diff --git a/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp b/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
index 5da5b898e4cf..ca05d4cb96c6 100644
--- a/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
+++ b/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
@@ -1127,33 +1127,35 @@ CmdLineParser::Result CmdLineParser::parseFromArgs(int argc, const char* const a
                         Settings::Rule rule;
 
                         for (const tinyxml2::XMLElement *subnode = node->FirstChildElement(); subnode; subnode = subnode->NextSiblingElement()) {
+                            const char * const subname = subnode->Name();
                             const char * const subtext = subnode->GetText();
-                            if (std::strcmp(subnode->Name(), "tokenlist") == 0) {
+                            if (std::strcmp(subname, "tokenlist") == 0) {
                                 rule.tokenlist = empty_if_null(subtext);
                             }
-                            else if (std::strcmp(subnode->Name(), "pattern") == 0) {
+                            else if (std::strcmp(subname, "pattern") == 0) {
                                 rule.pattern = empty_if_null(subtext);
                             }
-                            else if (std::strcmp(subnode->Name(), "message") == 0) {
+                            else if (std::strcmp(subname, "message") == 0) {
                                 for (const tinyxml2::XMLElement *msgnode = subnode->FirstChildElement(); msgnode; msgnode = msgnode->NextSiblingElement()) {
+                                    const char * const msgname = msgnode->Name();
                                     const char * const msgtext = msgnode->GetText();
-                                    if (std::strcmp(msgnode->Name(), "severity") == 0) {
+                                    if (std::strcmp(msgname, "severity") == 0) {
                                         rule.severity = severityFromString(empty_if_null(msgtext));
                                     }
-                                    else if (std::strcmp(msgnode->Name(), "id") == 0) {
+                                    else if (std::strcmp(msgname, "id") == 0) {
                                         rule.id = empty_if_null(msgtext);
                                     }
-                                    else if (std::strcmp(msgnode->Name(), "summary") == 0) {
+                                    else if (std::strcmp(msgname, "summary") == 0) {
                                         rule.summary = empty_if_null(msgtext);
                                     }
                                     else {
-                                        mLogger.printError("unable to load rule-file '" + ruleFile + "' - unknown element '" + msgnode->Name() + "' encountered in 'message'.");
+                                        mLogger.printError("unable to load rule-file '" + ruleFile + "' - unknown element '" + msgname + "' encountered in 'message'.");
                                         return Result::Fail;
                                     }
                                 }
                             }
                             else {
-                                mLogger.printError("unable to load rule-file '" + ruleFile + "' - unknown element '" + subnode->Name() + "' encountered in 'rule'.");
+                                mLogger.printError("unable to load rule-file '" + ruleFile + "' - unknown element '" + subname + "' encountered in 'rule'.");
                                 return Result::Fail;
                             }
                         }
diff --git a/lib/checkbufferoverrun.cpp b/lib/checkbufferoverrun.cpp
index 144ae3109193..02b149a0b96c 100644
--- a/lib/checkbufferoverrun.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkbufferoverrun.cpp
@@ -968,9 +968,10 @@ Check::FileInfo * CheckBufferOverrun::loadFileInfoFromXml(const tinyxml2::XMLEle
 
     auto *fileInfo = new MyFileInfo;
     for (const tinyxml2::XMLElement *e = xmlElement->FirstChildElement(); e; e = e->NextSiblingElement()) {
