Re: [patch]clarification of coding style regarding conditional statements with two branches

[Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@gmail.com>]

Oliver Neukum napsal(a):
> Hi,
> 
> I suggest that the coding style should state that if either branch of
> an 'if' statement needs braces, both branches should use them.
> 
> 	Regards
> 		Oliver
> Signed-off-by: Oliver Neukum <oneukum@suse.de>
> ----
> 
> --- a/Documentation/CodingStyle	2007-04-20 13:08:17.000000000 +0200
> +++ b/Documentation/CodingStyle	2007-04-20 13:16:14.000000000 +0200
> @@ -160,6 +160,21 @@
>  25-line terminal screens here), you have more empty lines to put
>  comments on.
>  
> +Do not unnecessarily use braces where a single statement will do.
> +
> +if (condition)
> +	action();
> +
> +This does not apply if one branch of a conditional statement is a single
> +statement. Use braces in both branches.

Why, what's wrong with
if (condition) {
	do_this();
	do_that();
} else
	otherwise();

? It's more readable/nicer in my eyes than

> +if (condition) {
> +	do_this();
> +	do_that();
> +} else {
> +	otherwise();
> +}
> +

and not only in mine according to fast grep.

regards,
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faculty of informatics, masaryk university, brno, cz
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