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• My style. (Score:2)

  by schwern (1528)

  I use K&R style. I find ANSI style plus uncluddled else's eats up far too much room on the screen. My exception is when the conditional runs over one line. In that case I find the extra vertical distance provides some needed clarity.

  if( $foo  eq $bar and
      $this eq $that )
  {
      ...stuff...
  }

  I flip/flop between cuddled and uncuddled else's. In the end, your choice won't come back to bite you unless you decide to become a religious bigot about it.

  Just don't do this.

  if( $f
  • Re:My style. (Score:1)

    by btilly (5037)

    I may be alone, but if the conditional runs over one line I treat it as a block:

    if(
      $foo  eq $bar and
      $this eq $that
    ) {
      ...stuff...
    }

    I don't know that anyone else does it that way though.
    • Complex conditionals. (Score:2)

      by schwern (1528) on 2005.02.26 0:18 (#38556) Homepage Journal

      To my eyes that's ok. You still have separation between the complex conditional and the code block making them distinct. What I don't like to see is this:

      if( $foo  eq $bar  and
          $this eq $that ) {
          $baz = 42;
      }

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      • Re:Complex conditionals. (Score:1)

        by GAVollink (5690)

        Woa, nelly. So - I'll just stick with ANSI style, then. You K&R folks can't actually seem to decide on a style.
        • Complex styles (Score:2)

          by schwern (1528)

          Sure we can (or I can). I don't fool myself into thinking I can apply a single rule to different conditions. K&R style is vertically efficient. ANSI style uses more vertical space to clarify the difference between the conditional and the code block. Apply as needed. If you have a simple conditional, use K&R. If you have a complex conditional, use ANSI.
          
          If you ignore the pros/cons each style and just apply one to all your code like a cookie-cutter you're losing their benefits in the name of the