-        if (e->Name() == arrayIndex)
+        const char* name = e->Name();
+        if (name == arrayIndex)
             fileInfo->unsafeArrayIndex = CTU::loadUnsafeUsageListFromXml(e);
-        else if (e->Name() == pointerArith)
+        else if (name == pointerArith)
             fileInfo->unsafePointerArith = CTU::loadUnsafeUsageListFromXml(e);
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/checkunusedfunctions.cpp b/lib/checkunusedfunctions.cpp
index f538b3a35447..26db9129129c 100644
--- a/lib/checkunusedfunctions.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkunusedfunctions.cpp
@@ -427,11 +427,12 @@ void CheckUnusedFunctions::analyseWholeProgram(const Settings &settings, ErrorLo
                 const char* functionName = e2->Attribute("functionName");
                 if (functionName == nullptr)
                     continue;
-                if (std::strcmp(e2->Name(),"functioncall") == 0) {
+                const char* name = e2->Name();
+                if (std::strcmp(name,"functioncall") == 0) {
                     calls.insert(functionName);
                     continue;
                 }
-                if (std::strcmp(e2->Name(),"functiondecl") == 0) {
+                if (std::strcmp(name,"functiondecl") == 0) {
                     const char* lineNumber = e2->Attribute("lineNumber");
                     if (lineNumber) {
                         // cppcheck-suppress templateInstantiation - TODO: fix this - see #11631
diff --git a/lib/ctu.cpp b/lib/ctu.cpp
index 4f542bacf482..5df85a0fe50c 100644
--- a/lib/ctu.cpp
+++ b/lib/ctu.cpp
@@ -232,11 +232,12 @@ bool CTU::FileInfo::NestedCall::loadFromXml(const tinyxml2::XMLElement *xmlEleme
 void CTU::FileInfo::loadFromXml(const tinyxml2::XMLElement *xmlElement)
 {
     for (const tinyxml2::XMLElement *e = xmlElement->FirstChildElement(); e; e = e->NextSiblingElement()) {
-        if (std::strcmp(e->Name(), "function-call") == 0) {
+        const char* name = e->Name();
+        if (std::strcmp(name, "function-call") == 0) {
             FunctionCall functionCall;
             if (functionCall.loadFromXml(e))
                 functionCalls.push_back(std::move(functionCall));
-        } else if (std::strcmp(e->Name(), "nested-call") == 0) {
+        } else if (std::strcmp(name, "nested-call") == 0) {
             NestedCall nestedCall;
             if (nestedCall.loadFromXml(e))
                 nestedCalls.push_back(std::move(nestedCall));
diff --git a/lib/errorlogger.cpp b/lib/errorlogger.cpp
index 17c5a82c977f..06901a488ded 100644
--- a/lib/errorlogger.cpp
+++ b/lib/errorlogger.cpp
@@ -190,7 +190,8 @@ ErrorMessage::ErrorMessage(const tinyxml2::XMLElement * const errmsg)
     hash = attr ? strToInt<std::size_t>(attr) : 0;
 
     for (const tinyxml2::XMLElement *e = errmsg->FirstChildElement(); e; e = e->NextSiblingElement()) {
-        if (std::strcmp(e->Name(),"location")==0) {
+        const char* name = e->Name();
+        if (std::strcmp(name,"location")==0) {
             const char *strfile = e->Attribute("file");
             const char *strinfo = e->Attribute("info");
             const char *strline = e->Attribute("line");
@@ -201,7 +202,7 @@ ErrorMessage::ErrorMessage(const tinyxml2::XMLElement * const errmsg)
             const int line = strline ? strToInt<int>(strline) : 0;
             const int column = strcolumn ? strToInt<int>(strcolumn) : 0;
             callStack.emplace_front(file, info, line, column);
-        } else if (std::strcmp(e->Name(),"symbol")==0) {
+        } else if (std::strcmp(name,"symbol")==0) {
             mSymbolNames += e->GetText();
         }
     }
diff --git a/lib/importproject.cpp b/lib/importproject.cpp
index e1caa25afbc7..ed3ec74858f7 100644
--- a/lib/importproject.cpp
+++ b/lib/importproject.cpp
@@ -486,9 +486,10 @@ namespace {
                 const char * const text = e->GetText();
                 if (!text)
                     continue;
-                if (std::strcmp(e->Name(),"Configuration")==0)
+                const char * ename = e->Name();
+                if (std::strcmp(ename,"Configuration")==0)
                     configuration = text;
