A simple argument for blocked if's and one command per line is when you get an errmsg for that line and it have multiple suspects.
My 1 cent ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allen E. Elwood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 2:59 PM Subject: RE: [U2] Good Programming Practice Question......... > I too prefer blocked if's. Just find it easier, *much* easier to read. And > to answer, it's not hard to change, it's just a PITA ;). > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Keith W. Roberts > Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 11:23 > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [U2] Good Programming Practice Question......... > > > C'mon! How difficult *is* it with your editor to convert it to block format > when either clause becomes multi-line?!? > > -Keith > > ----Original Message---- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin King > Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 10:51 AM > 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 > > > > And I'm completely opposite, preferring a full block IF statement all > > the time. There's four different ways that IF can be structured, and > > the full block structure provides the most flexibility for maintenance > > (in my opinion, of course). Yeah, it takes more lines, but it's fewer > > lines to change when an inline IF ends up getting converted to the > > partial or full block format, and it's been my experience that > > comparison programs get more accurate results with insertions and > > deletions vs. changed lines. > > > > -K > ------- > u2-users mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ > ------- > u2-users mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ ------- u2-users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
