_first_not_of|find_first_of|find_last_not_of|find_last_of ( %var% [,)]") &&
+            if (warning && Token::Match(tok, "%var% . compare|find|rfind|find_first_not_of|find_first_of|find_last_not_of|find_last_of ( %name% [,)]") &&
                 tok->varId() == tok->tokAt(4)->varId()) {
                 uselessCallsReturnValueError(tok->tokAt(4), tok->str(), tok->strAt(2));
-            } else if (performance && tok->varId() && Token::Match(tok, "%var% . swap ( %var% )") &&
+            } else if (performance && Token::Match(tok, "%var% . swap ( %name% )") &&
                        tok->varId() == tok->tokAt(4)->varId()) {
                 uselessCallsSwapError(tok, tok->str());
             } else if (performance && Token::Match(tok, "%var% . substr (") &&
@@ -1454,17 +1442,15 @@ void CheckStl::checkDereferenceInvalidIterator()
             const Token* validityCheckTok = 0;
             if (!isOrExpression && isAndExpression) {
                 validityCheckTok =
-                    Token::findmatch(startOfCondition, "&& %var% != %var% . end|rend|cend|crend ( )", endOfCondition);
+                    Token::findmatch(startOfCondition, "&& %var% != %name% . end|rend|cend|crend ( )", endOfCondition);
             } else if (isOrExpression && !isAndExpression) {
                 validityCheckTok =
-                    Token::findmatch(startOfCondition, "%oror% %var% == %var% . end|rend|cend|crend ( )", endOfCondition);
+                    Token::findmatch(startOfCondition, "%oror% %var% == %name% . end|rend|cend|crend ( )", endOfCondition);
             }
 
             if (!validityCheckTok)
                 continue;
             const unsigned int iteratorVarId = validityCheckTok->next()->varId();
-            if (!iteratorVarId)
-                continue;
 
             // If the iterator dereference is to the left of the check for
             // the iterator's validity, report an error.
@@ -1526,7 +1512,7 @@ void CheckStl::readingEmptyStlContainer()
                 bool insert = false;
                 if (var->nameToken() == tok && var->isLocal() && !var->isStatic()) { // Local variable declared
                     insert = !Token::Match(tok->tokAt(1), "[(=]"); // Only if not initialized
-                } else if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% . clear ( ) ;")) {
+                } else if (Token::Match(tok, "%name% . clear ( ) ;")) {
                     insert = true;
                 }
 
@@ -1550,7 +1536,7 @@ void CheckStl::readingEmptyStlContainer()
                     empty_map.erase(tok->varId());
                 else
                     empty_nonmap.erase(tok->varId());
-            } else if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% [")) {
+            } else if (Token::Match(tok, "%name% [")) {
                 // Access through operator[]
                 if (map) { // operator[] inserts an element, if used on a std::map
                     if (tok->strAt(-1) == "=")
@@ -1558,7 +1544,7 @@ void CheckStl::readingEmptyStlContainer()
                     empty_map.erase(tok->varId());
                 } else
                     readingEmptyStlContainerError(tok);
-            } else if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% . %type% (")) {
+            } else if (Token::Match(tok, "%name% . %type% (")) {
                 // Member function call
                 if (Token::Match(tok->tokAt(2), "find|at|data|c_str|back|front|empty|top|size|count")) // These functions read from the container
                     readingEmptyStlContainerError(tok);

lib/checkstring.cpp

@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ void CheckString::checkAlwaysTrueOrFalseStringCompare()
                 const std::string &str2 = tok->strAt(4);
                 alwaysTrueFalseStringCompareError(tok, str1, str2);
                 tok = tok->tokAt(5);
-            } else if (Token::Match(tok->tokAt(2), "%var% , %var% ,|)")) {
+            } else if (Token::Match(tok->tokAt(2), "%name% , %name% ,|)")) {
                 const std::string &str1 = tok->strAt(2);
                 const std::string &str2 = tok->strAt(4);
                 if (str1 == str2)
                     alwaysTrueStringVariableCompareError(tok, str1, str2);
                 tok = tok->tokAt(5);
-            } else if (Token::Match(tok->tokAt(2), "%var% . c_str ( ) , %var% . c_str ( ) ,|)")) {
+            } else if (Token::Match(tok->tokAt(2), "%name% . c_str ( ) , %name% . c_str ( ) ,|)")) {
                 const std::string &str1 = tok->strAt(2);
                 const std::string &str2 = tok->strAt(8);
                 if (str1 == str2)
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ void CheckString::checkIncorrectStringCompare()
         for (const Token* tok = scope->classStart->next(); tok != scope->classEnd; tok = tok->next()) {
             // skip "assert(str && ..)" and "assert(.. && str)"
             if (tok->str().size() >= 6U && (tok->str().find("assert") == tok->str().size() - 6U || tok->str().find("ASSERT") == tok->str().size() - 6U) &&
-                Token::Match(tok, "%var% (") &&
+                Token::Match(tok, "%name% (") &&
                 (Token::Match(tok->tokAt(2), "%str% &&") || Token::Match(tok->next()->link()->tokAt(-2), "&& %str% )")))
                 tok = tok->next()->link();
 
@@ -281,10 +281,10 @@ void CheckString::sprintfOverlappingData()
             if (Token::Match(tok, "sprintf|snprintf|swprintf ( %var% ,"))
                 varid = tok->tokAt(2)->varId();
 
-            else if (Token::Match(tok, "sprintf|snprintf|swprintf ( %var% . %var% ,"))
+            else if (Token::Match(tok, "sprintf|snprintf|swprintf ( %name% . %var% ,"))
                 varid = tok->tokAt(4)->varId();
 
-            if (varid == 0)
+            else
                 continue;
 
             // goto next argument

lib/checkuninitvar.cpp

@@ -369,9 +369,9 @@ private:
         while (nullptr != (tok2 = tok2->next())) {
             if (Token::Match(tok2, "[;)=]"))
                 break;
-            if (Token::Match(tok2, "%var% ("))
+            if (Token::Match(tok2, "%name% ("))
                 break;
-            if (Token::Match(tok2, "%var% <") && Token::simpleMatch(tok2->linkAt(1), "> ("))
+            if (Token::Match(tok2, "%name% <") && Token::simpleMatch(tok2->linkAt(1), "> ("))
                 break;
             if (tok2->varId() &&
                 !Token::Match(tok2->previous(), "&|::") &&
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ private:
                 if (Token::Match(tok2->next(), ".|[")) {
                     const Token * tok3 = tok2;
                     while (tok3) {
-                        if (Token::Match(tok3->next(), ". %var%"))
+                        if (Token::Match(tok3->next(), ". %name%"))
                             tok3 = tok3->tokAt(2);
                         else if (tok3->strAt(1) == "[")
                             tok3 = tok3->next()->link();
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ private:
     /** parse tokens. @sa ExecutionPath::parse */
     const Token *parse(const Token &tok, std::list<ExecutionPath *> &checks) const {
         // Variable declaration..
-        if (tok.varId() && Token::Match(&tok, "%var% [[;]")) {
+        if (Token::Match(&tok, "%var% [[;]")) {
             const Variable* var2 = tok.variable();
             if (var2 && var2->nameToken() == &tok && !var2->isStatic() && !var2->isExtern() && !var2->isConst() && !Token::simpleMatch(tok.linkAt(1), "] [")) {
                 if (tok.linkAt(1)) { // array
@@ -504,9 +504,9 @@ private:
                 return &tok;
             }
 
-            if (Token::Match(tok.previous(), "[;{}] %var% [=[.]")) {
+            if (Token::Match(tok.previous(), "[;{}] %name% [=[.]")) {
                 if (tok.next()->str() == ".") {
-                    if (Token::Match(&tok, "%var% . %var% (")) {
+                    if (Token::Match(&tok, "%name% . %name% (")) {
                         const Function *function = tok.tokAt(2)->function();
                         if (function && function->isStatic())
                             return &tok;
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ private:
                 }
 
                 // pointer aliasing?
-                if (Token::Match(tok.tokAt(2), "%var% ;")) {
+                if (Token::Match(tok.tokAt(2), "%name% ;")) {
                     pointer_assignment(checks, &tok, tok.tokAt(2));
                 }
             }
@@ -572,13 +572,13 @@ private:
             }
 
             if (Token::Match(tok.next(), "= malloc|kmalloc") || Token::simpleMatch(tok.next(), "= new char [") ||
-                (Token::Match(tok.next(), "= %var% (") && library->returnuninitdata.find(tok.strAt(2)) != library->returnuninitdata.end())) {
+                (Token::Match(tok.next(), "= %name% (") && library->returnuninitdata.find(tok.strAt(2)) != library->returnuninitdata.end())) {
                 alloc_pointer(checks, tok.varId());
                 if (tok.strAt(3) == "(")
                     return tok.tokAt(3);
             }
 
-            else if ((!isC && (Token::Match(tok.previous(), "<<|>>") || Token::Match(tok.previous(), "[;{}] %var% <<"))) ||
+            else if ((!isC && (Token::Match(tok.previous(), "<<|>>") || Token::Match(tok.previous(), "[;{}] %name% <<"))) ||
                      tok.strAt(1) == "=") {
                 // TODO: Don't bail out for "<<" and ">>" if these are
                 // just computations
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ private:
             }
         }
 
-        if (Token::Match(&tok, "%var% (")) {
+        if (Token::Match(&tok, "%name% (")) {
             // sizeof/typeof doesn't dereference. A function name that is all uppercase
             // might be an unexpanded macro that uses sizeof/typeof
             if (Token::Match(&tok, "sizeof|typeof ("))
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ private:
 
             // deallocate pointer
             if (Token::Match(&tok, "free|kfree|fclose ( %var% )") ||
-                Token::Match(&tok, "realloc ( %var%")) {
+                Token::Match(&tok, "realloc ( %name%")) {
                 dealloc_pointer(checks, tok.tokAt(2));
                 if (tok.str() == "realloc")
                     ExecutionPath::bailOutVar(checks, tok.tokAt(2)->varId());
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ private:
             }
 
             // strncpy doesn't null-terminate first parameter
-            if (Token::Match(&tok, "strncpy ( %var% ,")) {
+            if (Token::Match(&tok, "strncpy ( %name% ,")) {
                 if (Token::Match(tok.tokAt(4), "%str% ,")) {
                     if (Token::Match(tok.tokAt(6), "%num% )")) {
                         const std::size_t len = Token::getStrLength(tok.tokAt(4));
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ private:
             }
 
             // memset (not zero terminated)..
-            if (Token::Match(&tok, "memset ( %var% , !!0 , %num% )")) {
+            if (Token::Match(&tok, "memset ( %name% , !!0 , %num% )")) {
                 init_memset_nonzero(checks, tok.tokAt(2));
                 return tok.next()->link();
             }
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ private:
                 }
 
                 else if (tok2->varId()) {
-                    if (Token::Match(tok2->tokAt(-2), "[(,] *") || Token::Match(tok2->next(), ". %var%")) {
+                    if (Token::Match(tok2->tokAt(-2), "[(,] *") || Token::Match(tok2->next(), ". %name%")) {
                         // find function call..
                         const Token *functionCall = tok2;
                         while (nullptr != (functionCall = functionCall ? functionCall->previous() : 0)) {
@@ -743,8 +743,8 @@ private:
         }
 
         // function call via function pointer
-        if (Token::Match(&tok, "( * %var% ) (") ||
-            (Token::Match(&tok, "( *| %var% .|::") && Token::Match(tok.link()->tokAt(-2), ".|:: %var% ) ("))) {
+        if (Token::Match(&tok, "( * %name% ) (") ||
+            (Token::Match(&tok, "( *| %name% .|::") && Token::Match(tok.link()->tokAt(-2), ".|:: %name% ) ("))) {
             // is the variable passed as a parameter to some function?
             const Token *tok2 = tok.link()->next();
             for (const Token* const end2 = tok2->link(); tok2 != end2; tok2 = tok2->next()) {
@@ -757,9 +757,9 @@ private:
 
         if (tok.str() == "return") {
             // Todo: if (!array && ..
-            if (Token::Match(tok.next(), "%var% ;")) {
+            if (Token::Match(tok.next(), "%name% ;")) {
                 use(checks, tok.next());
-            } else if (Token::Match(tok.next(), "%var% [")) {
+            } else if (Token::Match(tok.next(), "%name% [")) {
                 use_array_or_pointer_data(checks, tok.next());
             }
         }
@@ -771,8 +771,8 @@ private:
                     return &tok;
                 }
 
-                if (!Token::Match(tok.tokAt(-3), ". %var% =")) {
-                    if (!Token::Match(tok.tokAt(-3), "[;{}] %var% =")) {
+                if (!Token::Match(tok.tokAt(-3), ". %name% =")) {
+                    if (!Token::Match(tok.tokAt(-3), "[;{}] %name% =")) {
                         use(checks, &tok);
                         return &tok;
                     }
@@ -874,13 +874,13 @@ private:
     }
 
     bool parseCondition(const Token &tok, std::list<ExecutionPath *> &checks) {
-        if (tok.varId() && Token::Match(&tok, "%var% <|<=|==|!=|)"))
+        if (tok.varId() && Token::Match(&tok, "%name% <|<=|==|!=|)"))
             use(checks, &tok);
 
-        else if (Token::Match(&tok, "!| %var% [") && !Token::simpleMatch(skipBrackets(tok.next()), "="))
+        else if (Token::Match(&tok, "!| %name% [") && !Token::simpleMatch(skipBrackets(tok.next()), "="))
             use_array_or_pointer_data(checks, tok.str() == "!" ? tok.next() : &tok);
 
-        else if (Token::Match(&tok, "!| %var% (")) {
+        else if (Token::Match(&tok, "!| %name% (")) {
             const Token * const ftok = (tok.str() == "!") ? tok.next() : &tok;
             std::list<const Token *> var1;
             CheckNullPointer::parseFunctionCall(*ftok, var1, library, 1);
@@ -893,7 +893,7 @@ private:
             }
         }
 
-        else if (Token::Match(&tok, "! %var% )")) {
+        else if (Token::Match(&tok, "! %name% )")) {
             use(checks, &tok);
             return false;
         }
@@ -926,7 +926,7 @@ public:
                 tok = tok->link();
                 continue;
             }
-            if (tok->str() != "::" && Token::Match(tok->next(), "%var% ( %type%")) {
+            if (tok->str() != "::" && Token::Match(tok->next(), "%name% ( %type%")) {
                 if (!Token::Match(tok->linkAt(2), ") [{;]"))
                     continue;
                 const Token *tok2 = tok->tokAt(3);
@@ -934,12 +934,12 @@ public:
                     if (tok2->str() == ",")
                         tok2 = tok2->next();
 
-                    if (Token::Match(tok2, "%type% %var% ,|)") && tok2->isStandardType()) {
+                    if (Token::Match(tok2, "%type% %name% ,|)") && tok2->isStandardType()) {
                         tok2 = tok2->tokAt(2);
                         continue;
                     }
 