-                else if (std::strcmp(e->Name(),"Platform")==0) {
+                else if (std::strcmp(ename,"Platform")==0) {
                     platformStr = text;
                     if (platformStr == "Win32")
                         platform = Win32;
@@ -511,19 +512,21 @@ namespace {
             if (condAttr)
                 condition = condAttr;
             for (const tinyxml2::XMLElement *e1 = idg->FirstChildElement(); e1; e1 = e1->NextSiblingElement()) {
-                if (std::strcmp(e1->Name(), "ClCompile") == 0) {
+                const char* name = e1->Name();
+                if (std::strcmp(name, "ClCompile") == 0) {
                     enhancedInstructionSet = "StreamingSIMDExtensions2";
                     for (const tinyxml2::XMLElement *e = e1->FirstChildElement(); e; e = e->NextSiblingElement()) {
                         const char * const text = e->GetText();
                         if (!text)
                             continue;
-                        if (std::strcmp(e->Name(), "PreprocessorDefinitions") == 0)
+                        const char * const ename = e->Name();
+                        if (std::strcmp(ename, "PreprocessorDefinitions") == 0)
                             preprocessorDefinitions = text;
-                        else if (std::strcmp(e->Name(), "AdditionalIncludeDirectories") == 0) {
+                        else if (std::strcmp(ename, "AdditionalIncludeDirectories") == 0) {
                             if (!additionalIncludePaths.empty())
                                 additionalIncludePaths += ';';
                             additionalIncludePaths += text;
-                        } else if (std::strcmp(e->Name(), "LanguageStandard") == 0) {
+                        } else if (std::strcmp(ename, "LanguageStandard") == 0) {
                             if (std::strcmp(text, "stdcpp14") == 0)
                                 cppstd = Standards::CPP14;
                             else if (std::strcmp(text, "stdcpp17") == 0)
@@ -532,12 +535,12 @@ namespace {
                                 cppstd = Standards::CPP20;
                             else if (std::strcmp(text, "stdcpplatest") == 0)
                                 cppstd = Standards::CPPLatest;
-                        } else if (std::strcmp(e->Name(), "EnableEnhancedInstructionSet") == 0) {
+                        } else if (std::strcmp(ename, "EnableEnhancedInstructionSet") == 0) {
                             enhancedInstructionSet = text;
                         }
                     }
                 }
-                else if (std::strcmp(e1->Name(), "Link") == 0) {
+                else if (std::strcmp(name, "Link") == 0) {
                     for (const tinyxml2::XMLElement *e = e1->FirstChildElement(); e; e = e->NextSiblingElement()) {
                         const char * const text = e->GetText();
                         if (!text)
@@ -638,7 +641,7 @@ static void importPropertyGroup(const tinyxml2::XMLElement *node, std::map<std::
     const char* labelAttribute = node->Attribute("Label");
     if (labelAttribute && std::strcmp(labelAttribute, "UserMacros") == 0) {
         for (const tinyxml2::XMLElement *propertyGroup = node->FirstChildElement(); propertyGroup; propertyGroup = propertyGroup->NextSiblingElement()) {
-            const std::string name(propertyGroup->Name());
+            const char* name = propertyGroup->Name();
             const char *text = empty_if_null(propertyGroup->GetText());
             variables[name] = text;
         }
@@ -677,7 +680,8 @@ static void loadVisualStudioProperties(const std::string &props, std::map<std::s
     if (rootnode == nullptr)
         return;
     for (const tinyxml2::XMLElement *node = rootnode->FirstChildElement(); node; node = node->NextSiblingElement()) {
-        if (std::strcmp(node->Name(), "ImportGroup") == 0) {
+        const char* name = node->Name();
+        if (std::strcmp(name, "ImportGroup") == 0) {
             const char *labelAttribute = node->Attribute("Label");
             if (labelAttribute == nullptr || std::strcmp(labelAttribute, "PropertySheets") != 0)
