Opening braces on current or next line?

[bradscoolio]

Heya fellas!

 

I've recently been watching some programming tutorials for C and was wondering what the cleanest way of starting your opening braces is.

In the tutorials that I'm watching the instructor uses this method:

#include<stdio.h>main()    {    int a;    printf("Enter a integer less than 10: ");    scanf("%d", &a);    if(a < 10)    {        printf("Integer is less than 10\n");    }else    {        printf("Integer is more than or equal to 10\n");    }} 

But I tend to prefer this way:

#include<stdio.h>main(){    int a;    printf("Enter a integer less than 10: ");    scanf("%d", &a);    if(a < 10){        printf("Integer is less than 10\n");    }else{        printf("Integer is more than or equal to 10\n");    }} 

I actually don't remember where I picked this up, I've never really done much programming.

What method do you prefer and why?

[Phllips]

The first its easier to read (i have very basic knowledge of java and that's about it)

[Hazy125]

I prefer the way you do it, because less hitting enter is always good

 

 

Side note, Australians currently dominate this thread, yay

[Tea1337]

I don't use C, but C#, and I would use the second one, one reason its that it's 3 lines shorter, and it helps keep the syntax cleaner looking. In C# I use the first method, it's more easy to read, and when I'm done with the main part I do that to shorten up the code.

[prolemur]

I like the way you do it, but that only matters to people seeing your source code.

[ironbound]

GENERAL GUIDE FOR READABILITY

-------

 

Use real tabs that equal 4 spaces.

 

 

Use typically trailing braces everywhere (if, else, functions, structures, typedefs, class definitions, etc.)

 

if ( x ) {

}

 

 

The else statement starts on the same line as the last closing brace.

 

if ( x ) {

} else {
}

 

Pad parenthesized expressions with spaces

 

if ( x ) {

}

 

Instead of

 

if (x) {

}

 

They are just some of the ways to go about it. Interesting reading linked below!

 

http://fabiensanglard.net/doom3/

   OR

ftp://ftp.idsoftware.com/idstuff/doom3/source/CodeStyleConventions.doc

[bradscoolio]

-snip-

 

Sooo many spaces! Nahh... it's not a problem. I will follow this from now on, it does make it far easier to read

Sublime Text has a feature to make all tab indentations 4 spaces, so that's easy. 

[Nuluvius]

There's already been a bit of discussion about this here.

[rockking1379]

#include<stdio.h>main(){     int a;     printf("Enter a integer less than 10: ");     scanf("%d", &a);     if(a < 10)     {          printf("Integer is less than 10\n");      }      else      {           printf("Integer is more than or equal to 10\n");      }}

this is how i would format that code. a brace is its own line. and all code within a brace is indented.