-                    if (tok2->isStandardType() && Token::Match(tok2, "%type% & %var% ,|)")) {
+                    if (tok2->isStandardType() && Token::Match(tok2, "%type% & %name% ,|)")) {
                         const unsigned int varid(tok2->tokAt(2)->varId());
 
                         // flags for read/write
@@ -976,21 +976,21 @@ public:
                         continue;
                     }
 
-                    if (Token::Match(tok2, "const %type% &|*| const| %var% ,|)") && tok2->next()->isStandardType()) {
+                    if (Token::Match(tok2, "const %type% &|*| const| %name% ,|)") && tok2->next()->isStandardType()) {
                         tok2 = tok2->tokAt(3);
                         while (tok2->isName())
                             tok2 = tok2->next();
                         continue;
                     }
 
-                    if (Token::Match(tok2, "const %type% %var% [ ] ,|)") && tok2->next()->isStandardType()) {
+                    if (Token::Match(tok2, "const %type% %name% [ ] ,|)") && tok2->next()->isStandardType()) {
                         tok2 = tok2->tokAt(5);
                         continue;
                     }
 
                     /// @todo enable this code. if pointer is written in function then dead pointer is invalid but valid pointer is ok.
                     /*
-                    if (Token::Match(tok2, "const| struct| %type% * %var% ,|)"))
+                    if (Token::Match(tok2, "const| struct| %type% * %name% ,|)"))
                     {
                         while (tok2->isName())
                             tok2 = tok2->next();
@@ -1068,11 +1068,11 @@ void CheckUninitVar::checkScope(const Scope* scope)
         if (i->nameToken()->strAt(1) == "(" || i->nameToken()->strAt(1) == "{")
             continue;
 
-        if (Token::Match(i->nameToken(), "%var% =")) { // Variable is initialized, but Rhs might be not
+        if (Token::Match(i->nameToken(), "%name% =")) { // Variable is initialized, but Rhs might be not
             checkRhs(i->nameToken(), *i, NO_ALLOC, "");
             continue;
         }
-        if (Token::Match(i->nameToken(), "%var% ) (") && Token::simpleMatch(i->nameToken()->linkAt(2), ") =")) { // Function pointer is initialized, but Rhs might be not
+        if (Token::Match(i->nameToken(), "%name% ) (") && Token::simpleMatch(i->nameToken()->linkAt(2), ") =")) { // Function pointer is initialized, but Rhs might be not
             checkRhs(i->nameToken()->linkAt(2)->next(), *i, NO_ALLOC, "");
             continue;
         }
@@ -1100,10 +1100,10 @@ void CheckUninitVar::checkScope(const Scope* scope)
     if (scope->function) {
         for (unsigned int i = 0; i < scope->function->argCount(); i++) {
             const Variable *arg = scope->function->getArgumentVar(i);
-            if (arg && arg->declarationId() && Token::Match(arg->typeStartToken(), "struct| %type% * %var% [,)]")) {
+            if (arg && arg->declarationId() && Token::Match(arg->typeStartToken(), "struct| %type% * %name% [,)]")) {
                 // Treat the pointer as initialized until it is assigned by malloc
                 for (const Token *tok = scope->classStart; tok != scope->classEnd; tok = tok->next()) {
-                    if (Token::Match(tok, "[;{}] %varid% = %var% (", arg->declarationId()) &&
+                    if (Token::Match(tok, "[;{}] %varid% = %name% (", arg->declarationId()) &&
                         _settings->library.returnuninitdata.count(tok->strAt(3)) == 1U) {
                         if (arg->typeStartToken()->str() == "struct")
                             checkStruct(tok, *arg);
@@ -1168,7 +1168,7 @@ static void conditionAlwaysTrueOrFalse(const Token *tok, const std::map<unsigned
     if (NOT)
         vartok = vartok->next();
 
-    while (Token::Match(vartok, "%var% . %var%"))
+    while (Token::Match(vartok, "%name% . %name%"))
         vartok = vartok->tokAt(2);
 
     std::map<unsigned int, int>::const_iterator it = variableValue.find(vartok->varId());
@@ -1176,26 +1176,26 @@ static void conditionAlwaysTrueOrFalse(const Token *tok, const std::map<unsigned
         return;
 
     // always true
-    if (Token::Match(vartok, "%var% %oror%|)")) {
+    if (Token::Match(vartok, "%name% %oror%|)")) {
         if (NOT)
             *alwaysTrue = bool(it->second == 0);
         else
             *alwaysTrue = bool(it->second != 0);
-    } else if (Token::Match(vartok, "%var% == %num% %or%|)")) {
+    } else if (Token::Match(vartok, "%name% == %num% %or%|)")) {
         *alwaysTrue = bool(it->second == MathLib::toLongNumber(vartok->strAt(2)));
-    } else if (Token::Match(vartok, "%var% != %num% %or%|)")) {
+    } else if (Token::Match(vartok, "%name% != %num% %or%|)")) {
         *alwaysTrue = bool(it->second != MathLib::toLongNumber(vartok->strAt(2)));
     }
 
     // always false
-    if (Token::Match(vartok, "%var% &&|)")) {
+    if (Token::Match(vartok, "%name% &&|)")) {
         if (NOT)
             *alwaysFalse = bool(it->second != 0);
         else
             *alwaysFalse = bool(it->second == 0);
-    } else if (Token::Match(vartok, "%var% == %num% &&|)")) {
+    } else if (Token::Match(vartok, "%name% == %num% &&|)")) {
         *alwaysFalse = bool(it->second != MathLib::toLongNumber(vartok->strAt(2)));
-    } else if (Token::Match(vartok, "%var% != %num% &&|)")) {
+    } else if (Token::Match(vartok, "%name% != %num% &&|)")) {
         *alwaysFalse = bool(it->second == MathLib::toLongNumber(vartok->strAt(2)));
     }
 }
@@ -1241,7 +1241,7 @@ bool CheckUninitVar::checkScopeForVariable(const Token *tok, const Variable& var
         }
 
         // assignment with nonzero constant..
-        if (Token::Match(tok->previous(), "[;{}] %var% = - %var% ;") && tok->varId() > 0)
+        if (Token::Match(tok->previous(), "[;{}] %var% = - %name% ;"))
             variableValue[tok->varId()] = NOT_ZERO;
 
         // Inner scope..
@@ -1257,7 +1257,7 @@ bool CheckUninitVar::checkScopeForVariable(const Token *tok, const Variable& var
 
             // checking if a not-zero variable is zero => bail out
             unsigned int condVarId = 0, condVarValue = 0;
-            if (Token::Match(tok, "if ( %var% )")) {
+            if (Token::Match(tok, "if ( %name% )")) {
                 std::map<unsigned int,int>::const_iterator it = variableValue.find(tok->tokAt(2)->varId());
                 if (it != variableValue.end() && it->second == NOT_ZERO)
                     return true;   // this scope is not fully analysed => return true
@@ -1300,9 +1300,9 @@ bool CheckUninitVar::checkScopeForVariable(const Token *tok, const Variable& var
                 std::map<unsigned int, int> varValueIf;
                 if (!alwaysFalse && !initif && !noreturnIf) {
                     for (const Token *tok2 = tok; tok2 && tok2 != tok->link(); tok2 = tok2->next()) {
-                        if (Token::Match(tok2, "[;{}.] %var% = - %var% ;"))
+                        if (Token::Match(tok2, "[;{}.] %name% = - %name% ;"))
                             varValueIf[tok2->next()->varId()] = NOT_ZERO;
-                        if (Token::Match(tok2, "[;{}.] %var% = %num% ;"))
+                        if (Token::Match(tok2, "[;{}.] %name% = %num% ;"))
                             varValueIf[tok2->next()->varId()] = (int)MathLib::toLongNumber(tok2->strAt(3));
                     }
                 }
@@ -1330,7 +1330,7 @@ bool CheckUninitVar::checkScopeForVariable(const Token *tok, const Variable& var
                     std::map<unsigned int, int> varValueElse;
                     if (!alwaysTrue && !initelse && !noreturnElse) {
                         for (const Token *tok2 = tok; tok2 && tok2 != tok->link(); tok2 = tok2->next()) {
-                            if (Token::Match(tok2, "[;{}.] %var% = - %var% ;"))
+                            if (Token::Match(tok2, "[;{}.] %var% = - %name% ;"))
                                 varValueElse[tok2->next()->varId()] = NOT_ZERO;
                             if (Token::Match(tok2, "[;{}.] %var% = %num% ;"))
                                 varValueElse[tok2->next()->varId()] = (int)MathLib::toLongNumber(tok2->strAt(3));
@@ -1426,7 +1426,7 @@ bool CheckUninitVar::checkScopeForVariable(const Token *tok, const Variable& var
         }
 
         // Unknown or unhandled inner scope
-        else if (Token::simpleMatch(tok, ") {") || (Token::Match(tok, "%var% {") && tok->str() != "try")) {
+        else if (Token::simpleMatch(tok, ") {") || (Token::Match(tok, "%name% {") && tok->str() != "try")) {
             if (tok->str() == "struct" || tok->str() == "union") {
                 tok = tok->linkAt(1);
                 continue;
@@ -1457,7 +1457,7 @@ bool CheckUninitVar::checkScopeForVariable(const Token *tok, const Variable& var
                 // variable is seen..
                 if (tok->varId() == var.declarationId()) {
                     if (!membervar.empty()) {
-                        if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% . %var% ;|%cop%") && tok->strAt(2) == membervar)
+                        if (Token::Match(tok, "%name% . %name% ;|%cop%") && tok->strAt(2) == membervar)
                             uninitStructMemberError(tok, tok->str() + "." + membervar);
                         else
                             return true;
@@ -1495,7 +1495,7 @@ bool CheckUninitVar::checkScopeForVariable(const Token *tok, const Variable& var
         if (tok->varId() == var.declarationId()) {
             // calling function that returns uninit data through pointer..
             if (var.isPointer() &&
-                Token::Match(tok->next(), "= %var% (") &&
+                Token::Match(tok->next(), "= %name% (") &&
                 Token::simpleMatch(tok->linkAt(3), ") ;") &&
                 _settings->library.returnuninitdata.count(tok->strAt(2)) > 0U) {
                 if (alloc)
@@ -1521,7 +1521,7 @@ bool CheckUninitVar::checkScopeForVariable(const Token *tok, const Variable& var
                 if (isMemberVariableUsage(tok, var.isPointer(), *alloc, membervar))
                     uninitStructMemberError(tok, tok->str() + "." + membervar);
 
-                else if (Token::Match(tok->previous(), "[(,] %var% [,)]"))
+                else if (Token::Match(tok->previous(), "[(,] %name% [,)]"))
                     return true;
 
             } else {
@@ -1550,11 +1550,11 @@ bool CheckUninitVar::checkScopeForVariable(const Token *tok, const Variable& var
 bool CheckUninitVar::checkIfForWhileHead(const Token *startparentheses, const Variable& var, bool suppressErrors, bool isuninit, Alloc alloc, const std::string &membervar)
 {
     const Token * const endpar = startparentheses->link();
-    if (Token::Match(startparentheses, "( ! %var% %oror%") && startparentheses->tokAt(2)->getValue(0))
+    if (Token::Match(startparentheses, "( ! %name% %oror%") && startparentheses->tokAt(2)->getValue(0))
         suppressErrors = true;
     for (const Token *tok = startparentheses->next(); tok && tok != endpar; tok = tok->next()) {
         if (tok->varId() == var.declarationId()) {
-            if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% . %var%")) {
+            if (Token::Match(tok, "%name% . %name%")) {
                 if (tok->strAt(2) == membervar) {
                     if (isMemberVariableAssignment(tok, membervar))
                         return true;
@@ -1607,12 +1607,12 @@ bool CheckUninitVar::checkLoopBody(const Token *tok, const Variable& var, const
                         return true;
                 }
 
-                if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% ="))
+                if (Token::Match(tok, "%name% ="))
                     return true;
 
                 if (isMemberVariableUsage(tok, var.isPointer(), alloc, membervar))
                     usetok = tok;
-                else if (Token::Match(tok->previous(), "[(,] %var% [,)]"))
+                else if (Token::Match(tok->previous(), "[(,] %name% [,)]"))
                     return true;
             } else {
                 if (isVariableUsage(tok, var.isPointer(), alloc))
@@ -1695,22 +1695,22 @@ bool CheckUninitVar::isVariableUsage(const Token *vartok, bool pointer, Alloc al
         return true;
 
     // Passing variable to typeof/__alignof__
-    if (Token::Match(vartok->tokAt(-3), "typeof|__alignof__ ( * %var%"))
+    if (Token::Match(vartok->tokAt(-3), "typeof|__alignof__ ( * %name%"))
         return false;
 
     // Accessing Rvalue member using "." or "->"
     if (vartok->strAt(1) == "." && vartok->strAt(-1) != "&") {
         // Is struct member passed to function?
-        if (!pointer && Token::Match(vartok->previous(), "[,(] %var% . %var%")) {
+        if (!pointer && Token::Match(vartok->previous(), "[,(] %name% . %name%")) {
             // TODO: there are FN currently:
             // - should only return false if struct member is (or might be) array.
             // - should only return false if function argument is (or might be) non-const pointer or reference
             const Token *tok2 = vartok->next();
-            while (Token::Match(tok2,". %var%"))
+            while (Token::Match(tok2,". %name%"))
                 tok2 = tok2->tokAt(2);
             if (Token::Match(tok2, "[,)]"))
                 return false;
-        } else if (pointer && alloc != CTOR_CALL && Token::Match(vartok, "%var% . %var% (")) {
+        } else if (pointer && alloc != CTOR_CALL && Token::Match(vartok, "%name% . %name% (")) {
             return true;
         }
 
@@ -1734,7 +1734,7 @@ bool CheckUninitVar::isVariableUsage(const Token *vartok, bool pointer, Alloc al
     }
 
     // Passing variable to function..
-    if (Token::Match(vartok->previous(), "[(,] %var% [,)]") || Token::Match(vartok->tokAt(-2), "[(,] & %var% [,)]")) {
+    if (Token::Match(vartok->previous(), "[(,] %name% [,)]") || Token::Match(vartok->tokAt(-2), "[(,] & %name% [,)]")) {
         // locate start parentheses in function call..
         unsigned int argumentNumber = 0;
         const Token *start = vartok;
@@ -1747,7 +1747,7 @@ bool CheckUninitVar::isVariableUsage(const Token *vartok, bool pointer, Alloc al
         }
 
