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Braces around single line commands. Needed or not?

Survey period: 12 Feb 2018 to 19 Feb 2018

It's just about the braces. Not about whether the leading brace should or should not be on the same line as the conditional. One war at a time.

OptionVotes% 
I prefer

if (condition)
  statement;
21323.20
I prefer

if (condition)
{
  statement;
}
54158.93
It depends16417.86



 
GeneralRe: OK, so I'm a pedant, but really... Pin
ZurdoDev12-Feb-18 2:56
professionalZurdoDev12-Feb-18 2:56 
GeneralI prefer the missing option Pin
KarstenK11-Feb-18 20:22
mveKarstenK11-Feb-18 20:22 
GeneralRe: I prefer the missing option Pin
den2k8811-Feb-18 22:31
professionalden2k8811-Feb-18 22:31 
GeneralRe: I prefer the missing option Pin
W Balboos, GHB12-Feb-18 0:25
W Balboos, GHB12-Feb-18 0:25 
GeneralRe: I prefer the missing option Pin
CodeWraith13-Feb-18 2:04
CodeWraith13-Feb-18 2:04 
GeneralI prefer the middle solution, but ... Pin
OriginalGriff11-Feb-18 20:01
mveOriginalGriff11-Feb-18 20:01 
GeneralI always go ... Pin
Mehdi Gholam11-Feb-18 19:14
Mehdi Gholam11-Feb-18 19:14 
GeneralThis case is also applied to WHILE and FOR ....! Pin
koolprasad200311-Feb-18 18:21
professionalkoolprasad200311-Feb-18 18:21 
Even though I DO NOT want have Brackets around single line commands, but as soon as I write 'IF' my fingers AUTOMATICALY press curly brackets { } and then start writing code in it.

**This case is also applied to WHILE and FOR Big Grin | :-D
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GeneralThose are BRACEs, not BRACKETs Pin
PIEBALDconsult11-Feb-18 18:11
mvePIEBALDconsult11-Feb-18 18:11 
GeneralRe: Those are BRACEs, not BRACKETs Pin
effayqueue12-Feb-18 4:30
effayqueue12-Feb-18 4:30 
GeneralRe: Those are BRACEs, not BRACKETs Pin
Marc Clifton12-Feb-18 8:41
mvaMarc Clifton12-Feb-18 8:41 

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