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| -rw-r--r-- | CODING_STYLE | 14 |
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diff --git a/CODING_STYLE b/CODING_STYLE index 4280945ff0..d46cfa5f65 100644 --- a/CODING_STYLE +++ b/CODING_STYLE @@ -91,3 +91,17 @@ Mixed declarations (interleaving statements and declarations within blocks) are not allowed; declarations should be at the beginning of blocks. In other words, the code should not generate warnings if using GCC's -Wdeclaration-after-statement option. + +6. Conditional statements + +When comparing a variable for (in)equality with a constant, list the +constant on the right, as in: + +if (a == 1) { + /* Reads like: "If a equals 1" */ + do_something(); +} + +Rationale: Yoda conditions (as in 'if (1 == a)') are awkward to read. +Besides, good compilers already warn users when '==' is mis-typed as '=', +even when the constant is on the right. |