C/C++ False-positive: “Remove the commented out code.”

[abemat (Abel)]

• which versions are you using (SonarQube, Scanner, Plugin, and any relevant extension)
  Sonarqube Enterprise Edition Version 9.9 (build 65466)
• how is SonarQube deployed: zip, Docker, Helm
  Not sure, separate server
• what are you trying to achieve
  I want to add https links in my documentation with the following style:

/* 
* {*XXX/XXX/XXXXX} 
* | https://XXX.XXX.nl/XXX/.
*/

but this throws the violation: “Remove the commented out code.”. I think this violation is not necessary here, since a https link should be fine.

• what have you tried so far to achieve this
  I have not tried to change the code under test, as that is standardized.

[Abbas (Abbas Sabra)]

Hi @abemat,

This rule uses heuristics that aren’t perfect. It gets it right most of the time. When it doesn’t you should simply mark it as a false-positive in the UI.

For example, if you use parentheses instead of curly braces the issue disappears.
You can check it out here.

Thanks,