C Coding Standard - Revision history

Manus at 08:45, 2 August 2013

2013-08-02T08:45:32Z

2009-08-20T11:05:28Z

‎Language consideration: Added a note on "%lf" specifier

2009-08-18T15:13:15Z

‎Language consideration: Added a note on function prototypes without arguments

2009-07-22T23:24:55Z

‎Language consideration

2009-07-22T17:01:31Z

2009-07-21T06:15:22Z

2009-07-21T06:13:06Z

2009-07-21T06:12:36Z

Added C standard guidelines

2009-07-21T06:09:01Z

New page

[[Category:Coding Standards]]

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 [[Category:Coding Standards]]
 ==Language consideration==
 * Avoid using assignment inside an expression.

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 *::<c>extern void foo(void);</c>
 *:Otherwise it is not considered a prototype (for compatability with K&R) (see bug#13870).
 ==Style==

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 * Never use '''return''' if this is not the last instruction of a routine.
 * Use '''break''' only to separate branches of a switch statement.
 ==Style==

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 ==Language consideration==
 * Avoid using assignment inside an expression.
-* Never use '''goto'''
+* Never use '''goto'''.
-* Never use '''return''' if this is not the last instructions of a routine
+* Never use '''return''' if this is not the last instruction of a routine.
-* Use '''break''' only to separate branches of a switch statement
+* Use '''break''' only to separate branches of a switch statement.
 ==Style==

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 [[Category:Coding Standards]]
 {{UnderConstruction}}
 *  Always use curly braces, even when there is only one instruction. Instead of
 <c>if (a) do_something();
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+}
 </c>

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		+	{{UnderConstruction}}

	* Always use curly braces, even when there is only one instruction. Instead of		* Always use curly braces, even when there is only one instruction. Instead of

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 * Place opening brace at the same line as the condition as in
 <c>while (expr) {
+}
 for (;;) {
+}
 </c>

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		+
		+	* Always use curly braces, even when there is only one instruction. Instead of
		+	<c>if (a) do_something();
		+	</c>
		+	write
		+	<c>if (a) {
		+	do_something();
		+	}</c>
		+
		+	* Place opening brace at the same line as the condition as in
		+	<c>while (expr) {
		+	}
		+	for (;;) {
		+	}
		+	</c>
		+	unless the expression is very long as in
		+	<c>if
		+	(very_long_expression)
		+	{
		+	...
		+	}
		+	</c>
		+
		+	* Surround else with braces as in
		+	<c>if (expr) {
		+	...
		+	} else {
		+	...
		+	}
		+	</c>
		+
		+	* Avoid using assignment inside an expression.