CompuServe Messages

Jane, I prefer the so-called UNIX standard method of using braces and indents: if (a == b) { do_something(); do_anotherthing(); } for ( i = 0 ; i < 99 ; i++ ) { do_something_else(i); } while (a < b) { a += c; c += d; } and so forth. Note that the for loop above doesn't require braces at all since there's only a single statement enclosed within them; however, I belive it's good coding practice and makes the code more readable. The reason I use that form of bracing rather than the : for (i = 0 ; i < 99 ; i++ ) { do_something_else(): } (likewise with the others) is that that is the way I learned it, it's the way the example code is given in K&R (the original definition of the language) and I personally find it much more readable, neat and clean. Obviously, others find different methods just as readable, neat and clean to them. In the end, it's strictly a matter of personal taste. Don