Re: coding style for long conditions (WAS: Re: [PATCH 25/90] ... blinky leds!!)

Krzysztof Halasa
2007-04-07T00:16:55Z

Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@linux01.gwdg.de> writes:

> Tabs should be used for indent, not padding. People wanting to use
> different-sized tabs can change settings in their editor, i.e.
> to make a tab 12 instead of 8. Or 6. Or whatever. If tabs only ever
> appear at the front, this works, it breaks when tabs are used to line
> up foo->bar=1; foo->boom=17; statements.

Precisely.

If someone really likes

if (a &&
b)

or

if (
a
&&
b
)

then let be it (in his/her code), but please don't fight

if (a &&
b)

Just make sure only tabs are used for indent, i.e., the last is:
\t*if (a &&
\t*\s\s\s\sb)

another example:

\t*if (condition1 && (a +
\t* b))
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ <<< spaces, not tabs

I think the current CodingStyle is clear enough but improvements there
aren't prohibited.
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Krzysztof Halasa