--- layout: plugin title: Occurrence analysis plug-in description: Also provided as a simple example for new plug-in development, this plug-in allows the user to reach the statements where a given variable is used. key: browsing ---
Overview

The Occurrence analysis plug-in shows the uses of a variable in a C
program. This analysis highlights the left-values that may access the selected variable.
As shown by the example, the analysis takes aliases into account.

It is available through a contextual menu at each variable in the Frama-C graphical user interface. Invoking this analysis on a variable displays the occurrences of this variable in the program:

occurrence analysis interface

Usage

The plug-in can be used both with the graphical user interface and in batch mode. In batch mode, the command is:
frama-c -occurrence file1.c file2.c
This prints on standard output all occurrences of each variable.

Dependency

This plug-in depends on results of the Value analysis plug-in.