         // is this a function call?
-        if (start && Token::Match(start->previous(), "%var% (")) {
+        if (start && Token::Match(start->previous(), "%name% (")) {
             const bool address(vartok->previous()->str() == "&");
             // check how function handle uninitialized data arguments..
             const Function *func = start->previous()->function();
@@ -1757,17 +1757,17 @@ bool CheckUninitVar::isVariableUsage(const Token *vartok, bool pointer, Alloc al
                     const Token *argStart = arg->typeStartToken();
                     if (!address && Token::Match(argStart, "struct| %type% [,)]"))
                         return true;
-                    if (!address && Token::Match(argStart, "struct| %type% %var% [,)]"))
+                    if (!address && Token::Match(argStart, "struct| %type% %name% [,)]"))
                         return true;
-                    if (pointer && !address && alloc == NO_ALLOC && Token::Match(argStart, "struct| %type% * %var% [,)]"))
+                    if (pointer && !address && alloc == NO_ALLOC && Token::Match(argStart, "struct| %type% * %name% [,)]"))
                         return true;
                     while (argStart->previous() && argStart->previous()->isName())
                         argStart = argStart->previous();
-                    if (Token::Match(argStart, "const %type% & %var% [,)]"))
+                    if (Token::Match(argStart, "const %type% & %name% [,)]"))
                         return true;
-                    if ((pointer || address) && alloc == NO_ALLOC && Token::Match(argStart, "const struct| %type% * %var% [,)]"))
+                    if ((pointer || address) && alloc == NO_ALLOC && Token::Match(argStart, "const struct| %type% * %name% [,)]"))
                         return true;
-                    if ((pointer || address) && Token::Match(argStart, "const %type% %var% [") && Token::Match(argStart->linkAt(3), "] [,)]"))
+                    if ((pointer || address) && Token::Match(argStart, "const %type% %name% [") && Token::Match(argStart->linkAt(3), "] [,)]"))
                         return true;
                 }
 
@@ -1822,10 +1822,10 @@ bool CheckUninitVar::isVariableUsage(const Token *vartok, bool pointer, Alloc al
         }
     }
 
-    if (alloc == NO_ALLOC && Token::Match(vartok->previous(), "= %var% ;|%cop%"))
+    if (alloc == NO_ALLOC && Token::Match(vartok->previous(), "= %name% ;|%cop%"))
         return true;
 
-    if (Token::Match(vartok->previous(), "? %var%")) {
+    if (Token::Match(vartok->previous(), "? %name%")) {
         // this is only variable usage if variable is either:
         // * unconditionally uninitialized
         // * used in both rhs and lhs of ':' operator
@@ -1850,7 +1850,7 @@ bool CheckUninitVar::isVariableUsage(const Token *vartok, bool pointer, Alloc al
 
         // function parameter?
         bool functionParameter = false;
-        if (Token::Match(vartok->tokAt(-2), "%var% (") || vartok->previous()->str() == ",")
+        if (Token::Match(vartok->tokAt(-2), "%name% (") || vartok->previous()->str() == ",")
             functionParameter = true;
 
         // if this is not a function parameter report this dereference as variable usage
@@ -1861,7 +1861,7 @@ bool CheckUninitVar::isVariableUsage(const Token *vartok, bool pointer, Alloc al
     if (_tokenizer->isCPP() && Token::Match(vartok->next(), "<<|>>")) {
         // Is this calculation done in rhs?
         const Token *tok = vartok;
-        while (tok && Token::Match(tok, "%var%|.|::"))
+        while (tok && Token::Match(tok, "%name%|.|::"))
             tok = tok->previous();
         if (Token::Match(tok, "[;{}]"))
             return false;
@@ -1883,7 +1883,7 @@ bool CheckUninitVar::isVariableUsage(const Token *vartok, bool pointer, Alloc al
 
 bool CheckUninitVar::isMemberVariableAssignment(const Token *tok, const std::string &membervar)
 {
-    if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% . %var%") && tok->strAt(2) == membervar) {
+    if (Token::Match(tok, "%name% . %name%") && tok->strAt(2) == membervar) {
         if (Token::Match(tok->tokAt(3), "[=.[]"))
             return true;
         else if (Token::Match(tok->tokAt(-2), "[(,=] &"))
@@ -1897,7 +1897,7 @@ bool CheckUninitVar::isMemberVariableAssignment(const Token *tok, const std::str
     } else if (tok->strAt(1) == "=")
         return true;
     else if (tok->strAt(-1) == "&") {
-        if (Token::Match(tok->tokAt(-2), "[(,] & %var%")) {
+        if (Token::Match(tok->tokAt(-2), "[(,] & %name%")) {
             // locate start parentheses in function call..
             unsigned int argumentNumber = 0;
             const Token *ftok = tok;
@@ -1911,14 +1911,14 @@ bool CheckUninitVar::isMemberVariableAssignment(const Token *tok, const std::str
 
             // is this a function call?
             ftok = ftok ? ftok->previous() : NULL;
-            if (Token::Match(ftok, "%var% (")) {
+            if (Token::Match(ftok, "%name% (")) {
                 // check how function handle uninitialized data arguments..
                 const Function *function = ftok->function();
                 const Variable *arg      = function ? function->getArgumentVar(argumentNumber) : NULL;
                 const Token *argStart    = arg ? arg->typeStartToken() : NULL;
                 while (argStart && argStart->previous() && argStart->previous()->isName())
                     argStart = argStart->previous();
-                if (Token::Match(argStart, "const struct| %type% * const| %var% [,)]"))
+                if (Token::Match(argStart, "const struct| %type% * const| %name% [,)]"))
                     return false;
             }
 
@@ -1935,12 +1935,12 @@ bool CheckUninitVar::isMemberVariableUsage(const Token *tok, bool isPointer, All
     if (isMemberVariableAssignment(tok, membervar))
         return false;
 
-    if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% . %var%") && tok->strAt(2) == membervar)
+    if (Token::Match(tok, "%name% . %name%") && tok->strAt(2) == membervar)
         return true;
-    else if (!isPointer && Token::Match(tok->previous(), "[(,] %var% [,)]") && isVariableUsage(tok, isPointer, alloc))
+    else if (!isPointer && Token::Match(tok->previous(), "[(,] %name% [,)]") && isVariableUsage(tok, isPointer, alloc))
         return true;
 
-    else if (!isPointer && Token::Match(tok->previous(), "= %var% ;"))
+    else if (!isPointer && Token::Match(tok->previous(), "= %name% ;"))
         return true;
 
     // = *(&var);
@@ -1953,7 +1953,7 @@ bool CheckUninitVar::isMemberVariableUsage(const Token *tok, bool isPointer, All
 
     else if (_settings->experimental &&
              !isPointer &&
-             Token::Match(tok->tokAt(-2), "[(,] & %var% [,)]") &&
+             Token::Match(tok->tokAt(-2), "[(,] & %name% [,)]") &&
              isVariableUsage(tok, isPointer, alloc))
         return true;
 

lib/checkunusedfunctions.cpp

@@ -165,9 +165,9 @@ void CheckUnusedFunctions::parseTokens(const Tokenizer &tokenizer, const char Fi
 
         const Token *funcname = nullptr;
 
-        if (tok->scope()->isExecutable() && Token::Match(tok, "%var% (")) {
+        if (tok->scope()->isExecutable() && Token::Match(tok, "%name% (")) {
             funcname = tok;
-        } else if (tok->scope()->isExecutable() && Token::Match(tok, "%var% <") && Token::simpleMatch(tok->linkAt(1), "> (")) {
+        } else if (tok->scope()->isExecutable() && Token::Match(tok, "%name% <") && Token::simpleMatch(tok->linkAt(1), "> (")) {
             funcname = tok;
         } else if (Token::Match(tok, "[;{}.,()[=+-/|!?:]")) {
             funcname = tok->next();
@@ -175,10 +175,10 @@ void CheckUnusedFunctions::parseTokens(const Tokenizer &tokenizer, const char Fi
                 funcname = funcname->next();
             if (funcname && funcname->str() == "::")
                 funcname = funcname->next();
-            while (Token::Match(funcname, "%var% :: %var%"))
+            while (Token::Match(funcname, "%name% :: %name%"))
                 funcname = funcname->tokAt(2);
 
-            if (!Token::Match(funcname, "%var% [(),;]:}]"))
+            if (!Token::Match(funcname, "%name% [(),;]:}]"))
                 continue;
         }
 
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ void CheckUnusedFunctions::parseTokens(const Tokenizer &tokenizer, const char Fi
             continue;
 
         // funcname ( => Assert that the end parentheses isn't followed by {
-        if (Token::Match(funcname, "%var% (|<")) {
+        if (Token::Match(funcname, "%name% (|<")) {
             const Token *ftok = funcname->next();
             if (ftok->str() == "<")
                 ftok = ftok->link();

lib/checkunusedvar.cpp

@@ -439,8 +439,8 @@ static const Token* doAssignment(Variables &variables, const Token *tok, bool de
         if (Token::Match(tok, "( [(<] const| struct|union| %type% *| [>)]"))
             tok = tok->next();
 
-        if (Token::Match(tok, "(| &| %var%") ||
-            Token::Match(tok->next(), "< const| struct|union| %type% *| > ( &| %var%")) {
+        if (Token::Match(tok, "(| &| %name%") ||
+            Token::Match(tok->next(), "< const| struct|union| %type% *| > ( &| %name%")) {
             bool addressOf = false;
 
             if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% ."))
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ static const Token* doAssignment(Variables &variables, const Token *tok, bool de
             }
 
             // no cast, no ?
-            else if (!Token::Match(tok, "%var% ?")) {
+            else if (!Token::Match(tok, "%name% ?")) {
                 if (tok->str() == "&") {
                     addressOf = true;
                     tok = tok->next();
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ static const Token* doAssignment(Variables &variables, const Token *tok, bool de
 
     // check for alias to struct member
     // char c[10]; a.b = c;
-    else if (Token::Match(tok->tokAt(-2), "%var% .")) {
+    else if (Token::Match(tok->tokAt(-2), "%name% .")) {
         if (tok->tokAt(2)->varId()) {
             unsigned int varid2 = tok->tokAt(2)->varId();
             Variables::VariableUsage *var2 = variables.find(varid2);
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ static const Token* doAssignment(Variables &variables, const Token *tok, bool de
     }
 
     // Possible pointer alias
-    else if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% = %var% ;")) {
+    else if (Token::Match(tok, "%name% = %name% ;")) {
         const unsigned int varid2 = tok->tokAt(2)->varId();
         Variables::VariableUsage *var2 = variables.find(varid2);
         if (var2 && (var2->_type == Variables::array ||
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ static const Token * skipBracketsAndMembers(const Token *tok)
     while (tok) {
         if (tok->str() == "[")
             tok = tok->link()->next();
-        else if (Token::Match(tok, ". %var%"))
+        else if (Token::Match(tok, ". %name%"))
             tok = tok->tokAt(2);
         else
             break;
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ void CheckUnusedVar::checkFunctionVariableUsage_iterateScopes(const Scope* const
             }
             if (i->isArray() && i->isClass()) // Array of class/struct members. Initialized by ctor.
                 variables.write(i->declarationId(), i->nameToken());
-            if (i->isArray() && Token::Match(i->nameToken(), "%var% [ %var% ]")) // Array index variable read.
+            if (i->isArray() && Token::Match(i->nameToken(), "%name% [ %var% ]")) // Array index variable read.
                 variables.read(i->nameToken()->tokAt(2)->varId(), i->nameToken());
 
             if (defValTok && defValTok->str() == "=") {
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ void CheckUnusedVar::checkFunctionVariableUsage_iterateScopes(const Scope* const
 
 
         // bailout when for_each is used
-        if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% (") && Token::simpleMatch(tok->linkAt(1), ") {") && !Token::Match(tok, "if|for|while|switch")) {
+        if (Token::Match(tok, "%name% (") && Token::simpleMatch(tok->linkAt(1), ") {") && !Token::Match(tok, "if|for|while|switch")) {
             // does the name contain "for_each" or "foreach"?
             std::string nameTok;
             nameTok.resize(tok->str().size());
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ void CheckUnusedVar::checkFunctionVariableUsage_iterateScopes(const Scope* const
                     const Variable *var = tok2->variable();
                     if (var && var->nameToken() == tok2) { // Declaration: Skip
                         tok = tok2->next();
-                        if (Token::Match(tok, "( %var% )")) // Simple initialization through copy ctor
+                        if (Token::Match(tok, "( %name% )")) // Simple initialization through copy ctor
                             tok = tok->next();
                         else if (Token::Match(tok, "= %var% ;")) { // Simple initialization
                             tok = tok->next();
@@ -861,8 +861,8 @@ void CheckUnusedVar::checkFunctionVariableUsage_iterateScopes(const Scope* const
             variables.use(tok->tokAt(2)->varId(), tok);
         }
         // assignment
-        else if (Token::Match(tok, "*| ++|--| %var% ++|--| =") ||
-                 Token::Match(tok, "*| ( const| %type% *| ) %var% =")) {
+        else if (Token::Match(tok, "*| ++|--| %name% ++|--| =") ||
+                 Token::Match(tok, "*| ( const| %type% *| ) %name% =")) {
             bool dereference = false;
             bool pre = false;
             bool post = false;
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ void CheckUnusedVar::checkFunctionVariableUsage_iterateScopes(const Scope* const
                 tok = tok->next();
             }
 
-            if (Token::Match(tok, "( const| %type% *| ) %var% ="))
+            if (Token::Match(tok, "( const| %type% *| ) %name% ="))
                 tok = tok->link()->next();
 
             else if (tok->str() == "(")
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ void CheckUnusedVar::checkFunctionVariableUsage_iterateScopes(const Scope* const
                 }
                 // Consider allocating memory separately because allocating/freeing alone does not constitute using the variable
                 else if (var && var->_type == Variables::pointer &&
-                         Token::Match(start, "%var% = new|malloc|calloc|kmalloc|kzalloc|kcalloc|strdup|strndup|vmalloc|g_new0|g_try_new|g_new|g_malloc|g_malloc0|g_try_malloc|g_try_malloc0|g_strdup|g_strndup|g_strdup_printf")) {
+                         Token::Match(start, "%name% = new|malloc|calloc|kmalloc|kzalloc|kcalloc|strdup|strndup|vmalloc|g_new0|g_try_new|g_new|g_malloc|g_malloc0|g_try_malloc|g_try_malloc0|g_strdup|g_strndup|g_strdup_printf")) {
                     bool allocate = true;
 
                     if (start->strAt(2) == "new") {
@@ -944,7 +944,7 @@ void CheckUnusedVar::checkFunctionVariableUsage_iterateScopes(const Scope* const
                     if (var2->_type == Variables::reference) {
                         variables.writeAliases(tok->varId(), tok);
                         variables.read(tok->varId(), tok);
-                    } else if (tok->varId() != varid1 && Token::Match(tok, "%var% ."))
+                    } else if (tok->varId() != varid1 && Token::Match(tok, "%name% ."))
                         variables.read(tok->varId(), tok);
                     else if (tok->varId() != varid1 &&
                              var2->_type == Variables::standard &&
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ void CheckUnusedVar::checkFunctionVariableUsage_iterateScopes(const Scope* const
         }
 
