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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> ----
> 
> --- 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,
-- 
http://www.fi.muni.cz/~xslaby/            Jiri Slaby
faculty of informatics, masaryk university, brno, cz
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