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Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces

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Bart <bc@freeuk.com> writes:
> On 24/09/2024 15:52, Andrey Tarasevich wrote:
[...]
>> The same applies to
>>    if(x)
>>      bar(x);
>> This is the right thing to do. It is the most readable and elegant
>> way to write a simple `if`.
>
> Well, it is the ONLY way C provides to write the branches of an
> if-statement. Each only takes a single statement.

You misunderstood.  Andrey was saying that
    if(x)
      bar(x);
is right and
    if(x) bar(x);
is wrong.  Of course both are legal; Andrey is arguing that nobody
should ever use the second form.

[...]

-- 
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com
void Void(void) { Void(); } /* The recursive call of the void */

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how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces Mark Summerfield <mark@qtrac.eu> - 2024-09-21 07:35 +0000
  Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-09-21 08:10 +0000
  Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-09-21 10:47 +0200
    Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces Andrey Tarasevich <andreytarasevich@hotmail.com> - 2024-09-21 12:27 -0700
      Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2024-09-21 21:11 +0100
      Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces Opus <ifonly@youknew.org> - 2024-09-21 22:39 +0200
      Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-09-21 14:54 -0700
        Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces Andrey Tarasevich <andreytarasevich@hotmail.com> - 2024-09-21 20:05 -0700
          Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-09-21 21:33 -0700
          Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-09-22 14:15 +0200
          Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-09-27 03:38 -0700
      Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-09-22 13:59 +0200
        Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces Kaz Kylheku <643-408-1753@kylheku.com> - 2024-09-22 15:11 +0000
          Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2024-09-22 16:56 +0100
            Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-09-22 19:27 +0300
              Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2024-09-22 17:47 +0100
              Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-09-24 07:36 -0700
                Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces Andrey Tarasevich <andreytarasevich@hotmail.com> - 2024-09-24 07:52 -0700
                Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-09-24 17:24 +0200
                Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2024-09-24 17:22 +0100
                Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-09-24 12:28 -0700
                Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-09-27 01:43 -0700
                Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2024-09-24 17:35 +0100
                Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-09-24 12:30 -0700
                Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2024-09-24 20:42 +0100
                Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces Kaz Kylheku <643-408-1753@kylheku.com> - 2024-09-24 19:59 +0000
                Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2024-09-24 21:12 +0100
                Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces Kaz Kylheku <643-408-1753@kylheku.com> - 2024-09-24 22:36 +0000
            Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-09-22 13:39 -0700
              Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-09-23 08:16 +0200
                Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces Richard Harnden <richard.nospam@gmail.invalid> - 2024-09-23 08:06 +0100
                Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-09-23 11:14 +0200
                Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces Richard Harnden <richard.nospam@gmail.invalid> - 2024-09-23 11:37 +0100
                Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-09-23 14:22 +0200
          Modern text editor - 'bout time someone paid attention to keeping the thread title relevant!!! (Was: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces) gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2024-09-22 16:03 +0000
          Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-09-22 18:03 +0200
      Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-09-28 05:02 -0700
        Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-09-28 20:30 +0300
          Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-09-28 21:53 -0700
            Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-09-29 12:48 +0300
              Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-09-29 19:18 -0700
              Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces Alan Mackenzie <acm@muc.de> - 2024-09-30 15:05 +0000
        Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces Andrey Tarasevich <andreytarasevich@hotmail.com> - 2024-09-28 21:02 -0700
          Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-09-28 22:47 -0700
            Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces Andrey Tarasevich <andreytarasevich@hotmail.com> - 2024-09-29 07:41 -0700
              Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-09-29 18:04 +0300
              Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2024-09-29 18:30 +0000
              Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-09-29 16:39 -0700
                Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces Kaz Kylheku <643-408-1753@kylheku.com> - 2024-09-30 02:29 +0000
                Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2024-09-30 11:26 +0200
              Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-09-29 18:39 -0700
              Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces Kaz Kylheku <643-408-1753@kylheku.com> - 2024-09-30 02:03 +0000
              Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-09-30 13:17 +0200
  Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2024-09-21 10:13 +0100
    Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces Mark Summerfield <mark@qtrac.eu> - 2024-09-21 09:53 +0000
  Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces Ike Naar <ike@sdf.org> - 2024-09-21 09:15 +0000
    Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-09-21 14:44 -0700
  Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-09-21 06:07 -0700
    Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-09-21 15:55 -0700
  Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces Andrey Tarasevich <andreytarasevich@hotmail.com> - 2024-09-21 12:17 -0700
  Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces Blue-Maned_Hawk <bluemanedhawk@invalid.invalid> - 2024-09-21 21:18 +0000
    Re: how to make a macro work as a single line if stmt without braces Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-09-24 06:18 -0700

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