         // assignment
-        else if ((Token::Match(tok, "%var% [") && Token::simpleMatch(skipBracketsAndMembers(tok->next()), "=")) ||
+        else if ((Token::Match(tok, "%name% [") && Token::simpleMatch(skipBracketsAndMembers(tok->next()), "=")) ||
                  (Token::simpleMatch(tok, "* (") && Token::simpleMatch(tok->next()->link(), ") ="))) {
             if (tok->str() == "*") {
                 tok = tok->tokAt(2);
@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@ void CheckUnusedVar::checkFunctionVariableUsage_iterateScopes(const Scope* const
                 variables.read(tok->next()->varId(), tok);
             } else // addressof
                 variables.use(tok->next()->varId(), tok); // use = read + write
-        } else if (Token::Match(tok, ">>|>>= %var%")) {
+        } else if (Token::Match(tok, ">>|>>= %name%")) {
             if (_tokenizer->isC() || (tok->previous()->variable() && tok->previous()->variable()->typeEndToken()->isStandardType() && tok->astOperand1() && tok->astOperand1()->str() != ">>"))
                 variables.read(tok->next()->varId(), tok);
             else
@@ -1185,13 +1185,13 @@ void CheckUnusedVar::checkStructMemberUsage()
                 structname.clear();
 
             // Bail out if some data is casted to struct..
-            const std::string s("( struct| " + tok->next()->str() + " * ) & %var% [");
+            const std::string s("( struct| " + tok->next()->str() + " * ) & %name% [");
             if (Token::findmatch(tok, s.c_str()))
                 structname.clear();
 
             // Bail out if instance is initialized with {}..
             if (!structname.empty()) {
-                const std::string pattern1(structname + " %var% ;");
+                const std::string pattern1(structname + " %name% ;");
                 const Token *tok2 = tok;
                 while (nullptr != (tok2 = Token::findmatch(tok2->next(), pattern1.c_str()))) {
                     if (Token::simpleMatch(tok2->tokAt(3), (tok2->strAt(1) + " = {").c_str())) {
@@ -1202,9 +1202,9 @@ void CheckUnusedVar::checkStructMemberUsage()
             }
 
             // bail out for extern/global struct
-            for (const Token *tok2 = Token::findmatch(tok, (structname + " %var%").c_str());
+            for (const Token *tok2 = Token::findmatch(tok, (structname + " %name%").c_str());
                  tok2 && tok2->next();
-                 tok2 = Token::findmatch(tok2->next(), (structname + " %var%").c_str())) {
+                 tok2 = Token::findmatch(tok2->next(), (structname + " %name%").c_str())) {
 
                 const Variable *var = tok2->next()->variable();
                 if (var && (var->isExtern() || (var->isGlobal() && !var->isStatic()))) {
@@ -1233,11 +1233,11 @@ void CheckUnusedVar::checkStructMemberUsage()
             if (!tok->next()->isStandardType())
                 continue;
 
-            if (Token::Match(tok->next(), "%type% %var% [;[]"))
+            if (Token::Match(tok->next(), "%type% %name% [;[]"))
                 varname = tok->strAt(2);
-            else if (Token::Match(tok->next(), "%type% %type%|* %var% [;[]"))
+            else if (Token::Match(tok->next(), "%type% %type%|* %name% [;[]"))
                 varname = tok->strAt(3);
-            else if (Token::Match(tok->next(), "%type% %type% * %var% [;[]"))
+            else if (Token::Match(tok->next(), "%type% %type% * %name% [;[]"))
                 varname = tok->strAt(4);
             else
                 continue;

lib/executionpath.cpp

@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ void ExecutionPath::checkScope(const Token *tok, std::list<ExecutionPath *> &che
     for (; tok; tok = tok->next()) {
         // might be a noreturn function..
         if (Token::simpleMatch(tok->tokAt(-2), ") ; }") &&
-            Token::Match(tok->linkAt(-2)->tokAt(-2), "[;{}] %var% (") &&
+            Token::Match(tok->linkAt(-2)->tokAt(-2), "[;{}] %name% (") &&
             tok->linkAt(-2)->previous()->varId() == 0) {
             ExecutionPath::bailOut(checks);
             return;
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ void ExecutionPath::checkScope(const Token *tok, std::list<ExecutionPath *> &che
 
                         // End } for the if block
                         const Token *tok4 = tok3->link();
-                        if (Token::Match(tok3, "{ %var% =") &&
+                        if (Token::Match(tok3, "{ %name% =") &&
                             Token::simpleMatch(tok4, "} }") &&
                             Token::simpleMatch(tok4->tokAt(-2), "break ;")) {
                             // Is there a assignment and then a break?
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ void ExecutionPath::checkScope(const Token *tok, std::list<ExecutionPath *> &che
         }
 
         // bailout used variables in '; FOREACH ( .. ) { .. }'
-        else if (tok->str() != "if" && Token::Match(tok->previous(), "[;{}] %var% (")) {
+        else if (tok->str() != "if" && Token::Match(tok->previous(), "[;{}] %name% (")) {
             // goto {
             const Token *tok2 = tok->next()->link()->next();
             if (tok2 && tok2->str() == "{") {
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ void ExecutionPath::checkScope(const Token *tok, std::list<ExecutionPath *> &che
 
         if (Token::simpleMatch(tok, "= {")) {
             // GCC struct initialization.. bail out
-            if (Token::Match(tok->tokAt(2), ". %var% =")) {
+            if (Token::Match(tok->tokAt(2), ". %name% =")) {
                 ExecutionPath::bailOut(checks);
                 return;
             }

lib/library.cpp

@@ -635,16 +635,16 @@ bool Library::isScopeNoReturn(const Token *end, std::string *unknownFunc) const
 
     const Token *funcname = end->linkAt(-2)->previous();
     const Token *start = funcname;
-    if (funcname && Token::Match(funcname->tokAt(-3),"( * %var% )")) {
+    if (funcname && Token::Match(funcname->tokAt(-3),"( * %name% )")) {
         funcname = funcname->previous();
         start = funcname->tokAt(-3);
     } else if (funcname->isName()) {
-        while (Token::Match(start, "%var%|.|::"))
+        while (Token::Match(start, "%name%|.|::"))
             start = start->previous();
     } else {
         return false;
     }
-    if (Token::Match(start,"[;{}]") && Token::Match(funcname, "%var% )| (")) {
+    if (Token::Match(start,"[;{}]") && Token::Match(funcname, "%name% )| (")) {
         if (funcname->str() == "exit")
             return true;
         if (!isnotnoreturn(funcname)) {

lib/preprocessor.cpp

@@ -1336,8 +1336,8 @@ std::list<std::string> Preprocessor::getcfgs(const std::string &filedata, const
 
             // translate A==1 condition to A=1 configuration
             if (def.find("==") != std::string::npos) {
-                // Check if condition match pattern "%var% == %num%"
-                // %var%
+                // Check if condition match pattern "%name% == %num%"
+                // %name%
                 std::string::size_type pos = 0;
                 if (std::isalpha((unsigned char)def[pos]) || def[pos] == '_') {
                     ++pos;
@@ -1362,7 +1362,7 @@ std::list<std::string> Preprocessor::getcfgs(const std::string &filedata, const
                             ++pos;
                     }
 
-                    // Does the condition match the pattern "%var% == %num%"?
+                    // Does the condition match the pattern "%name% == %num%"?
                     if (pos == def.size()) {
                         def.erase(def.find("=="),1);
                     }
@@ -1508,13 +1508,13 @@ std::list<std::string> Preprocessor::getcfgs(const std::string &filedata, const
             const Token *tok = tokenizer.tokens();
             std::set<std::string> varList;
             while (tok) {
-                if (Token::Match(tok, "defined ( %var% )")) {
+                if (Token::Match(tok, "defined ( %name% )")) {
                     varList.insert(tok->strAt(2));
                     tok = tok->tokAt(4);
                     if (tok && tok->str() == "&&") {
                         tok = tok->next();
                     }
-                } else if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% ;")) {
+                } else if (Token::Match(tok, "%name% ;")) {
                     varList.insert(tok->str());
                     tok = tok->tokAt(2);
                 } else {
@@ -1603,7 +1603,7 @@ void Preprocessor::simplifyCondition(const std::map<std::string, std::string> &c
         return;
     }
 
-    if (Token::Match(tokenizer.tokens(), "( %var% )")) {
+    if (Token::Match(tokenizer.tokens(), "( %name% )")) {
         std::map<std::string,std::string>::const_iterator var = cfg.find(tokenizer.tokens()->strAt(1));
         if (var != cfg.end()) {
             const std::string &value = (*var).second;
@@ -1613,7 +1613,7 @@ void Preprocessor::simplifyCondition(const std::map<std::string, std::string> &c
         return;
     }
 
-    if (Token::Match(tokenizer.tokens(), "( ! %var% )")) {
+    if (Token::Match(tokenizer.tokens(), "( ! %name% )")) {
         std::map<std::string,std::string>::const_iterator var = cfg.find(tokenizer.tokens()->strAt(2));
 
         if (var == cfg.end())
@@ -1630,7 +1630,7 @@ void Preprocessor::simplifyCondition(const std::map<std::string, std::string> &c
         if (!tok->isName())
             continue;
 
-        if (Token::Match(tok, "defined ( %var% )")) {
+        if (Token::Match(tok, "defined ( %name% )")) {
             if (cfg.find(tok->strAt(2)) != cfg.end())
                 tok->str("1");
             else if (match)
@@ -1641,7 +1641,7 @@ void Preprocessor::simplifyCondition(const std::map<std::string, std::string> &c
             continue;
         }
 
-        if (Token::Match(tok, "defined %var%")) {
+        if (Token::Match(tok, "defined %name%")) {
             if (cfg.find(tok->strAt(1)) != cfg.end())
                 tok->str("1");
             else if (match)
@@ -1799,7 +1799,7 @@ std::string Preprocessor::getcode(const std::string &filedata, const std::string
                 line.erase(0, sizeof("#pragma endasm"));
                 std::istringstream tempIstr(line);
                 tokenizer.tokenize(tempIstr, "", "", true);
-                if (Token::Match(tokenizer.tokens(), "( %var% = %any% )")) {
+                if (Token::Match(tokenizer.tokens(), "( %name% = %any% )")) {
                     ret << "asm(" << tokenizer.tokens()->strAt(1) << ");";
                 }
             }
@@ -2558,12 +2558,12 @@ private:
         // Is there an inner macro..
         {
             const Token *tok = Token::findsimplematch(tokens(), ")");
-            if (!Token::Match(tok, ") %var% ("))
+            if (!Token::Match(tok, ") %name% ("))
                 return params1;
             innerMacroName = tok->strAt(1);
             tok = tok->tokAt(3);
             unsigned int par = 0;
-            while (Token::Match(tok, "%var% ,|)")) {
+            while (Token::Match(tok, "%name% ,|)")) {
                 tok = tok->tokAt(2);
                 par++;
             }
@@ -2627,7 +2627,7 @@ public:
         std::string::size_type pos = macro.find_first_of(" (");
         if (pos != std::string::npos && macro[pos] == '(') {
             // Extract macro parameters
-            if (Token::Match(tokens(), "%var% ( %var%")) {
+            if (Token::Match(tokens(), "%name% ( %name%")) {
                 for (const Token *tok = tokens()->tokAt(2); tok; tok = tok->next()) {
                     if (tok->str() == ")")
                         break;
@@ -2642,10 +2642,10 @@ public:
                 }
             }
 
-            else if (Token::Match(tokens(), "%var% ( . . . )"))
+            else if (Token::Match(tokens(), "%name% ( . . . )"))
                 _variadic = true;
 
-            else if (Token::Match(tokens(), "%var% ( )"))
+            else if (Token::Match(tokens(), "%name% ( )"))
                 _nopar = true;
         }
     }
@@ -2795,9 +2795,9 @@ public:
                     }
                     optcomma = false;
                     macrocode += str;
-                    if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% %var%") ||
-                        Token::Match(tok, "%var% %num%") ||
-                        Token::Match(tok, "%num% %var%") ||
+                    if (Token::Match(tok, "%name% %name%") ||
+                        Token::Match(tok, "%name% %num%") ||
+                        Token::Match(tok, "%num% %name%") ||
                         Token::simpleMatch(tok, "> >"))
                         macrocode += " ";
                 }

lib/symboldatabase.cpp

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ SymbolDatabase::SymbolDatabase(const Tokenizer *tokenizer, const Settings *setti
                                          "SymbolDatabase",
                                          tok->progressValue());
         // Locate next class
-        if (Token::Match(tok, "class|struct|union|namespace ::| %var% {|:|::|<") &&
+        if (Token::Match(tok, "class|struct|union|namespace ::| %name% {|:|::|<") &&
             tok->strAt(-1) != "friend") {
             const Token *tok2 = tok->tokAt(2);
 
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ SymbolDatabase::SymbolDatabase(const Tokenizer *tokenizer, const Settings *setti
 
         // Namespace and unknown macro (#3854)
         else if (_tokenizer->isCPP() &&
-                 Token::Match(tok, "namespace %var% %type% (") &&
+                 Token::Match(tok, "namespace %name% %type% (") &&
                  tok->tokAt(2)->isUpperCaseName() &&
                  Token::simpleMatch(tok->linkAt(3), ") {")) {
             scopeList.push_back(Scope(this, tok, scope));
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ SymbolDatabase::SymbolDatabase(const Tokenizer *tokenizer, const Settings *setti
         }
 
         // forward declaration
-        else if (Token::Match(tok, "class|struct|union %var% ;") &&
+        else if (Token::Match(tok, "class|struct|union %name% ;") &&
                  tok->strAt(-1) != "friend") {
             if (!findType(tok->next(), scope)) {
                 // fill typeList..
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ SymbolDatabase::SymbolDatabase(const Tokenizer *tokenizer, const Settings *setti
 
         // unnamed struct and union
         else if (Token::Match(tok, "struct|union {") &&
-                 Token::Match(tok->next()->link(), "} *|&| %var% ;|[")) {
+                 Token::Match(tok->next()->link(), "} *|&| %name% ;|[")) {
             scopeList.push_back(Scope(this, tok, scope));
 
             Scope *new_scope = &scopeList.back();
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ SymbolDatabase::SymbolDatabase(const Tokenizer *tokenizer, const Settings *setti
                     access[scope] = Protected;
                 else if (tok->str() == "public:" || tok->str() == "__published:")
                     access[scope] = Public;
-                else if (Token::Match(tok, "public|protected|private %var% :")) {
+                else if (Token::Match(tok, "public|protected|private %name% :")) {
                     if (tok->str() == "private")
                         access[scope] = Private;
                     else if (tok->str() == "protected")
@@ -357,15 +357,15 @@ SymbolDatabase::SymbolDatabase(const Tokenizer *tokenizer, const Settings *setti
                                 function.type = Function::eDestructor;
 
