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| Submitted on: 3/5/2001 8:39:35 PM
By: Steve Oliver
Level: Beginner
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Compatibility:PHP 3.0, PHP 4.0
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| | | Teaches the basics of Proper Indentation in your php source.
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4) You will abide by any additional copyright restrictions which the author may have placed in the article or article's description. | I think it is a basic coding standard to Indent each function, loop, etc. This not only helps others that may be working with your source, But it also helps when you go back and look at your source. Below are some examples of right and wrong.
wrong way:
if($foo==""){$var="1");}
should be:
if($foo=="")
{
$var="1";
}
wrong way:
While(List($blah)=mysql_fetch_row($results)){
if($blah==""){echo $blah;}else{echo "none";}}
should be:
While(List($blah)=mysql_fetch_row($results))
{
if($blah=="")
{
echo $blah;
}
else
{
echo "none";
}
}
wrong way:
function doit($var){
if($var==""){$var="false";}else{$var="true";}
return $var;}
should be:
function doit($var)
{
if($var=="")
{
$var="false";
}
else
{
$var="true";
}
return $var;
}
I think you get the basic Idea. Although it may seem long and drawn out, trust me, it will help you in the long run.
-Steve | |
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3/8/2001 10:33:35 PM:Shaun
Steve is right, although it may seem
like more coding up front, it'll help
you later when you need to read your
code. And if you're publishing code
that someone else will be reading or
using, it becomes even more important
that it's formatted in an easy-to-read
manner.
Another common convention is
to place the opening brace on the same
line as the start of the function
definition, loop call,
etc:
while(1){
echo
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9/7/2001 7:34:59 AM:Matthias
I agree to Shaun, that there is not
only one way to format source
code.
I use the same formatting as
Shaun
<pre>
function xyz()
{
print
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9/13/2001 9:58:43 PM:Rob Loach
I have a habbit of
doing:
if($var==""){
$var="false";
}
(having the first
bracket on the first line)
I find that
this is very good. I know that it is
neater to have the bracket on a new
line, but I really don't like to scrool
up and down my code alot.
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