Absolutely! But if you obey the rule that a statement should have only one
purpose, you will never, ever attempt to write that on one line. :)
Oh, and one other thing ... I despise constructs like:
IF (expr) ELSE do.something
which can *always* be written more clearly as:
IF NOT(expr) THEN do.something
Which is why I *never* create a flag like NOT.whatever ( I also hate double
negatives :).
-Keith
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> BUT....You have to be careful that what is on the line doesn't have an
> ELSE clause of it's own which is optional..(ie. WRITE).
>
> IF (COND) THEN WRITE SOMETHING ON F.FILE,ID ELSE RELEASE F.FILE,ID
>
> which needs to be
>
> IF (CONT) THEN
> WRITE SOMETHING ON F.FILE,ID
> END ELSE
> RELEASE F.FILE,ID
> END
>
> I remember once trying to figure out why my locks were never
> being released,
> if compiled with the ELSE as a clause of then WRITE, and
> the IF with no
> ELSE clause at all (This was on a Prime, but I don't take
> chances anymore).
>
> George
>
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> W. Roberts
> Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 1:19 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: [U2] Good Programming Practice Question.........
>
>
> I don't mind if-then-else on one line ... as long as it fits
> on one *screen*
> line. :)
>
> IF SOME.FLAG THEN GOSUB DO.SOMETHING ELSE GOSUB DO.SOMETHING.ELSE
>
> -Keith
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