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Do you wrap single line statements in braces (or begin/end)?   [Edit]

Survey period: 16 May 2011 to 23 May 2011

Do you:

if (condition)
    statement
or
if (condition)
{
    statement
}
(Replace {}'s with Begin/End or whatever is appropriate for your language du jour)

OptionVotes% 
I always wrap single line statements95548.04
I sometimes wrap single line statements57328.82
I never wrap single line statements - only multiple lines get wrapped.46023.14



 
GeneralRe: Always do it Pin
Mladen Janković16-May-11 3:26
Mladen Janković16-May-11 3:26 
GeneralSometimes Pin
hairy_hats15-May-11 21:48
hairy_hats15-May-11 21:48 
GeneralAlways Wrap Pin
Kunal Chowdhury «IN»15-May-11 21:07
professionalKunal Chowdhury «IN»15-May-11 21:07 
GeneralRe: Always Wrap Pin
senguptaamlan15-May-11 21:20
senguptaamlan15-May-11 21:20 
GeneralRe: Always Wrap Pin
HaBiX15-May-11 21:57
HaBiX15-May-11 21:57 
GeneralRe: Always Wrap Pin
Toniyo Jackson16-May-11 1:43
Toniyo Jackson16-May-11 1:43 
GeneralRe: Always Wrap Pin
RaviRanjanKr16-May-11 4:20
professionalRaviRanjanKr16-May-11 4:20 
GeneralConsistency and Readability Pin
R. Erasmus15-May-11 21:06
R. Erasmus15-May-11 21:06 
I feel that code should always be wrapped between braces. (readability) Not doing it for single line statements would surly be inconsistent towards the rest of your code. (consistency)
"Program testing can be used to show the presence of bugs, but never to show their absence."

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GeneralOnly if else condition requires braces Pin
Davide Zaccanti15-May-11 20:04
Davide Zaccanti15-May-11 20:04 
GeneralUsing blocks help to avoid silly mishaps later on Pin
bob1697215-May-11 19:47
bob1697215-May-11 19:47 
GeneralRe: Using blocks help to avoid silly mishaps later on Pin
Kanasz Robert15-May-11 20:38
professionalKanasz Robert15-May-11 20:38 
GeneralRe: Using blocks help to avoid silly mishaps later on Pin
Ra-one15-May-11 20:48
Ra-one15-May-11 20:48 
GeneralAlways wraped.. Pin
ShilpiP15-May-11 19:46
ShilpiP15-May-11 19:46 
GeneralRe: Always wraped.. Pin
Kunal Chowdhury «IN»15-May-11 21:07
professionalKunal Chowdhury «IN»15-May-11 21:07 
GeneralRe: Always wraped.. Pin
ShilpiP15-May-11 21:10
ShilpiP15-May-11 21:10 
GeneralRe: Always wraped.. Pin
Tarun.K.S16-May-11 1:49
Tarun.K.S16-May-11 1:49 
GeneralRe: Always wraped.. Pin
ShilpiP16-May-11 1:55
ShilpiP16-May-11 1:55 
GeneralI don't wrap at some places like... Pin
Venkatesh Mookkan15-May-11 19:36
Venkatesh Mookkan15-May-11 19:36 
GeneralRe: I don't wrap at some places like... Pin
thatraja16-May-11 5:40
professionalthatraja16-May-11 5:40 
GeneralSingle statements without braces are more readable. Pin
GPUToaster™15-May-11 18:53
GPUToaster™15-May-11 18:53 
GeneralRe: Single statements without braces are more readable. Pin
Jigar K Oza15-May-11 18:55
Jigar K Oza15-May-11 18:55 
GeneralRe: Single statements without braces are more readable. Pin
Niklas L15-May-11 20:30
Niklas L15-May-11 20:30 
GeneralRe: Single statements without braces are more readable. Pin
Jigar K Oza15-May-11 20:56
Jigar K Oza15-May-11 20:56 
GeneralRe: Single statements without braces are more readable. Pin
Niklas L15-May-11 21:02
Niklas L15-May-11 21:02 
GeneralRe: Single statements without braces are more readable. Pin
Jigar K Oza15-May-11 21:17
Jigar K Oza15-May-11 21:17 

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