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Mr. Alex 11-03-2011 06:17 AM
PHP, {}, and ";" after them
 
Hello. In C++ (AFAIK) after "if {...}" you also should add ";". But after this statement in PHP you don't have to (might look like negligence, which is so like PHP). But what is a better practice in PHP?

Code:
if (true)
{
  echo 'True';
};

echo 'END';
Is this coding style better than

Code:
if (true)
{
  echo 'True';
}

echo 'END';
?

Proud 11-03-2011 08:12 AM
I'd go with whatever's valid syntax, being as it looks clear enough without the ;. In fact, I tend to comment something like } // end if describe condition in many languages.

If you don't like this PHP syntax quirk, you might hate Python ;)

ntubski 11-03-2011 09:59 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. Alex (Post 4514743)
Hello. In C++ (AFAIK) after "if {...}" you also should add ";".
No, you don't have to do this and I've never seen anyone do this. You do have to add ";" after the closing brace of a declaration (eg struct or enum): "struct { ... };".

Mr. Alex 11-03-2011 12:11 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by ntubski (Post 4514929)
You do have to add ";" after the closing brace of a declaration (eg struct or enum): "struct { ... };".
You mean OOP?

Here's C++ example:
Code:
#ifndef __ADDRBAR_H
#define __ADDRBAR_H

#ifdef CONFIG_ADDRESSBAR

#include "yinputline.h"

class AddressBar: public YInputLine {
public:
    AddressBar(YWindow *parent = 0);
    virtual ~AddressBar();

    virtual bool handleKey(const XKeyEvent &key);

    void showNow();
    void hideNow();
};

#endif

#endif

ntubski 11-03-2011 12:41 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. Alex (Post 4515014)
You mean OOP?
Not specifically, but a semicolon is required after a class declaration as well.


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