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Braces and brackets

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3 Nov 2000 10  
Options for placing braces

Options for Parentheses

Option 1: Spaces between inside and outside the parentheses. 

if ( something )
...

Option 2: Spaces outside parentheses, no space inside.

if (something)
...

Option 3: Spaces inside parentheses, no space outside.

if( something )
...

Option 4: No white space.

if(something)
...

Options for braces

Option 1: Braces starting on control line.

if (something) {
  // statements
}

Option 2: Braces starting on line under control line, non-indented.

if (something) 
{
    // statements
}

Option 3: Braces starting on line under control line, indented.

if (something) 
    {
    // statements
    }

Option 4: Braces starting on control line, closing brace indented.

if (something) {
    // statements
    }

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