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GuyPerfect

Posted on 03-16-07 05:43 AM

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{ and }, in the world of programming documentation, are quite commonly referred to as "Curly Braces," while I just personally call them "Braces." The < and >, FYIngly enough, are "comparison brackets."

When using languages with braces, I do the good ol':

int main(int argc, char **argv) {
    if (argc == 1) {
        printf("\nHey, man. Give an argument, man.\n");
        return 1;
    } else if (argc > 2) {
        printf("\nHoly cow, not that many!\n");
        return 2;
    }

    printf("\nYour argument is %s!\n", argv[1]);
    return 0;
}

I don't see a real need to put the brace on the next line. I mean, if you have more than one statement, you need a brace, and I always indent under such circumstances. To me, the first line in the block introduces the indentation, and the closing brace signals its end.

If there is only one statement within the block, I will rarely, if ever (never happened yet) include the braces. Depending on the length of the line, however, I have been known to newline and intent as if there were braces. Example:

if (ThingImTestingFor == 2)
    Jeez(ThisIs, AVery, Freaking, LongLine, Sorta, NotReally);

Cellar Dweller

Posted on 03-16-07 06:44 AM

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1. Curly braces, as others have stated.

2. My code is 1TBS compliant.

3. I generally use braces even if one one line is in the block. This is a habit that solidified during my brief experience with Perl, in which the braces are manditory.

If anyone wants to see some of my code, I have already posted a code sample in another thread.

Posted by Kernal
So, to you people who use K&R style, why don't you also put the closing curly bracket at the end of the last line of the block?

In my case, I don't line up brace to brace, I line up the ending brace to the control construct that precedes the block of code.

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