CodingGuidelines: clarify multi-line brace style

There are some "gray areas" around when to omit braces from
a conditional or loop body. Since that seems to have
resulted in some arguments, let's be a little more clear
about our preferred style.

Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Jeff King 2017-01-17 15:05:04 -05:00 committed by Junio C Hamano
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@ -206,11 +206,38 @@ For C programs:
x = 1;
}
is frowned upon. A gray area is when the statement extends
over a few lines, and/or you have a lengthy comment atop of
it. Also, like in the Linux kernel, if there is a long list
of "else if" statements, it can make sense to add braces to
single line blocks.
is frowned upon. But there are a few exceptions:
- When the statement extends over a few lines (e.g., a while loop
with an embedded conditional, or a comment). E.g.:
while (foo) {
if (x)
one();
else
two();
}
if (foo) {
/*
* This one requires some explanation,
* so we're better off with braces to make
* it obvious that the indentation is correct.
*/
doit();
}
- When there are multiple arms to a conditional and some of them
require braces, enclose even a single line block in braces for
consistency. E.g.:
if (foo) {
doit();
} else {
one();
two();
three();
}
- We try to avoid assignments in the condition of an "if" statement.