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    • CodeQL 2.19.1 (2024-10-04)
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  • CodeQL tools
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• Writing CodeQL queries
  • CodeQL queries
    • About CodeQL queries
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    • Query help files
    • Defining the results of a query
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    • About data flow analysis
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    • Debugging data-flow queries using partial flow
  • QL tutorials
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  • Running CodeQL queries
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• CodeQL language guides
  • CodeQL for C and C
    • Basic query for C and C code
    • CodeQL library for C and C
    • Functions in C and C
    • Expressions, types, and statements in C and C
    • Conversions and classes in C and C
    • Analyzing data flow in C and C
    • Refining a query to account for edge cases
    • Detecting a potential buffer overflow
    • Using the guards library in C and C
    • Using range analysis for C and C
    • Hash consing and value numbering
    • Advanced dataflow scenarios for C/C
    • Customizing library models for C and C
  • CodeQL for C#
    • Basic query for C# code
    • CodeQL library for C#
    • Analyzing data flow in C#
    • Customizing library models for C#
  • CodeQL for Go
    • Basic query for Go code
    • CodeQL library for Go
    • Abstract syntax tree classes for working with Go programs
    • Modeling data flow in Go libraries
  • CodeQL for Java and Kotlin
    • Basic query for Java and Kotlin code
    • CodeQL library for Java and Kotlin
    • Analyzing data flow in Java and Kotlin
    • Types in Java and Kotlin
    • Overflow-prone comparisons in Java and Kotlin
    • Navigating the call graph
    • Annotations in Java and Kotlin
    • Javadoc
    • Working with source locations
    • Abstract syntax tree classes for working with Java and Kotlin programs
    • Customizing library models for Java and Kotlin
  • CodeQL for JavaScript and TypeScript
    • Basic query for JavaScript and TypeScript code
    • CodeQL library for JavaScript
    • CodeQL library for TypeScript
    • Analyzing data flow in JavaScript and TypeScript
    • Using flow labels for precise data flow analysis
    • Specifying additional remote flow sources for JavaScript
    • Using type tracking for API modeling
    • Abstract syntax tree classes for working with JavaScript and TypeScript programs
    • Data flow cheat sheet for JavaScript
    • Customizing Library Models for JavaScript
  • CodeQL for Python
    • Basic query for Python code
    • CodeQL library for Python
    • Analyzing data flow in Python
    • Using API graphs in Python
    • Functions in Python
    • Expressions and statements in Python
    • Analyzing control flow in Python
    • Customizing Library Models for Python
  • CodeQL for Ruby
    • Basic query for Ruby code
    • CodeQL library for Ruby
    • Abstract syntax tree classes for working with Ruby programs
    • Analyzing data flow in Ruby
    • Using API graphs in Ruby
    • Customizing Library Models for Ruby
  • CodeQL for Swift
    • Basic query for Swift code
    • Analyzing data flow in Swift
• QL language reference
  • About the QL language
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