                             // copy/move constructor?
-                            else if (Token::Match(function.tokenDef, "%var% ( const| %var% &|&& &| %var%| )") ||
-                                     Token::Match(function.tokenDef, "%var% ( const| %var% <")) {
+                            else if (Token::Match(function.tokenDef, "%name% ( const| %name% &|&& &| %name%| )") ||
+                                     Token::Match(function.tokenDef, "%name% ( const| %name% <")) {
                                 const Token* typTok = function.tokenDef->tokAt(2);
                                 if (typTok->str() == "const")
                                     typTok = typTok->next();
                                 if (typTok->strAt(1) == "<") { // TODO: Remove this branch (#4710)
-                                    if (Token::Match(typTok->linkAt(1), "> & %var%| )"))
+                                    if (Token::Match(typTok->linkAt(1), "> & %name%| )"))
                                         function.type = Function::eCopyConstructor;
-                                    else if (Token::Match(typTok->linkAt(1), "> &&|& & %var%| )"))
+                                    else if (Token::Match(typTok->linkAt(1), "> &&|& & %name%| )"))
                                         function.type = Function::eMoveConstructor;
                                     else
                                         function.type = Function::eConstructor;
@@ -1169,7 +1169,7 @@ SymbolDatabase::SymbolDatabase(const Tokenizer *tokenizer, const Settings *setti
 
     // Set function call pointers
     for (const Token* tok = _tokenizer->list.front(); tok != _tokenizer->list.back(); tok = tok->next()) {
-        if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% (")) {
+        if (Token::Match(tok, "%name% (")) {
             if (!tok->function() && tok->varId() == 0)
                 const_cast<Token *>(tok)->function(findFunction(tok));
         }
@@ -1183,7 +1183,7 @@ SymbolDatabase::SymbolDatabase(const Tokenizer *tokenizer, const Settings *setti
                 func->functionScope->functionOf && func->arg && func->arg->link()->strAt(1) == ":") {
                 const Token * tok = func->arg->link()->tokAt(2);
                 while (tok && tok != func->functionScope->classStart) {
-                    if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% {")) {
+                    if (Token::Match(tok, "%name% {")) {
                         if (tok->str() == func->tokenDef->str()) {
                             const_cast<Token *>(tok)->function(func->functionScope->functionOf->findFunction(tok));
                             break;
@@ -1205,7 +1205,7 @@ SymbolDatabase::SymbolDatabase(const Tokenizer *tokenizer, const Settings *setti
         // Since it doesn't point at a fixed location it doesn't have varid
         if (tok->variable() != nullptr &&
             tok->variable()->typeScope() &&
-            Token::Match(tok, "%var% [|.")) {
+            Token::Match(tok, "%name% [|.")) {
 
             Token *tok2 = tok->next();
             // Locate "]"
@@ -1215,9 +1215,9 @@ SymbolDatabase::SymbolDatabase(const Tokenizer *tokenizer, const Settings *setti
             }
 
             Token *membertok = nullptr;
-            if (Token::Match(tok2, ". %var%"))
+            if (Token::Match(tok2, ". %name%"))
                 membertok = tok2->next();
-            else if (Token::Match(tok2, ") . %var%") && tok->strAt(-1) == "(")
+            else if (Token::Match(tok2, ") . %name%") && tok->strAt(-1) == "(")
                 membertok = tok2->tokAt(2);
 
             if (membertok) {
@@ -1234,8 +1234,8 @@ SymbolDatabase::SymbolDatabase(const Tokenizer *tokenizer, const Settings *setti
         // func(...).var
         // func(...)[...].var
         else if (tok->function() && tok->next()->str() == "(" &&
-                 (Token::Match(tok->next()->link(), ") . %var% !!(") ||
-                  (Token::Match(tok->next()->link(), ") [") && Token::Match(tok->next()->link()->next()->link(), "] . %var% !!(")))) {
+                 (Token::Match(tok->next()->link(), ") . %name% !!(") ||
+                  (Token::Match(tok->next()->link(), ") [") && Token::Match(tok->next()->link()->next()->link(), "] . %name% !!(")))) {
             const Type *type = tok->function()->retType;
             if (type) {
                 Token *membertok;
@@ -1271,7 +1271,7 @@ bool SymbolDatabase::isFunction(const Token *tok, const Scope* outerScope, const
     if (tok->varId())
         return false;
 
-    // function returning function pointer? '... ( ... %var% ( ... ))( ... ) {'
+    // function returning function pointer? '... ( ... %name% ( ... ))( ... ) {'
     if (tok->str() == "(" &&
         tok->link()->previous()->str() == ")") {
         const Token* tok2 = tok->link()->next();
@@ -1284,16 +1284,16 @@ bool SymbolDatabase::isFunction(const Token *tok, const Scope* outerScope, const
     }
 
     // regular function?
-    else if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% (") && tok->previous() &&
+    else if (Token::Match(tok, "%name% (") && tok->previous() &&
              (tok->previous()->isName() || tok->strAt(-1) == ">" || tok->strAt(-1) == "&" || tok->strAt(-1) == "*" || // Either a return type in front of tok
               tok->strAt(-1) == "::" || tok->strAt(-1) == "~" || // or a scope qualifier in front of tok
               outerScope->isClassOrStruct())) { // or a ctor/dtor
         const Token* tok2 = tok->next()->link()->next();
         if (tok2 &&
             (Token::Match(tok2, "const| ;|{|=") ||
-             (tok2->isUpperCaseName() && Token::Match(tok2, "%var% ;|{")) ||
-             (tok2->isUpperCaseName() && Token::Match(tok2, "%var% (") && tok2->next()->link()->strAt(1) == "{") ||
-             Token::Match(tok2, ": ::| %var% (|::|<|{") ||
+             (tok2->isUpperCaseName() && Token::Match(tok2, "%name% ;|{")) ||
+             (tok2->isUpperCaseName() && Token::Match(tok2, "%name% (") && tok2->next()->link()->strAt(1) == "{") ||
+             Token::Match(tok2, ": ::| %name% (|::|<|{") ||
              Token::Match(tok2, "= delete|default ;") ||
              Token::Match(tok2, "const| noexcept {|:|;|=") ||
              (Token::Match(tok2, "const| noexcept|throw (") &&
@@ -1307,7 +1307,7 @@ bool SymbolDatabase::isFunction(const Token *tok, const Scope* outerScope, const
 
     // UNKNOWN_MACRO(a,b) { ... }
     else if (outerScope->type == Scope::eGlobal &&
-             Token::Match(tok, "%var% (") &&
+             Token::Match(tok, "%name% (") &&
              tok->isUpperCaseName() &&
              Token::simpleMatch(tok->linkAt(1), ") {") &&
              (!tok->previous() || Token::Match(tok->previous(), "[;{}]"))) {
@@ -1317,10 +1317,10 @@ bool SymbolDatabase::isFunction(const Token *tok, const Scope* outerScope, const
     }
 
     // template constructor?
-    else if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% <") && Token::simpleMatch(tok->next()->link(), "> (")) {
+    else if (Token::Match(tok, "%name% <") && Token::simpleMatch(tok->next()->link(), "> (")) {
         const Token* tok2 = tok->next()->link()->next()->link();
         if (Token::Match(tok2, ") const| ;|{|=") ||
-            Token::Match(tok2, ") : ::| %var% (|::|<|{") ||
+            Token::Match(tok2, ") : ::| %name% (|::|<|{") ||
             Token::Match(tok->next()->link()->next()->link(), ") const| noexcept {|;|(")) {
             *funcStart = tok;
             *argStart = tok2->link();
@@ -1411,7 +1411,7 @@ void Variable::evaluate(const Library* lib)
         // type var = {x}
         // type var = x; gets simplified to: type var ; var = x ;
         Token const * declEnd = declEndToken();
-        if ((Token::Match(declEnd, "; %var% =") && declEnd->strAt(1) == _name->str()) ||
+        if ((Token::Match(declEnd, "; %name% =") && declEnd->strAt(1) == _name->str()) ||
             Token::Match(declEnd, "=|{"))
             setFlag(fHasDefault, true);
     }
@@ -1437,9 +1437,9 @@ bool Function::argsMatch(const Scope *scope, const Token *first, const Token *se
         second = second->next();
 
     // skip const on type passed by value
-    if (Token::Match(first, "const %type% %var%|,|)"))
+    if (Token::Match(first, "const %type% %name%|,|)"))
         first = first->next();
-    if (Token::Match(second, "const %type% %var%|,|)"))
+    if (Token::Match(second, "const %type% %name%|,|)"))
         second = second->next();
 
     while (first->str() == second->str() &&
@@ -1515,8 +1515,8 @@ bool Function::argsMatch(const Scope *scope, const Token *first, const Token *se
             break;
 
         // variable names are different
-        else if ((Token::Match(first->next(), "%var% ,|)|=") &&
-                  Token::Match(second->next(), "%var% ,|)")) &&
+        else if ((Token::Match(first->next(), "%name% ,|)|=") &&
+                  Token::Match(second->next(), "%name% ,|)")) &&
                  (first->next()->str() != second->next()->str())) {
             // skip variable names
             first = first->next();
@@ -1524,7 +1524,7 @@ bool Function::argsMatch(const Scope *scope, const Token *first, const Token *se
         }
 
         // variable with class path
-        else if (depth && Token::Match(first->next(), "%var%")) {
+        else if (depth && Token::Match(first->next(), "%name%")) {
             std::string param = path + first->next()->str();
 
             if (Token::Match(second->next(), param.c_str())) {
@@ -1547,7 +1547,7 @@ bool Function::argsMatch(const Scope *scope, const Token *first, const Token *se
         }
 
         // nested class variable
-        else if (depth == 0 && Token::Match(first->next(), "%var%") &&
+        else if (depth == 0 && Token::Match(first->next(), "%name%") &&
                  second->next()->str() == scope->className && second->strAt(2) == "::" &&
                  first->next()->str() == second->strAt(3)) {
             second = second->tokAt(2);
@@ -1563,9 +1563,9 @@ bool Function::argsMatch(const Scope *scope, const Token *first, const Token *se
             second = second->next();
 
         // skip const on type passed by value
-        if (Token::Match(first, "const %type% %var%|,|)"))
+        if (Token::Match(first, "const %type% %name%|,|)"))
             first = first->next();
-        if (Token::Match(second, "const %type% %var%|,|)"))
+        if (Token::Match(second, "const %type% %name%|,|)"))
             second = second->next();
     }
 
@@ -1873,7 +1873,7 @@ const Token *Type::initBaseInfo(const Token *tok, const Token *tok1)
             }
 
             // handle derived base classes
-            while (Token::Match(tok2, "%var% ::")) {
+            while (Token::Match(tok2, "%name% ::")) {
                 tok2 = tok2->tokAt(2);
             }
 
@@ -2711,7 +2711,7 @@ void Scope::getVariableList(const Library* lib)
             } else
                 break;
         } else if (Token::Match(tok, "struct|union {")) {
-            if (Token::Match(tok->next()->link(), "} %var% ;|[")) {
+            if (Token::Match(tok->next()->link(), "} %name% ;|[")) {
                 tok = tok->next()->link()->tokAt(2);
                 continue;
             } else if (Token::simpleMatch(tok->next()->link(), "} ;")) {
@@ -2749,7 +2749,7 @@ void Scope::getVariableList(const Library* lib)
         }
 
         // Is it a forward declaration?
-        else if (Token::Match(tok, "class|struct|union %var% ;")) {
+        else if (Token::Match(tok, "class|struct|union %name% ;")) {
             tok = tok->tokAt(2);
             continue;
         }
@@ -2773,7 +2773,7 @@ void Scope::getVariableList(const Library* lib)
             continue;
         else if (Token::Match(tok, ";|{|}"))
             continue;
-        else if (Token::Match(tok, "goto %var% ;")) {
+        else if (Token::Match(tok, "goto %name% ;")) {
             tok = tok->tokAt(2);
             continue;
         }
@@ -2910,7 +2910,7 @@ bool Scope::isVariableDeclaration(const Token* tok, const Token*& vartok, const
         if (closeTok) {
             localVarTok = skipPointers(closeTok->next());
 
-            if (Token::Match(localVarTok, ":: %type% %var% [;=({]")) {
+            if (Token::Match(localVarTok, ":: %type% %name% [;=({]")) {
                 if (localVarTok->strAt(3) != "(" ||
                     Token::Match(localVarTok->linkAt(3), "[)}] ;")) {
                     localTypeTok = localVarTok->next();
@@ -2925,18 +2925,18 @@ bool Scope::isVariableDeclaration(const Token* tok, const Token*& vartok, const
     if (localVarTok && localVarTok->str() == "const")
         localVarTok = localVarTok->next();
 
-    if (Token::Match(localVarTok, "%var% ;|=")) {
+    if (Token::Match(localVarTok, "%name% ;|=")) {
         vartok = localVarTok;
         typetok = localTypeTok;
-    } else if (Token::Match(localVarTok, "%var% )|[") && localVarTok->str() != "operator") {
+    } else if (Token::Match(localVarTok, "%name% )|[") && localVarTok->str() != "operator") {
         vartok = localVarTok;
         typetok = localTypeTok;
-    } else if (localVarTok && localVarTok->varId() && Token::Match(localVarTok, "%var% (|{") &&
+    } else if (localVarTok && localVarTok->varId() && Token::Match(localVarTok, "%name% (|{") &&
                Token::Match(localVarTok->next()->link(), ")|} ;")) {
         vartok = localVarTok;
         typetok = localTypeTok;
     } else if (type == eCatch &&
-               Token::Match(localVarTok, "%var% )")) {
+               Token::Match(localVarTok, "%name% )")) {
         vartok = localVarTok;
         typetok = localTypeTok;
     }
@@ -3054,7 +3054,7 @@ const Function* Scope::findFunction(const Token *tok) const
         for (std::size_t j = 0; j < args; ++j) {
             const Variable *funcarg = func->getArgumentVar(j);
             // check for a match with a variable
-            if (Token::Match(arguments[j], "%var% ,|)") && arguments[j]->varId()) {
+            if (Token::Match(arguments[j], "%var% ,|)")) {
                 const Variable * callarg = check->getVariableFromVarId(arguments[j]->varId());
                 if (callarg &&
                     callarg->typeStartToken()->str() == funcarg->typeStartToken()->str() &&
@@ -3233,14 +3233,11 @@ const Function* SymbolDatabase::findFunction(const Token *tok) const
     else if (Token::Match(tok->tokAt(-2), "!!this .")) {
         const Token *tok1 = tok->tokAt(-2);
         if (Token::Match(tok1, "%var% .")) {
-
-            if (tok1->varId()) {
             const Variable *var = getVariableFromVarId(tok1->varId());
             if (var && var->typeScope())
                 return var->typeScope()->findFunction(tok);
         }
     }
-    }
 
