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authorHarry Wei <jiaweiwei.xiyou@gmail.com>2011-03-22 16:35:01 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2011-03-22 17:44:16 -0700
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Documentation/CodingStyle: flesh out if-else examples
There is a missing case for "Chapter 3: Placing Braces and Spaces". We often know we should not use braces where a single statement. The first case is: if (condition) action(); Another case is: if (condition) do_this(); else do_that(); However, I can not find a description of the second case. Signed-off-by: Harry Wei <harryxiyou@gmail.com> Cc: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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@@ -168,6 +168,13 @@ Do not unnecessarily use braces where a single statement will do.
if (condition)
action();
+and
+
+if (condition)
+ do_this();
+else
+ do_that();
+
This does not apply if one branch of a conditional statement is a single
statement. Use braces in both branches.