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maint: document dislike of mismatched if/else bracing
* docs/hacking.html.in (Curly braces): Tighten recommendations to
disallow if (cond) one-line; else { block; }.
* HACKING: Regenerate.
Suggested by Daniel P. Berrange.
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@@ -209,11 +209,13 @@
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<p>
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However, there is one exception in the other direction, when even a
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one-line block should have braces. That occurs when that one-line,
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brace-less block is an <code>else</code> block, and the corresponding
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<code>then</code> block <b>does</b> use braces. In that case, either
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put braces around the <code>else</code> block, or negate the
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<code>if</code>-condition and swap the bodies, putting the
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one-line block first and making the longer, multi-line block be the
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brace-less block is an <code>if</code> or <code>else</code>
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block, and the counterpart block <b>does</b> use braces. In
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that case, put braces around both blocks. Also, if
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the <code>else</code> block is much shorter than
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the <code>if</code> block, consider negating the
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<code>if</code>-condition and swapping the bodies, putting the
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short block first and making the longer, multi-line block be the
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<code>else</code> block.
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</p>
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@@ -223,19 +225,11 @@
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...
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}
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else
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x = y; // BAD: braceless "else" with braced "then"
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</pre>
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x = y; // BAD: braceless "else" with braced "then",
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// and short block last
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<p>
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This is preferred, especially when the multi-line body is more than a
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few lines long, because it is easier to read and grasp the semantics of
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an if-then-else block when the simpler block occurs first, rather than
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after the more involved block:
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</p>
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<pre>
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if (!expr)
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x = y; // putting the smaller block first is more readable
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if (expr)
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x = y; // BAD: braceless "if" with braced "else"
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else {
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...
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...
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@@ -243,11 +237,29 @@
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</pre>
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<p>
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If you'd rather not negate the condition, then at least add braces:
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Keeping braces consistent and putting the short block first is
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preferred, especially when the multi-line body is more than a
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few lines long, because it is easier to read and grasp the semantics of
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an if-then-else block when the simpler block occurs first, rather than
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after the more involved block:
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</p>
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<pre>
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if (expr) {
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if (!expr) {
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x = y; // putting the smaller block first is more readable
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} else {
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...
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...
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}
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</pre>
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<p>
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But if negating a complex condition is too ugly, then at least
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add braces:
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</p>
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<pre>
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if (complex expr not worth negating) {
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...
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...
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} else {
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