     // check in enclosing scopes
     else {

lib/templatesimplifier.cpp

@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ void TemplateSimplifier::cleanupAfterSimplify(Token *tokens)
         if (tok->str() == "(")
             tok = tok->link();
 
-        else if (Token::Match(tok, "template < > %var%")) {
+        else if (Token::Match(tok, "template < > %name%")) {
             const Token *end = tok;
             while (end) {
                 if (end->str() == ";")
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ void TemplateSimplifier::cleanupAfterSimplify(Token *tokens)
                     end = end->link()->next();
                     break;
                 }
-                if (!Token::Match(end, "%var%|::|<|>|>>|,")) {
+                if (!Token::Match(end, "%name%|::|<|>|>>|,")) {
                     end = nullptr;
                     break;
                 }
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ unsigned int TemplateSimplifier::templateParameters(const Token *tok)
             tok = tok->next();
 
         // Skip '&'
-        if (Token::Match(tok, "& ::| %var%"))
+        if (Token::Match(tok, "& ::| %name%"))
             tok = tok->next();
 
         // Skip variadic types (Ticket #5774, #6059, #6172)
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ unsigned int TemplateSimplifier::templateParameters(const Token *tok)
         // skip std::
         if (tok && tok->str() == "::")
             tok = tok->next();
-        while (Token::Match(tok, "%var% ::")) {
+        while (Token::Match(tok, "%name% ::")) {
             tok = tok->tokAt(2);
             if (tok->str() == "*") // Ticket #5759: Class member pointer as a template argument; skip '*'
                 tok = tok->next();
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ bool TemplateSimplifier::removeTemplate(Token *tok)
         else if (indentlevel >= 2 && tok2->str() == ">")
             --indentlevel;
 
-        else if (Token::Match(tok2, "> class|struct %var% [,)]")) {
+        else if (Token::Match(tok2, "> class|struct %name% [,)]")) {
             tok2 = tok2->next();
             Token::eraseTokens(tok, tok2);
             tok->deleteThis();
@@ -507,9 +507,9 @@ std::list<Token *> TemplateSimplifier::getTemplateInstantiations(Token *tokens)
             tok = tok->next()->findClosingBracket();
             if (!tok)
                 break;
-        } else if (Token::Match(tok->previous(), "[({};=] %var% <") ||
-                   Token::Match(tok->previous(), "%type% %var% <") ||
-                   Token::Match(tok->tokAt(-2), "[,:] private|protected|public %var% <")) {
+        } else if (Token::Match(tok->previous(), "[({};=] %name% <") ||
+                   Token::Match(tok->previous(), "%type% %name% <") ||
+                   Token::Match(tok->tokAt(-2), "[,:] private|protected|public %name% <")) {
 
             // Add inner template instantiations first => go to the ">"
             // and then parse backwards, adding all seen instantiations
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ std::list<Token *> TemplateSimplifier::getTemplateInstantiations(Token *tokens)
 
             // parse backwards and add template instantiations
             for (; tok2 && tok2 != tok; tok2 = tok2->previous()) {
-                if (Token::Match(tok2, ", %var% <") &&
+                if (Token::Match(tok2, ", %name% <") &&
                     TemplateSimplifier::templateParameters(tok2->tokAt(2))) {
                     used.push_back(tok2->next());
                 }
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ void TemplateSimplifier::useDefaultArgumentValues(const std::list<Token *> &temp
 
             // end of template parameters?
             if (Token::Match(tok, ">|>>")) {
-                if (Token::Match(tok, ">|>> class|struct %var%"))
+                if (Token::Match(tok, ">|>> class|struct %name%"))
                     classname = tok->strAt(2);
                 templateParmDepth -= (1 + (tok->str() == ">>"));
                 if (0 == templateParmDepth)
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ bool TemplateSimplifier::instantiateMatch(const Token *instance, const std::stri
         const Token *tok = instance;
         unsigned int indentlevel = 0;
         for (tok = instance; tok && (tok->str() != ">" || indentlevel > 0) && (tok->str() != ">>" || indentlevel > 1); tok = tok->next()) {
-            if (Token::Match(tok, "[<,] %var% <") && templateParameters(tok->tokAt(2)) > 0)
+            if (Token::Match(tok, "[<,] %name% <") && templateParameters(tok->tokAt(2)) > 0)
                 ++indentlevel;
             if (indentlevel > 0 && tok->str() == ">")
                 --indentlevel;
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ void TemplateSimplifier::expandTemplate(
 
         // member function implemented outside class definition
         else if (inTemplateDefinition &&
-                 TemplateSimplifier::instantiateMatch(tok3, name, typeParametersInDeclaration.size(), ":: ~| %var% (")) {
+                 TemplateSimplifier::instantiateMatch(tok3, name, typeParametersInDeclaration.size(), ":: ~| %name% (")) {
             tokenlist.addtoken(newName, tok3->linenr(), tok3->fileIndex());
             while (tok3 && tok3->str() != "::")
                 tok3 = tok3->next();
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ void TemplateSimplifier::expandTemplate(
                     for (const Token *typetok = typesUsedInTemplateInstantiation[itype];
                          typetok && (typeindentlevel>0 || !Token::Match(typetok, ",|>|>>"));
                          typetok = typetok->next()) {
-                        if (Token::Match(typetok, "%var% <") && templateParameters(typetok->next()) > 0)
+                        if (Token::Match(typetok, "%name% <") && templateParameters(typetok->next()) > 0)
                             ++typeindentlevel;
                         else if (typeindentlevel > 0 && typetok->str() == ">")
                             --typeindentlevel;
@@ -993,17 +993,17 @@ bool TemplateSimplifier::simplifyCalculations(Token *_tokens)
         // keep parentheses here: operator new [] (size_t);
         // keep parentheses here: Functor()(a ... )
         // keep parentheses here: ) ( var ) ;
-        if ((Token::Match(tok->next(), "( %var% ) ;|)|,|]") ||
-             (Token::Match(tok->next(), "( %var% ) %cop%") && (tok->tokAt(2)->varId()>0 || !Token::Match(tok->tokAt(4), "[*&+-]")))) &&
+        if ((Token::Match(tok->next(), "( %name% ) ;|)|,|]") ||
+             (Token::Match(tok->next(), "( %name% ) %cop%") && (tok->tokAt(2)->varId()>0 || !Token::Match(tok->tokAt(4), "[*&+-]")))) &&
             !tok->isName() &&
             tok->str() != ">" &&
             tok->str() != "]" &&
             tok->strAt(-1) != "operator" &&
             !Token::simpleMatch(tok->previous(), "* )") &&
             !Token::simpleMatch(tok->previous(), ") )") &&
-            !Token::Match(tok->tokAt(-2), "* %var% )") &&
-            !Token::Match(tok->tokAt(-2), "%type% ( ) ( %var%") &&
-            !Token::Match(tok, ") ( %var% ) ;")
+            !Token::Match(tok->tokAt(-2), "* %name% )") &&
+            !Token::Match(tok->tokAt(-2), "%type% ( ) ( %name%") &&
+            !Token::Match(tok, ") ( %name% ) ;")
            ) {
             tok->deleteNext();
             tok = tok->next();
@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@ bool TemplateSimplifier::simplifyCalculations(Token *_tokens)
             if (tok->str() == "0") {
                 if (Token::Match(tok->previous(), "[+-|] 0")) {
                     tok = tok->previous();
-                    if (Token::Match(tok->tokAt(-4), "[;{}] %var% = %var% [+-|] 0 ;") &&
+                    if (Token::Match(tok->tokAt(-4), "[;{}] %name% = %name% [+-|] 0 ;") &&
                         tok->strAt(-3) == tok->previous()->str()) {
                         tok = tok->tokAt(-3);
                         tok->deleteNext(2);
@@ -1055,10 +1055,10 @@ bool TemplateSimplifier::simplifyCalculations(Token *_tokens)
                     tok->deleteNext();
                     tok->deleteThis();
                     ret = true;
-                } else if (Token::Match(tok->previous(), "[=[(,] 0 * %var% ,|]|)|;|=|%cop%") ||
+                } else if (Token::Match(tok->previous(), "[=[(,] 0 * %name% ,|]|)|;|=|%cop%") ||
                            Token::Match(tok->previous(), "[=[(,] 0 * %num% ,|]|)|;|%op%") ||
                            Token::Match(tok->previous(), "[=[(,] 0 * (") ||
-                           Token::Match(tok->previous(), "return|case 0 *|&& %var% ,|:|;|=|%cop%") ||
+                           Token::Match(tok->previous(), "return|case 0 *|&& %name% ,|:|;|=|%cop%") ||
                            Token::Match(tok->previous(), "return|case 0 *|&& %num% ,|:|;|%op%") ||
                            Token::Match(tok->previous(), "return|case 0 *|&& (")) {
                     tok->deleteNext();
@@ -1174,7 +1174,7 @@ const Token * TemplateSimplifier::TemplateParametersInDeclaration(
 {
     typeParametersInDeclaration.clear();
     for (; tok && tok->str() != ">"; tok = tok->next()) {
-        if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% ,|>"))
+        if (Token::Match(tok, "%name% ,|>"))
             typeParametersInDeclaration.push_back(tok);
     }
     return tok;
@@ -1238,7 +1238,7 @@ bool TemplateSimplifier::simplifyTemplateInstantiations(
             continue;
 
         if (Token::Match(tok2->previous(), "[;{}=]") &&
-            !TemplateSimplifier::instantiateMatch(*iter2, name, typeParametersInDeclaration.size(), isfunc ? "(" : "*| %var%"))
+            !TemplateSimplifier::instantiateMatch(*iter2, name, typeParametersInDeclaration.size(), isfunc ? "(" : "*| %name%"))
             continue;
 
         // New type..
@@ -1257,7 +1257,7 @@ bool TemplateSimplifier::simplifyTemplateInstantiations(
                 typeForNewNameStr.clear();
                 break;
             }
-            if (Token::Match(tok3->tokAt(-2), "[<,] %var% <") && templateParameters(tok3) > 0)
+            if (Token::Match(tok3->tokAt(-2), "[<,] %name% <") && templateParameters(tok3) > 0)
                 ++indentlevel;
             else if (indentlevel > 0 && Token::Match(tok3, "> [,>]"))
                 --indentlevel;

lib/token.cpp

@@ -338,13 +338,9 @@ static int multiComparePercent(const Token *tok, const char*& haystack, bool emp
             return 1;
         break;
     case 'v':
-        // TODO: %var% should match only for
-        // variables that have varId != 0, but that needs a lot of
-        // work, before that change can be made.
-        // Any symbolname..
         if (haystack[3] == '%') { // %var%
             haystack += 4;
-            if (tok->isName())
+            if (tok->varId() != 0)
                 return 1;
         } else { // %varid%
             if (varid == 0) {
@@ -372,12 +368,18 @@ static int multiComparePercent(const Token *tok, const char*& haystack, bool emp
         return 1;
     }
     case 'n':
-        // Number (%num%)
+        // Number (%num%) or name (%name%)
     {
+        if (haystack[4] == '%') { // %name%
+            haystack += 5;
+            if (tok->isName())
+                return 1;
+        } else {
             haystack += 4;
             if (tok->isNumber())
                 return 1;
         }
+    }
     break;
     case 'c': {
         haystack += 1;
@@ -1178,7 +1180,7 @@ std::string Token::expressionString() const
     std::string ret;
     for (const Token *tok = start; tok && tok != end; tok = tok->next()) {
         ret += tok->str();
-        if (Token::Match(tok, "%var%|%num% %var%|%num%"))
+        if (Token::Match(tok, "%name%|%num% %name%|%num%"))
             ret += " ";
     }
     return ret + end->str();

lib/token.h

@@ -148,13 +148,14 @@ public:
      *
      * Possible patterns
      * - "%any%" any token
-     * - "%var%" any token which is a name or type e.g. "hello" or "int"
+     * - "%name%" any token which is a name, variable or type e.g. "hello" or "int"
      * - "%type%" Anything that can be a variable type, e.g. "int", but not "delete".
      * - "%num%" Any numeric token, e.g. "23"
      * - "%bool%" true or false
      * - "%char%" Any token enclosed in '-character.
      * - "%comp%" Any token such that isComparisonOp() returns true.
      * - "%str%" Any token starting with "-character (C-string).
+     * - "%var%" Match with token with varId > 0
      * - "%varid%" Match with parameter varid
      * - "%op%" Any token such that isOp() returns true.
      * - "%cop%" Any token such that isConstOp() returns true.

lib/tokenize.h

@@ -139,8 +139,8 @@ public:
     static void eraseDeadCode(Token *begin, const Token *end);
 
     /**
-     * Simplify '* & ( %var% ) =' or any combination of '* &' and '()'
-     * parentheses around '%var%' to '%var% ='
+     * Simplify '* & ( %name% ) =' or any combination of '* &' and '()'
+     * parentheses around '%name%' to '%name% ='
      */
     void simplifyMulAndParens();
 
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ public:
      */
     bool simplifyKnownVariablesSimplify(Token **tok2, Token *tok3, unsigned int varid, const std::string &structname, std::string &value, unsigned int valueVarId, bool valueIsPointer, const Token * const valueToken, int indentlevel) const;
 
-    /** Simplify useless C++ empty namespaces, like: 'namespace %var% { }'*/
+    /** Simplify useless C++ empty namespaces, like: 'namespace %name% { }'*/
     void simplifyEmptyNamespaces();
 