                 continue;
@@ -693,9 +697,9 @@ static void loadVisualStudioProperties(const std::string &props, std::map<std::s
                     loadVisualStudioProperties(loadprj, variables, includePath, additionalIncludeDirectories, itemDefinitionGroupList);
                 }
             }
-        } else if (std::strcmp(node->Name(),"PropertyGroup")==0) {
+        } else if (std::strcmp(name,"PropertyGroup")==0) {
             importPropertyGroup(node, variables, includePath, nullptr);
-        } else if (std::strcmp(node->Name(),"ItemDefinitionGroup")==0) {
+        } else if (std::strcmp(name,"ItemDefinitionGroup")==0) {
             itemDefinitionGroupList.emplace_back(node, additionalIncludeDirectories);
         }
     }
@@ -724,7 +728,8 @@ bool ImportProject::importVcxproj(const std::string &filename, std::map<std::str
         return false;
     }
     for (const tinyxml2::XMLElement *node = rootnode->FirstChildElement(); node; node = node->NextSiblingElement()) {
-        if (std::strcmp(node->Name(), "ItemGroup") == 0) {
+        const char* name = node->Name();
+        if (std::strcmp(name, "ItemGroup") == 0) {
             const char *labelAttribute = node->Attribute("Label");
             if (labelAttribute && std::strcmp(labelAttribute, "ProjectConfigurations") == 0) {
                 for (const tinyxml2::XMLElement *cfg = node->FirstChildElement(); cfg; cfg = cfg->NextSiblingElement()) {
@@ -745,11 +750,11 @@ bool ImportProject::importVcxproj(const std::string &filename, std::map<std::str
                     }
                 }
             }
-        } else if (std::strcmp(node->Name(), "ItemDefinitionGroup") == 0) {
+        } else if (std::strcmp(name, "ItemDefinitionGroup") == 0) {
             itemDefinitionGroupList.emplace_back(node, additionalIncludeDirectories);
-        } else if (std::strcmp(node->Name(), "PropertyGroup") == 0) {
+        } else if (std::strcmp(name, "PropertyGroup") == 0) {
             importPropertyGroup(node, variables, includePath, &useOfMfc);
-        } else if (std::strcmp(node->Name(), "ImportGroup") == 0) {
+        } else if (std::strcmp(name, "ImportGroup") == 0) {
             const char *labelAttribute = node->Attribute("Label");
             if (labelAttribute && std::strcmp(labelAttribute, "PropertySheets") == 0) {
                 for (const tinyxml2::XMLElement *e = node->FirstChildElement(); e; e = e->NextSiblingElement()) {
@@ -842,7 +847,8 @@ bool ImportProject::importBcb6Prj(const std::string &projectFilename)
     std::string cflag1;
 
     for (const tinyxml2::XMLElement *node = rootnode->FirstChildElement(); node; node = node->NextSiblingElement()) {
-        if (std::strcmp(node->Name(), "FILELIST") == 0) {
+        const char* name = node->Name();
+        if (std::strcmp(name, "FILELIST") == 0) {
             for (const tinyxml2::XMLElement *f = node->FirstChildElement(); f; f = f->NextSiblingElement()) {
                 if (std::strcmp(f->Name(), "FILE") == 0) {
                     const char *filename = f->Attribute("FILENAME");
@@ -850,23 +856,24 @@ bool ImportProject::importBcb6Prj(const std::string &projectFilename)
                         compileList.emplace_back(filename);
                 }
             }
-        } else if (std::strcmp(node->Name(), "MACROS") == 0) {
+        } else if (std::strcmp(name, "MACROS") == 0) {
             for (const tinyxml2::XMLElement *m = node->FirstChildElement(); m; m = m->NextSiblingElement()) {
-                if (std::strcmp(m->Name(), "INCLUDEPATH") == 0) {
+                const char* mname = m->Name();
+                if (std::strcmp(mname, "INCLUDEPATH") == 0) {
                     const char *v = m->Attribute("value");
                     if (v)
                         includePath = v;
-                } else if (std::strcmp(m->Name(), "USERDEFINES") == 0) {
+                } else if (std::strcmp(mname, "USERDEFINES") == 0) {
                     const char *v = m->Attribute("value");
                     if (v)
                         userdefines = v;
-                } else if (std::strcmp(m->Name(), "SYSDEFINES") == 0) {
