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Salathe · 07-01-2009, 05:25 PM

Better indenting would have made this problem clear in an instant (there or there abouts)! Rather than having most things all mushed together along one vertical axis, follow a strict indenting system to make your code blocks much clearer.

Compare:

PHP Code:


			
function moo($lady = FALSE) {
// This function moos!
if ($lady) {
steal_some_milk();
return ladylike_moo();
}
return big_manly_moo();
}

To:

PHP Code:


			
function moo($lady = FALSE) {
    // This function moos!
    if ($lady) {
        steal_some_milk();
        return ladylike_moo();
    }
    
    return big_manly_moo();
}

Multiply that by 10 or 100 for a file full of code (wow, lots of moos!).

07-01-2009, 05:25 PM	#20 (permalink)
Salathe Moderateur Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,324 Thanks: 5	Better indenting would have made this problem clear in an instant (there or there abouts)! Rather than having most things all mushed together along one vertical axis, follow a strict indenting system to make your code blocks much clearer. Compare: PHP Code: `function moo($lady = FALSE) { // This function moos! if ($lady) { steal_some_milk(); return ladylike_moo(); } return big_manly_moo(); }` To: PHP Code: `function moo($lady = FALSE) { // This function moos! if ($lady) { steal_some_milk(); return ladylike_moo(); } return big_manly_moo(); }` Multiply that by 10 or 100 for a file full of code (wow, lots of moos!).