     /** Simplify redundant code placed after control flow statements :

lib/tokenlist.cpp

@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ struct AST_state {
 
 static bool iscast(const Token *tok)
 {
-    if (!Token::Match(tok, "( %var%"))
+    if (!Token::Match(tok, "( %name%"))
         return false;
 
     if (tok->previous() && tok->previous()->isName() && tok->previous()->str() != "return")
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ static bool iscast(const Token *tok)
             return type || tok2->strAt(-1) == "*" ||
                    (Token::Match(tok2, ") %any%") &&
                     (tok2->strAt(1) == "&" || (!tok2->next()->isOp() && !Token::Match(tok2->next(), "[[]);,?:.]"))));
-        if (!Token::Match(tok2, "%var%|*|&|::"))
+        if (!Token::Match(tok2, "%name%|*|&|::"))
             return false;
 
         if (tok2->isStandardType() && tok2->next()->str() != "(")
@@ -521,11 +521,11 @@ static void compileTerm(Token *&tok, AST_state& state)
         if (tok->str() == "return") {
             compileUnaryOp(tok, state, compileExpression);
             state.op.pop();
-        } else if (!state.cpp || !Token::Match(tok, "new|delete %var%|*|&|::|(|[")) {
+        } else if (!state.cpp || !Token::Match(tok, "new|delete %name%|*|&|::|(|[")) {
             while (tok->next() && tok->next()->isName())
                 tok = tok->next();
             state.op.push(tok);
-            if (tok->next() && tok->linkAt(1) && Token::Match(tok, "%var% <"))
+            if (tok->next() && tok->linkAt(1) && Token::Match(tok, "%name% <"))
                 tok = tok->linkAt(1);
             tok = tok->next();
         }
@@ -656,19 +656,19 @@ static void compilePrecedence3(Token *&tok, AST_state& state)
             tok = tok->link()->next();
             compilePrecedence3(tok, state);
             compileUnaryOp(tok2, state, nullptr);
-        } else if (state.cpp && Token::Match(tok, "new %var%|::|(")) {
+        } else if (state.cpp && Token::Match(tok, "new %name%|::|(")) {
             Token* newtok = tok;
             tok = tok->next();
             bool innertype = false;
             if (tok->str() == "(") {
-                if (Token::Match(tok, "( &| %var%") && Token::Match(tok->link(), ") ( %type%") && Token::simpleMatch(tok->link()->linkAt(1), ") ("))
+                if (Token::Match(tok, "( &| %name%") && Token::Match(tok->link(), ") ( %type%") && Token::simpleMatch(tok->link()->linkAt(1), ") ("))
                     tok = tok->link()->next();
                 if (Token::Match(tok->link(), ") ::| %type%"))
                     tok = tok->link()->next();
                 else if (Token::Match(tok, "( %type%") && Token::Match(tok->link(), ") [();,[]")) {
                     tok = tok->next();
                     innertype = true;
-                } else if (Token::Match(tok, "( &| %var%") && Token::simpleMatch(tok->link(), ") (")) {
+                } else if (Token::Match(tok, "( &| %name%") && Token::simpleMatch(tok->link(), ") (")) {
                     tok = tok->next();
                     innertype = true;
                 } else {
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ static void compilePrecedence3(Token *&tok, AST_state& state)
                 }
             }
             state.op.push(tok);
-            while (Token::Match(tok, "%var%|*|&|<|::")) {
+            while (Token::Match(tok, "%name%|*|&|<|::")) {
                 if (tok->link())
                     tok = tok->link();
                 tok = tok->next();
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ static void compilePrecedence3(Token *&tok, AST_state& state)
             compileUnaryOp(newtok, state, nullptr);
             if (innertype && Token::simpleMatch(tok, ") ,"))
                 tok = tok->next();
-        } else if (state.cpp && Token::Match(tok, "delete %var%|*|&|::|(|[")) {
+        } else if (state.cpp && Token::Match(tok, "delete %name%|*|&|::|(|[")) {
             Token* tok2 = tok;
             tok = tok->next();
             if (tok->str() == "[")
@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ static Token * createAstAtToken(Token *tok, bool cpp)
                 tok2 = tok2->link();
                 if (!tok2)
                     break;
-            } else if (Token::Match(tok2, "%var% %op%|(|[|.|:|::") || Token::Match(tok2->previous(), "[(;{}] %cop%|(")) {
+            } else if (Token::Match(tok2, "%name% %op%|(|[|.|:|::") || Token::Match(tok2->previous(), "[(;{}] %cop%|(")) {
                 init1 = tok2;
                 AST_state state1(cpp);
                 compileExpression(tok2, state1);
@@ -936,7 +936,7 @@ static Token * createAstAtToken(Token *tok, bool cpp)
     if (Token::Match(tok, "%type% <") && Token::Match(tok->linkAt(1), "> !!("))
         return tok->linkAt(1);
 
-    if (tok->str() == "return" || !tok->previous() || Token::Match(tok, "%var% %op%|(|[|.|::|<") || Token::Match(tok->previous(), "[;{}] %cop%|++|--|( !!{")) {
+    if (tok->str() == "return" || !tok->previous() || Token::Match(tok, "%name% %op%|(|[|.|::|<") || Token::Match(tok->previous(), "[;{}] %cop%|++|--|( !!{")) {
         Token * const tok1 = tok;
         AST_state state(cpp);
         compileExpression(tok, state);

lib/valueflow.cpp

@@ -47,15 +47,15 @@ static bool bailoutFunctionPar(const Token *tok, const ValueFlow::Value &value,
     const bool addressOf = tok && Token::simpleMatch(tok->previous(), "&");
 
     // passing variable to subfunction?
-    if (Token::Match(tok->tokAt(-2), ") & %var% [,)]") && Token::Match(tok->linkAt(-2)->previous(), "[,(] ("))
+    if (Token::Match(tok->tokAt(-2), ") & %name% [,)]") && Token::Match(tok->linkAt(-2)->previous(), "[,(] ("))
         ;
-    else if (Token::Match(tok->tokAt(addressOf?-2:-1), "[(,] &| %var% [,)]"))
+    else if (Token::Match(tok->tokAt(addressOf?-2:-1), "[(,] &| %name% [,)]"))
         ;
     else
         return false;
 
     // reinterpret_cast etc..
-    if (Token::Match(tok->tokAt(-3), "> ( & %var% ) [,)]") &&
+    if (Token::Match(tok->tokAt(-3), "> ( & %name% ) [,)]") &&
         tok->linkAt(-3) &&
         Token::Match(tok->linkAt(-3)->tokAt(-2), "[,(] %type% <"))
         tok = tok->linkAt(-3);
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ static bool bailoutFunctionPar(const Token *tok, const ValueFlow::Value &value,
         tok = tok->previous();
     }
     tok = tok ? tok->previous() : nullptr;
-    if (!Token::Match(tok,"%var% ("))
+    if (!Token::Match(tok,"%name% ("))
         return false; // not a function => do not bailout
 
     if (!tok->function()) {
@@ -148,12 +148,11 @@ static std::map<unsigned int, MathLib::bigint> getProgramMemory(const Token *tok
         if (Token::Match(tok2, "[;{}] %var% = %num% ;")) {
             const Token *vartok = tok2->next();
             const Token *numtok = tok2->tokAt(3);
-            if (vartok->varId() != 0U && programMemory.find(vartok->varId()) == programMemory.end())
+            if (programMemory.find(vartok->varId()) == programMemory.end())
                 programMemory[vartok->varId()] = MathLib::toLongNumber(numtok->str());
         }
         if (Token::Match(tok2, "[;{}] %varid% = %var% ;", varid)) {
             const Token *vartok = tok2->tokAt(3);
-            if (vartok->varId() != 0U)
             programMemory[vartok->varId()] = value.intvalue;
         }
         if (tok2->str() == "{") {
@@ -241,7 +240,7 @@ static bool isReturn(const Token *tok)
         return isReturn(prev) && isReturn(prev->link()->tokAt(-2));
     if (Token::simpleMatch(prev, ";")) {
         // noreturn function
-        if (Token::simpleMatch(prev->previous(), ") ;") && Token::Match(prev->linkAt(-1)->tokAt(-2), "[;{}] %var% ("))
+        if (Token::simpleMatch(prev->previous(), ") ;") && Token::Match(prev->linkAt(-1)->tokAt(-2), "[;{}] %name% ("))
             return true;
         // return/goto statement
         prev = prev->previous();
@@ -256,7 +255,7 @@ static bool isVariableChanged(const Token *start, const Token *end, const unsign
 {
     for (const Token *tok = start; tok != end; tok = tok->next()) {
         if (tok->varId() == varid) {
-            if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% ="))
+            if (Token::Match(tok, "%name% ="))
                 return true;
 
             const Token *parent = tok->astParent();
@@ -385,7 +384,7 @@ static void valueFlowPointerAlias(TokenList *tokenlist)
             continue;
 
         // child should be some buffer or variable
-        if (!Token::Match(tok->astOperand1(), "%var%|.|[|;"))
+        if (!Token::Match(tok->astOperand1(), "%name%|.|[|;"))
             continue;
 
         ValueFlow::Value value;
@@ -440,8 +439,8 @@ static void valueFlowBeforeCondition(TokenList *tokenlist, ErrorLogger *errorLog
             } else {
                 continue;
             }
-        } else if (Token::Match(tok->previous(), "if|while ( %var% %oror%|&&|)") ||
-                   Token::Match(tok, "%oror%|&& %var% %oror%|&&|)")) {
+        } else if (Token::Match(tok->previous(), "if|while ( %name% %oror%|&&|)") ||
+                   Token::Match(tok, "%oror%|&& %name% %oror%|&&|)")) {
             varid = tok->next()->varId();
             var = tok->next()->variable();
             num = 0;
@@ -528,18 +527,18 @@ static void valueFlowBeforeCondition(TokenList *tokenlist, ErrorLogger *errorLog
 
             if (tok2->varId() == varid) {
                 // bailout: assignment
-                if (Token::Match(tok2->previous(), "!!* %var% =")) {
+                if (Token::Match(tok2->previous(), "!!* %name% =")) {
                     if (settings->debugwarnings)
                         bailout(tokenlist, errorLogger, tok2, "assignment of " + tok2->str());
                     break;
                 }
 
                 // increment/decrement
-                if (Token::Match(tok2->previous(), "[;{}] %var% ++|-- ;"))
+                if (Token::Match(tok2->previous(), "[;{}] %name% ++|-- ;"))
                     val.intvalue += (tok2->strAt(1)=="++") ? -1 : 1;
-                else if (Token::Match(tok2->tokAt(-2), "[;{}] ++|-- %var% ;"))
+                else if (Token::Match(tok2->tokAt(-2), "[;{}] ++|-- %name% ;"))
                     val.intvalue += (tok2->strAt(-1)=="++") ? -1 : 1;
-                else if (Token::Match(tok2->previous(), "++|-- %var%") || Token::Match(tok2, "%var% ++|--")) {
+                else if (Token::Match(tok2->previous(), "++|-- %name%") || Token::Match(tok2, "%name% ++|--")) {
                     if (settings->debugwarnings)
                         bailout(tokenlist, errorLogger, tok2, "increment/decrement of " + tok2->str());
                     break;
@@ -554,7 +553,7 @@ static void valueFlowBeforeCondition(TokenList *tokenlist, ErrorLogger *errorLog
 
                 if (Token::Match(tok2->previous(), "sizeof|.")) {
                     const Token *prev = tok2->previous();
-                    while (Token::Match(prev,"%var%|.") && prev->str() != "sizeof")
+                    while (Token::Match(prev,"%name%|.") && prev->str() != "sizeof")
                         prev = prev->previous();
                     if (prev && prev->str() == "sizeof")
                         continue;
@@ -592,7 +591,7 @@ static void valueFlowBeforeCondition(TokenList *tokenlist, ErrorLogger *errorLog
                 tok2 = tok2->link();
 
             // goto label
-            if (Token::Match(tok2, "[;{}] %var% :")) {
+            if (Token::Match(tok2, "[;{}] %name% :")) {
                 if (settings->debugwarnings)
                     bailout(tokenlist, errorLogger, tok2->next(), "variable " + var->name() + " stopping on goto label");
                 break;
@@ -600,7 +599,7 @@ static void valueFlowBeforeCondition(TokenList *tokenlist, ErrorLogger *errorLog
 
             if (tok2->str() == "}") {
                 const Token *vartok = Token::findmatch(tok2->link(), "%varid%", tok2, varid);
-                while (Token::Match(vartok, "%var% = %num% ;") && !vartok->tokAt(2)->getValue(num))
+                while (Token::Match(vartok, "%name% = %num% ;") && !vartok->tokAt(2)->getValue(num))
                     vartok = Token::findmatch(vartok->next(), "%varid%", tok2, varid);
                 if (vartok) {
                     if (settings->debugwarnings) {
@@ -746,7 +745,7 @@ static bool valueFlowForward(Token * const               startToken,
         }
 
         // conditional block of code that assigns variable..
-        else if (Token::Match(tok2, "%var% (") && Token::simpleMatch(tok2->linkAt(1), ") {")) {
+        else if (Token::Match(tok2, "%name% (") && Token::simpleMatch(tok2->linkAt(1), ") {")) {
             // is variable changed in condition?
             if (isVariableChanged(tok2->next(), tok2->next()->link(), varid)) {
                 if (settings->debugwarnings)
@@ -927,7 +926,7 @@ static bool valueFlowForward(Token * const               startToken,
 
         if (tok2->varId() == varid) {
             // bailout: assignment
-            if (Token::Match(tok2->previous(), "!!* %var% %op%") && tok2->next()->isAssignmentOp()) {
+            if (Token::Match(tok2->previous(), "!!* %name% %op%") && tok2->next()->isAssignmentOp()) {
                 // simplify rhs
                 for (Token *tok3 = tok2->tokAt(2); tok3; tok3 = tok3->next()) {
                     if (tok3->varId() == varid) {
@@ -943,14 +942,14 @@ static bool valueFlowForward(Token * const               startToken,
             }
 
             // bailout increment/decrement for now..
-            if (Token::Match(tok2->previous(), "++|-- %var%") || Token::Match(tok2, "%var% ++|--")) {
+            if (Token::Match(tok2->previous(), "++|-- %name%") || Token::Match(tok2, "%name% ++|--")) {
                 if (settings->debugwarnings)
                     bailout(tokenlist, errorLogger, tok2, "increment/decrement of " + tok2->str());
                 return false;
             }
 
             // bailout: possible assignment using >>
-            if (Token::Match(tok2->previous(), ">> %var% >>|;")) {
+            if (Token::Match(tok2->previous(), ">> %name% >>|;")) {
                 const Token *parent = tok2->previous();
                 while (Token::simpleMatch(parent,">>"))
                     parent = parent->astParent();
@@ -988,7 +987,7 @@ static bool valueFlowForward(Token * const               startToken,
             }
 
             // bailout if reference is created..
-            if (tok2->astParent() && Token::Match(tok2->astParent()->tokAt(-2), "& %var% =")) {
+            if (tok2->astParent() && Token::Match(tok2->astParent()->tokAt(-2), "& %name% =")) {
                 if (settings->debugwarnings)
                     bailout(tokenlist, errorLogger, tok2, "Reference of " + tok2->str());
                 return false;
@@ -1091,7 +1090,7 @@ static void valueFlowAfterCondition(TokenList *tokenlist, ErrorLogger *errorLogg
 
             if (parent->astOperand1() == tok &&
                 ((op == "&&" && Token::Match(tok, "==|>=|<=|!")) ||
-                 (op == "||" && Token::Match(tok, "%var%|!=")))) {
+                 (op == "||" && Token::Match(tok, "%name%|!=")))) {
                 bool assign = false;
                 for (; !assign && parent && parent->str() == op; parent = const_cast<Token*>(parent->astParent())) {
                     std::stack<Token *> tokens;
@@ -1134,7 +1133,7 @@ static void valueFlowAfterCondition(TokenList *tokenlist, ErrorLogger *errorLogg
             int codeblock = 0;
             if (Token::Match(tok, "==|>=|<=|!"))
                 codeblock = 1;
-            else if (Token::Match(tok, "%var%|!="))
+            else if (Token::Match(tok, "%name%|!="))
                 codeblock = 2;
 