+                } else if (std::strcmp(mname, "SYSDEFINES") == 0) {
                     const char *v = m->Attribute("value");
                     if (v)
                         sysdefines = v;
                 }
             }
-        } else if (std::strcmp(node->Name(), "OPTIONS") == 0) {
+        } else if (std::strcmp(name, "OPTIONS") == 0) {
             for (const tinyxml2::XMLElement *m = node->FirstChildElement(); m; m = m->NextSiblingElement()) {
                 if (std::strcmp(m->Name(), "CFLAG1") == 0) {
                     const char *v = m->Attribute("value");
@@ -1149,38 +1156,39 @@ bool ImportProject::importCppcheckGuiProject(std::istream &istr, Settings *setti
 
     // TODO: this should support all available command-line options
     for (const tinyxml2::XMLElement *node = rootnode->FirstChildElement(); node; node = node->NextSiblingElement()) {
-        if (strcmp(node->Name(), CppcheckXml::RootPathName) == 0) {
+        const char* name = node->Name();
+        if (strcmp(name, CppcheckXml::RootPathName) == 0) {
             if (node->Attribute(CppcheckXml::RootPathNameAttrib)) {
                 temp.basePaths.push_back(joinRelativePath(path, node->Attribute(CppcheckXml::RootPathNameAttrib)));
                 temp.relativePaths = true;
             }
-        } else if (strcmp(node->Name(), CppcheckXml::BuildDirElementName) == 0)
+        } else if (strcmp(name, CppcheckXml::BuildDirElementName) == 0)
             temp.buildDir = joinRelativePath(path, empty_if_null(node->GetText()));
-        else if (strcmp(node->Name(), CppcheckXml::IncludeDirElementName) == 0)
+        else if (strcmp(name, CppcheckXml::IncludeDirElementName) == 0)
             temp.includePaths = readXmlStringList(node, path, CppcheckXml::DirElementName, CppcheckXml::DirNameAttrib);
-        else if (strcmp(node->Name(), CppcheckXml::DefinesElementName) == 0)
+        else if (strcmp(name, CppcheckXml::DefinesElementName) == 0)
             temp.userDefines = join(readXmlStringList(node, "", CppcheckXml::DefineName, CppcheckXml::DefineNameAttrib), ";");
-        else if (strcmp(node->Name(), CppcheckXml::UndefinesElementName) == 0) {
+        else if (strcmp(name, CppcheckXml::UndefinesElementName) == 0) {
             for (const std::string &u : readXmlStringList(node, "", CppcheckXml::UndefineName, nullptr))
                 temp.userUndefs.insert(u);
-        } else if (strcmp(node->Name(), CppcheckXml::ImportProjectElementName) == 0) {
+        } else if (strcmp(name, CppcheckXml::ImportProjectElementName) == 0) {
             const std::string t_str = empty_if_null(node->GetText());
             if (!t_str.empty())
                 guiProject.projectFile = path + t_str;
         }
-        else if (strcmp(node->Name(), CppcheckXml::PathsElementName) == 0)
+        else if (strcmp(name, CppcheckXml::PathsElementName) == 0)
             paths = readXmlStringList(node, path, CppcheckXml::PathName, CppcheckXml::PathNameAttrib);
-        else if (strcmp(node->Name(), CppcheckXml::ExcludeElementName) == 0)
+        else if (strcmp(name, CppcheckXml::ExcludeElementName) == 0)
             guiProject.excludedPaths = readXmlStringList(node, "", CppcheckXml::ExcludePathName, CppcheckXml::ExcludePathNameAttrib);
-        else if (strcmp(node->Name(), CppcheckXml::FunctionContracts) == 0)
+        else if (strcmp(name, CppcheckXml::FunctionContracts) == 0)
             ;
-        else if (strcmp(node->Name(), CppcheckXml::VariableContractsElementName) == 0)
+        else if (strcmp(name, CppcheckXml::VariableContractsElementName) == 0)
             ;
-        else if (strcmp(node->Name(), CppcheckXml::IgnoreElementName) == 0)
+        else if (strcmp(name, CppcheckXml::IgnoreElementName) == 0)
             guiProject.excludedPaths = readXmlStringList(node, "", CppcheckXml::IgnorePathName, CppcheckXml::IgnorePathNameAttrib);
-        else if (strcmp(node->Name(), CppcheckXml::LibrariesElementName) == 0)
+        else if (strcmp(name, CppcheckXml::LibrariesElementName) == 0)
             guiProject.libraries = readXmlStringList(node, "", CppcheckXml::LibraryElementName, nullptr);
