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Anatolii Tcai
Anatolii Tcai
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Posted by Anatolii Tcai
Anatolii Tcai
2,401 Points

if-else syntax

So is it more preferable to write all the else statements on the same line with the closing parenthesises, as shown in 1? Or I can use the new line for each new statement, as I wrote in 2?

  1. if x > 0 { // do something } else { // do something else }

  2. if x > 0 { // do something again } else { // and again, do something different }

1 Answer

Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points

I almost never write an if-else on a single line because it is hard-to-read, but I do do this sometimes when only using a if statement with one line of code as the body.

P.S.: Don't mistake the closing curly brace with the closing parentheses! The } character is the closing brace and ) is the closing parentheses. Notice the closing brace is a little squiggly. :laughing:

I hope this helps. :grin:

~Alex

Anatolii Tcai
Anatolii Tcai
2,401 Points
Anatolii Tcai
Anatolii Tcai
2,401 Points

Thanks for the answer. For some reason, my message is not shown here as it should be, but I hope you've got the idea.

About the closing curly brace - I'll remember that, Thanks

Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points

Extra note: There are three forms of parentheses.

First, there's parentheses. Duh. :laughing: They Look like this: ()

Second, there's curly braces or curly brackets, whatever you call them. They look like this: {}

Lastly, there's brackets or square brackets, whatever you prefer calling it. They look like this: []

Notice the parentheses are round, the braces squiggly, and the brackets look boxy (like a square).