             // determine startToken based on codeblock
@@ -1318,14 +1317,12 @@ static bool valueFlowForLoop1(const Token *tok, unsigned int * const varid, Math
     if (!Token::Match(tok, "%type%| %var% ="))
         return false;
     const Token * const vartok = Token::Match(tok, "%var% =") ? tok : tok->next();
-    if (vartok->varId() == 0U)
-        return false;
     *varid = vartok->varId();
     const Token * const num1tok = Token::Match(vartok->tokAt(2), "%num% ;") ? vartok->tokAt(2) : nullptr;
     if (num1tok)
         *num1 = MathLib::toLongNumber(num1tok->str());
     tok = vartok->tokAt(2);
-    while (Token::Match(tok, "%var%|%num%|%or%|+|-|*|/|&|[|]|("))
+    while (Token::Match(tok, "%name%|%num%|%or%|+|-|*|/|&|[|]|("))
         tok = (tok->str() == "(") ? tok->link()->next() : tok->next();
     if (!tok || tok->str() != ";")
         return false;
@@ -1555,7 +1552,7 @@ static void valueFlowForLoop(TokenList *tokenlist, ErrorLogger *errorLogger, con
 static void valueFlowSubFunction(TokenList *tokenlist, ErrorLogger *errorLogger, const Settings *settings)
 {
     for (Token *tok = tokenlist->front(); tok; tok = tok->next()) {
-        if (!Token::Match(tok, "%var% ("))
+        if (!Token::Match(tok, "%name% ("))
             continue;
 
         const Function * const currentFunction = tok->function();
@@ -1577,7 +1574,7 @@ static void valueFlowSubFunction(TokenList *tokenlist, ErrorLogger *errorLogger,
             std::list<ValueFlow::Value> argvalues;
 
             // passing value(s) to function
-            if (!argtok->values.empty() && Token::Match(argtok, "%var%|%num%|%str% [,)]"))
+            if (!argtok->values.empty() && Token::Match(argtok, "%name%|%num%|%str% [,)]"))
                 argvalues = argtok->values;
             else {
                 // bool operator => values 1/0 are passed to function..
@@ -1603,8 +1600,6 @@ static void valueFlowSubFunction(TokenList *tokenlist, ErrorLogger *errorLogger,
 
             // Set value in function scope..
             const unsigned int varid2 = arg->declarationId();
-            if (!varid2)
-                continue;
             for (const Token *tok2 = functionScope->classStart->next(); tok2 != functionScope->classEnd; tok2 = tok2->next()) {
                 if (Token::Match(tok2, "%varid% !!=", varid2)) {
                     for (std::list<ValueFlow::Value>::const_iterator val = argvalues.begin(); val != argvalues.end(); ++val)
@@ -1660,7 +1655,7 @@ static void valueFlowFunctionReturn(TokenList *tokenlist, ErrorLogger *errorLogg
         std::map<unsigned int, MathLib::bigint> programMemory;
         for (std::size_t i = 0; i < parvalues.size(); ++i) {
             const Variable * const arg = function->getArgumentVar(i);
-            if (!arg || !Token::Match(arg->typeStartToken(), "%type% %var% ,|)")) {
+            if (!arg || !Token::Match(arg->typeStartToken(), "%type% %name% ,|)")) {
                 if (settings->debugwarnings)
                     bailout(tokenlist, errorLogger, tok, "function return; unhandled argument type");
                 programMemory.clear();

test/testinternal.cpp

@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ private:
               "    const Token *tok;\n"
               "    Token::Match(tok, \"foo|%type|bar\");\n"
               "}");
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:3]: (error) Bad multicompare pattern (a %cmd% must be first unless it is %or%,%op%,%cop%,%var%,%oror%) inside Token::Match() call: \"foo|%type|bar\"\n"
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:3]: (error) Bad multicompare pattern (a %cmd% must be first unless it is %or%,%op%,%cop%,%name%,%oror%) inside Token::Match() call: \"foo|%type|bar\"\n"
                       "[test.cpp:3]: (error) Missing percent end character in Token::Match() pattern: \"foo|%type|bar\"\n"
                       , errout.str());
 
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ private:
               "    const Token *tok;\n"
               "    Token::Match(tok, \";|%type%\");\n"
               "}");
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:3]: (error) Bad multicompare pattern (a %cmd% must be first unless it is %or%,%op%,%cop%,%var%,%oror%) inside Token::Match() call: \";|%type%\"\n", errout.str());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:3]: (error) Bad multicompare pattern (a %cmd% must be first unless it is %or%,%op%,%cop%,%name%,%oror%) inside Token::Match() call: \";|%type%\"\n", errout.str());
 
         check("void f() {\n"
               "    const Token *tok;\n"
@@ -344,9 +344,9 @@ private:
               "}");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
 
-        check("void f() {\n" // The %var%|%num% works..
+        check("void f() {\n" // The %name%|%num% works..
               "    const Token *tok;\n"
-              "    Token::Match(tok, \"%var%|%num%\");\n"
+              "    Token::Match(tok, \"%name%|%num%\");\n"
               "}");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }

test/testsimplifytokens.cpp

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(redundant_plus);
         TEST_CASE(redundant_plus_numbers);
         TEST_CASE(parentheses1);
-        TEST_CASE(parenthesesVar);      // Remove redundant parentheses around variable .. "( %var% )"
+        TEST_CASE(parenthesesVar);      // Remove redundant parentheses around variable .. "( %name% )"
         TEST_CASE(declareVar);
 
         TEST_CASE(declareArray);

test/testsymboldatabase.cpp

@@ -2272,7 +2272,7 @@ private:
                 unsigned int linenrs[] = { 2, 1 };
                 unsigned int index = 0;
                 for (const Token * tok = bar->classStart->next(); tok != bar->classEnd; tok = tok->next()) {
-                    if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% (") && !tok->varId() && Token::simpleMatch(tok->linkAt(1), ") ;")) {
+                    if (Token::Match(tok, "%name% (") && !tok->varId() && Token::simpleMatch(tok->linkAt(1), ") ;")) {
                         const Function * function = db->findFunction(tok);
                         ASSERT(function != nullptr);
                         if (function) {

test/testtoken.cpp

@@ -183,55 +183,55 @@ private:
     }
 
     void multiCompare3() const {
-        // Original pattern that failed: "return|(|&&|%oror% %var% &&|%oror%|==|!=|<=|>=|<|>|-|%or% %var% )|&&|%oror%|;"
+        // Original pattern that failed: "return|(|&&|%oror% %name% &&|%oror%|==|!=|<=|>=|<|>|-|%or% %name% )|&&|%oror%|;"
         // Code snippet that failed: "return lv@86 |= rv@87 ;"
 
         // Note: Also test "reverse" alternative pattern, two different code paths to handle it
         givenACodeSampleToTokenize toks("return a |= b ;", true);
-        ASSERT_EQUALS(false, Token::Match(toks.tokens(), "return %var% xyz|%or% %var% ;"));
-        ASSERT_EQUALS(false, Token::Match(toks.tokens(), "return %var% %or%|xyz %var% ;"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(false, Token::Match(toks.tokens(), "return %name% xyz|%or% %name% ;"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(false, Token::Match(toks.tokens(), "return %name% %or%|xyz %name% ;"));
 
         givenACodeSampleToTokenize toks2("return a | b ;", true);
-        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(toks2.tokens(), "return %var% xyz|%or% %var% ;"));
-        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(toks2.tokens(), "return %var% %or%|xyz %var% ;"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(toks2.tokens(), "return %name% xyz|%or% %name% ;"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(toks2.tokens(), "return %name% %or%|xyz %name% ;"));
 
         givenACodeSampleToTokenize toks3("return a || b ;", true);
-        ASSERT_EQUALS(false, Token::Match(toks3.tokens(), "return %var% xyz|%or% %var% ;"));
-        ASSERT_EQUALS(false, Token::Match(toks3.tokens(), "return %var% %or%|xyz %var% ;"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(false, Token::Match(toks3.tokens(), "return %name% xyz|%or% %name% ;"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(false, Token::Match(toks3.tokens(), "return %name% %or%|xyz %name% ;"));
 
-        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(toks3.tokens(), "return %var% xyz|%oror% %var% ;"));
-        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(toks3.tokens(), "return %var% %oror%|xyz %var% ;"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(toks3.tokens(), "return %name% xyz|%oror% %name% ;"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(toks3.tokens(), "return %name% %oror%|xyz %name% ;"));
 
         givenACodeSampleToTokenize toks4("a % b ;", true);
-        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(toks4.tokens(), "%var% >>|<<|&|%or%|^|% %var% ;"));
-        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(toks4.tokens(), "%var% %|>>|<<|&|%or%|^ %var% ;"));
-        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(toks4.tokens(), "%var% >>|<<|&|%or%|%|^ %var% ;"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(toks4.tokens(), "%name% >>|<<|&|%or%|^|% %name% ;"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(toks4.tokens(), "%name% %|>>|<<|&|%or%|^ %name% ;"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(toks4.tokens(), "%name% >>|<<|&|%or%|%|^ %name% ;"));
 
-        //%var%|%num% support
+        //%name%|%num% support
         givenACodeSampleToTokenize num("100", true);
-        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(num.tokens(), "%num%|%var%"));
-        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(num.tokens(), "%var%|%num%"));
-        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(num.tokens(), "%var%|%num%|%bool%"));
-        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(num.tokens(), "%var%|%bool%|%num%"));
-        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(num.tokens(), "%var%|%bool%|%str%|%num%"));
-        ASSERT_EQUALS(false, Token::Match(num.tokens(), "%bool%|%var%"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(num.tokens(), "%num%|%name%"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(num.tokens(), "%name%|%num%"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(num.tokens(), "%name%|%num%|%bool%"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(num.tokens(), "%name%|%bool%|%num%"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(num.tokens(), "%name%|%bool%|%str%|%num%"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(false, Token::Match(num.tokens(), "%bool%|%name%"));
         ASSERT_EQUALS(false, Token::Match(num.tokens(), "%type%|%bool%|%char%"));
         ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(num.tokens(), "%type%|%bool%|100"));
 
         givenACodeSampleToTokenize numparen("( 100 )", true);
-        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(numparen.tokens(), "(| %num%|%var% )|"));
-        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(numparen.tokens(), "(| %var%|%num% )|"));
-        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(numparen.tokens(), "(| %var%|%num%|%bool% )|"));
-        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(numparen.tokens(), "(| %var%|%bool%|%num% )|"));
-        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(numparen.tokens(), "(| %var%|%bool%|%str%|%num% )|"));
-        ASSERT_EQUALS(false, Token::Match(numparen.tokens(), "(| %bool%|%var% )|"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(numparen.tokens(), "(| %num%|%name% )|"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(numparen.tokens(), "(| %name%|%num% )|"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(numparen.tokens(), "(| %name%|%num%|%bool% )|"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(numparen.tokens(), "(| %name%|%bool%|%num% )|"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(numparen.tokens(), "(| %name%|%bool%|%str%|%num% )|"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(false, Token::Match(numparen.tokens(), "(| %bool%|%name% )|"));
 
-        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(numparen.tokens(), "(| 100 %num%|%var%| )|"));
-        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(numparen.tokens(), "(| 100 %var%|%num%| )|"));
-        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(numparen.tokens(), "(| 100 %var%|%num%|%bool%| )|"));
-        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(numparen.tokens(), "(| 100 %var%|%bool%|%num%| )|"));
-        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(numparen.tokens(), "(| 100 %var%|%bool%|%str%|%num%| )|"));
-        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(numparen.tokens(), "(| 100 %bool%|%var%| )|"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(numparen.tokens(), "(| 100 %num%|%name%| )|"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(numparen.tokens(), "(| 100 %name%|%num%| )|"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(numparen.tokens(), "(| 100 %name%|%num%|%bool%| )|"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(numparen.tokens(), "(| 100 %name%|%bool%|%num%| )|"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(numparen.tokens(), "(| 100 %name%|%bool%|%str%|%num%| )|"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(numparen.tokens(), "(| 100 %bool%|%name%| )|"));
     }
 
     void multiCompare4() const {
@@ -323,10 +323,10 @@ private:
 
     void matchAny() const {
         givenACodeSampleToTokenize varBitOrVar("abc|def", true);
-        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(varBitOrVar.tokens(), "%var% %or% %var%"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(varBitOrVar.tokens(), "%name% %or% %name%"));
 
         givenACodeSampleToTokenize varLogOrVar("abc||def", true);
-        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(varLogOrVar.tokens(), "%var% %oror% %var%"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(varLogOrVar.tokens(), "%name% %oror% %name%"));
     }
 
     void matchSingleChar() const {
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ private:
 
         givenACodeSampleToTokenize isVar("int a = 3 ;");
         ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(isVar.tokens(), "%type%"));
-        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(isVar.tokens(), "%type% %var%"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(isVar.tokens(), "%type% %name%"));
         ASSERT_EQUALS(false, Token::Match(isVar.tokens(), "%type% %type%"));
 
         givenACodeSampleToTokenize noType1_cpp("delete", true, true);
@@ -417,13 +417,17 @@ private:
         givenACodeSampleToTokenize var("int a ; int b ;");
 
         // Varid == 0 should throw exception
-        ASSERT_THROW(Token::Match(var.tokens(), "%type% %varid% ; %type% %var%", 0),InternalError);
+        ASSERT_THROW(Token::Match(var.tokens(), "%type% %varid% ; %type% %name%", 0),InternalError);
 
-        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(var.tokens(), "%type% %varid% ; %type% %var%", 1));
-        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(var.tokens(), "%type% %var% ; %type% %varid%", 2));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(var.tokens(), "%type% %varid% ; %type% %name%", 1));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(var.tokens(), "%type% %name% ; %type% %varid%", 2));
 
         // Try to match two different varids in one match call
         ASSERT_EQUALS(false, Token::Match(var.tokens(), "%type% %varid% ; %type% %varid%", 2));
+
+        // %var% matches with every varid other than 0
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Token::Match(var.tokens(), "%type% %var% ;"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(false, Token::Match(var.tokens(), "%var% %var% ;"));
     }
 
     void matchNumeric() const {

test/testtokenize.cpp

@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ private:
         tokenizeAndStringify("void f() {switch (n) { case 0?(1?3:4):2 : z(); break;}}");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
 
-        //allow GCC '({ %var%|%num%|%bool% ; })' statement expression extension
+        //allow GCC '({ %name%|%num%|%bool% ; })' statement expression extension
         tokenizeAndStringify("void f() {switch (n) { case 0?({0;}):1: z(); break;}}");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
 

tools/matchcompiler.py

@@ -116,8 +116,10 @@ class MatchCompiler:
             return (
                 '(tok->isName() && tok->varId()==0U && !tok->isKeyword())'
             )
-        elif tok == '%var%':
+        elif tok == '%name%':
             return 'tok->isName()'
+        elif tok == '%var%':
+            return 'tok->varId() != 0'
         elif tok == '%varid%':
             return '(tok->isName() && tok->varId()==varid)'
         elif (len(tok) > 2) and (tok[0] == "%"):