-        else if (strcmp(node->Name(), CppcheckXml::SuppressionsElementName) == 0) {
+        else if (strcmp(name, CppcheckXml::SuppressionsElementName) == 0) {
             for (const tinyxml2::XMLElement *child = node->FirstChildElement(); child; child = child->NextSiblingElement()) {
                 if (strcmp(child->Name(), CppcheckXml::SuppressionElementName) != 0)
                     continue;
@@ -1194,72 +1202,73 @@ bool ImportProject::importCppcheckGuiProject(std::istream &istr, Settings *setti
                 s.hash = strToInt<std::size_t>(default_if_null(child->Attribute("hash"), "0"));
                 suppressions.push_back(std::move(s));
             }
-        } else if (strcmp(node->Name(), CppcheckXml::VSConfigurationElementName) == 0)
+        } else if (strcmp(name, CppcheckXml::VSConfigurationElementName) == 0)
             guiProject.checkVsConfigs = readXmlStringList(node, emptyString, CppcheckXml::VSConfigurationName, nullptr);
-        else if (strcmp(node->Name(), CppcheckXml::PlatformElementName) == 0)
+        else if (strcmp(name, CppcheckXml::PlatformElementName) == 0)
             guiProject.platform = empty_if_null(node->GetText());
-        else if (strcmp(node->Name(), CppcheckXml::AnalyzeAllVsConfigsElementName) == 0)
+        else if (strcmp(name, CppcheckXml::AnalyzeAllVsConfigsElementName) == 0)
             guiProject.analyzeAllVsConfigs = empty_if_null(node->GetText());
-        else if (strcmp(node->Name(), CppcheckXml::Parser) == 0)
+        else if (strcmp(name, CppcheckXml::Parser) == 0)
             temp.clang = true;
-        else if (strcmp(node->Name(), CppcheckXml::AddonsElementName) == 0) {
+        else if (strcmp(name, CppcheckXml::AddonsElementName) == 0) {
             const auto& addons = readXmlStringList(node, emptyString, CppcheckXml::AddonElementName, nullptr);
             temp.addons.insert(addons.cbegin(), addons.cend());
         }
-        else if (strcmp(node->Name(), CppcheckXml::TagsElementName) == 0)
+        else if (strcmp(name, CppcheckXml::TagsElementName) == 0)
             node->Attribute(CppcheckXml::TagElementName); // FIXME: Write some warning
-        else if (strcmp(node->Name(), CppcheckXml::ToolsElementName) == 0) {
+        else if (strcmp(name, CppcheckXml::ToolsElementName) == 0) {
             const std::list<std::string> toolList = readXmlStringList(node, emptyString, CppcheckXml::ToolElementName, nullptr);
             for (const std::string &toolName : toolList) {
                 if (toolName == CppcheckXml::ClangTidy)
                     temp.clangTidy = true;
             }
-        } else if (strcmp(node->Name(), CppcheckXml::CheckHeadersElementName) == 0)
+        } else if (strcmp(name, CppcheckXml::CheckHeadersElementName) == 0)
             temp.checkHeaders = (strcmp(default_if_null(node->GetText(), ""), "true") == 0);
-        else if (strcmp(node->Name(), CppcheckXml::CheckLevelExhaustiveElementName) == 0)
+        else if (strcmp(name, CppcheckXml::CheckLevelExhaustiveElementName) == 0)
             checkLevelExhaustive = true;
-        else if (strcmp(node->Name(), CppcheckXml::CheckUnusedTemplatesElementName) == 0)
+        else if (strcmp(name, CppcheckXml::CheckUnusedTemplatesElementName) == 0)
             temp.checkUnusedTemplates = (strcmp(default_if_null(node->GetText(), ""), "true") == 0);
-        else if (strcmp(node->Name(), CppcheckXml::InlineSuppression) == 0)
+        else if (strcmp(name, CppcheckXml::InlineSuppression) == 0)
             temp.inlineSuppressions = (strcmp(default_if_null(node->GetText(), ""), "true") == 0);
-        else if (strcmp(node->Name(), CppcheckXml::MaxCtuDepthElementName) == 0)
+        else if (strcmp(name, CppcheckXml::MaxCtuDepthElementName) == 0)
             temp.maxCtuDepth = strToInt<int>(default_if_null(node->GetText(), "2")); // TODO: bail out when missing?
-        else if (strcmp(node->Name(), CppcheckXml::MaxTemplateRecursionElementName) == 0)
+        else if (strcmp(name, CppcheckXml::MaxTemplateRecursionElementName) == 0)
             temp.maxTemplateRecursion = strToInt<int>(default_if_null(node->GetText(), "100")); // TODO: bail out when missing?
