Re: else ladders practice

On 02/11/2024 09:37, fir wrote:

David Brown wrote:

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It is best to write the code in the way that makes most sense - whatever
gives the best clarity and makes the programmer's intentions obvious to
readers, and with the least risk of errors.

 the fact is it is somewhat hard to say which is more obvious to readers
  if(key=='A') Something();
else if(key=='B') Something();
else if(key=='C') Something();
else if(key=='D') Something();
 or
 if(key=='A') Something();
if(key=='B') Something();
if(key=='C') Something();
if(key=='D') Something();
 imo the second is more for human but logically its a bit diferent becouse else chain only goes forward on "false" and new statemant on both "true and false"
 

You might also split up your functions differently, so that you can write :
if (key == 'A') return Something_A();
if (key == 'B') return Something_B();
if (key == 'C') return Something_C();
if (key == 'D') return Something_D();
That can be clear to the reader, and has the same effect as "else if".
(You might also consider using the space key more - it adds significantly to code legibility.  It's not by chance that it is the biggest key on the keyboard.)