-        else if (strcmp(node->Name(), CppcheckXml::CheckUnknownFunctionReturn) == 0)
+        else if (strcmp(name, CppcheckXml::CheckUnknownFunctionReturn) == 0)
             ; // TODO
-        else if (strcmp(node->Name(), Settings::SafeChecks::XmlRootName) == 0) {
+        else if (strcmp(name, Settings::SafeChecks::XmlRootName) == 0) {
             for (const tinyxml2::XMLElement *child = node->FirstChildElement(); child; child = child->NextSiblingElement()) {
-                if (strcmp(child->Name(), Settings::SafeChecks::XmlClasses) == 0)
+                const char* childname = child->Name();
+                if (strcmp(childname, Settings::SafeChecks::XmlClasses) == 0)
                     temp.safeChecks.classes = true;
-                else if (strcmp(child->Name(), Settings::SafeChecks::XmlExternalFunctions) == 0)
+                else if (strcmp(childname, Settings::SafeChecks::XmlExternalFunctions) == 0)
                     temp.safeChecks.externalFunctions = true;
-                else if (strcmp(child->Name(), Settings::SafeChecks::XmlInternalFunctions) == 0)
+                else if (strcmp(childname, Settings::SafeChecks::XmlInternalFunctions) == 0)
                     temp.safeChecks.internalFunctions = true;
-                else if (strcmp(child->Name(), Settings::SafeChecks::XmlExternalVariables) == 0)
+                else if (strcmp(childname, Settings::SafeChecks::XmlExternalVariables) == 0)
                     temp.safeChecks.externalVariables = true;
                 else {
-                    printError("Unknown '" + std::string(Settings::SafeChecks::XmlRootName) + "' element '" + std::string(child->Name()) + "' in Cppcheck project file");
+                    printError("Unknown '" + std::string(Settings::SafeChecks::XmlRootName) + "' element '" + childname + "' in Cppcheck project file");
                     return false;
                 }
             }
-        } else if (strcmp(node->Name(), CppcheckXml::TagWarningsElementName) == 0)
+        } else if (strcmp(name, CppcheckXml::TagWarningsElementName) == 0)
             ; // TODO
         // Cppcheck Premium features
-        else if (strcmp(node->Name(), CppcheckXml::BughuntingElementName) == 0)
+        else if (strcmp(name, CppcheckXml::BughuntingElementName) == 0)
             temp.premiumArgs += " --bughunting";
-        else if (strcmp(node->Name(), CppcheckXml::CertIntPrecisionElementName) == 0)
+        else if (strcmp(name, CppcheckXml::CertIntPrecisionElementName) == 0)
             temp.premiumArgs += std::string(" --cert-c-int-precision=") + default_if_null(node->GetText(), "0");
-        else if (strcmp(node->Name(), CppcheckXml::CodingStandardsElementName) == 0) {
+        else if (strcmp(name, CppcheckXml::CodingStandardsElementName) == 0) {
             for (const tinyxml2::XMLElement *child = node->FirstChildElement(); child; child = child->NextSiblingElement()) {
                 if (strcmp(child->Name(), CppcheckXml::CodingStandardElementName) == 0 && child->GetText())
                     temp.premiumArgs += std::string(" --") + child->GetText();
             }
         }
-        else if (strcmp(node->Name(), CppcheckXml::ProjectNameElementName) == 0)
+        else if (strcmp(name, CppcheckXml::ProjectNameElementName) == 0)
             ; // no-op
         else {
-            printError("Unknown element '" + std::string(node->Name()) + "' in Cppcheck project file");
+            printError("Unknown element '" + std::string(name) + "' in Cppcheck project file");
             return false;
         }
     }
diff --git a/lib/platform.cpp b/lib/platform.cpp
index f54b9110afe7..34a379121a4a 100644
--- a/lib/platform.cpp
+++ b/lib/platform.cpp
@@ -250,37 +250,39 @@ bool Platform::loadFromXmlDocument(const tinyxml2::XMLDocument *doc)
 
     bool error = false;
     for (const tinyxml2::XMLElement *node = rootnode->FirstChildElement(); node; node = node->NextSiblingElement()) {
-        if (std::strcmp(node->Name(), "default-sign") == 0) {
+        const char* name = node->Name();
+        if (std::strcmp(name, "default-sign") == 0) {
             const char* str = node->GetText();
             if (str)
                 defaultSign = *str;
             else
                 error = true;
-        } else if (std::strcmp(node->Name(), "char_bit") == 0)
+        } else if (std::strcmp(name, "char_bit") == 0)
             char_bit = xmlTextAsUInt(node, error);
-        else if (std::strcmp(node->Name(), "sizeof") == 0) {
+        else if (std::strcmp(name, "sizeof") == 0) {
             for (const tinyxml2::XMLElement *sz = node->FirstChildElement(); sz; sz = sz->NextSiblingElement()) {
-                if (std::strcmp(sz->Name(), "short") == 0)
+                const char* szname = sz->Name();
+                if (std::strcmp(szname, "short") == 0)
                     sizeof_short = xmlTextAsUInt(sz, error);
-                else if (std::strcmp(sz->Name(), "bool") == 0)
+                else if (std::strcmp(szname, "bool") == 0)
                     sizeof_bool = xmlTextAsUInt(sz, error);
-                else if (std::strcmp(sz->Name(), "int") == 0)
+                else if (std::strcmp(szname, "int") == 0)
                     sizeof_int = xmlTextAsUInt(sz, error);
-                else if (std::strcmp(sz->Name(), "long") == 0)
+                else if (std::strcmp(szname, "long") == 0)
                     sizeof_long = xmlTextAsUInt(sz, error);
-                else if (std::strcmp(sz->Name(), "long-long") == 0)
+                else if (std::strcmp(szname, "long-long") == 0)
                     sizeof_long_long = xmlTextAsUInt(sz, error);
-                else if (std::strcmp(sz->Name(), "float") == 0)
+                else if (std::strcmp(szname, "float") == 0)
                     sizeof_float = xmlTextAsUInt(sz, error);
-                else if (std::strcmp(sz->Name(), "double") == 0)
+                else if (std::strcmp(szname, "double") == 0)
                     sizeof_double = xmlTextAsUInt(sz, error);
-                else if (std::strcmp(sz->Name(), "long-double") == 0)
+                else if (std::strcmp(szname, "long-double") == 0)
                     sizeof_long_double = xmlTextAsUInt(sz, error);
-                else if (std::strcmp(sz->Name(), "pointer") == 0)
+                else if (std::strcmp(szname, "pointer") == 0)
                     sizeof_pointer = xmlTextAsUInt(sz, error);
-                else if (std::strcmp(sz->Name(), "size_t") == 0)
+                else if (std::strcmp(szname, "size_t") == 0)
                     sizeof_size_t = xmlTextAsUInt(sz, error);
-                else if (std::strcmp(sz->Name(), "wchar_t") == 0)
+                else if (std::strcmp(szname, "wchar_t") == 0)
                     sizeof_wchar_t = xmlTextAsUInt(sz, error);
             }
         }
diff --git a/lib/suppressions.cpp b/lib/suppressions.cpp
index 1959aab75187..a13a0115f19c 100644
--- a/lib/suppressions.cpp
+++ b/lib/suppressions.cpp
@@ -117,19 +117,20 @@ std::string SuppressionList::parseXmlFile(const char *filename)
 
         Suppression s;
         for (const tinyxml2::XMLElement * e2 = e->FirstChildElement(); e2; e2 = e2->NextSiblingElement()) {
+            const char *name = e2->Name();
             const char *text = empty_if_null(e2->GetText());
-            if (std::strcmp(e2->Name(), "id") == 0)
+            if (std::strcmp(name, "id") == 0)
                 s.errorId = text;
-            else if (std::strcmp(e2->Name(), "fileName") == 0)
+            else if (std::strcmp(name, "fileName") == 0)
                 s.fileName = text;
-            else if (std::strcmp(e2->Name(), "lineNumber") == 0)
+            else if (std::strcmp(name, "lineNumber") == 0)
                 s.lineNumber = strToInt<int>(text);
-            else if (std::strcmp(e2->Name(), "symbolName") == 0)
+            else if (std::strcmp(name, "symbolName") == 0)
                 s.symbolName = text;
-            else if (*text && std::strcmp(e2->Name(), "hash") == 0)
+            else if (*text && std::strcmp(name, "hash") == 0)
                 s.hash = strToInt<std::size_t>(text);
             else
-                return std::string("unknown element '") + e2->Name() + "' in suppressions XML '" + filename + "', expected id/fileName/lineNumber/symbolName/hash.";
+                return std::string("unknown element '") + name + "' in suppressions XML '" + filename + "', expected id/fileName/lineNumber/symbolName/hash.";
         }
 
         const std::string err = addSuppression(std::move(s));