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| From | nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.c |
| Subject | Re: Redundant return() |
| Date | 2012-05-15 03:26 -0700 |
| Organization | http://groups.google.com |
| Message-ID | <20221261.1910.1337077574383.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@vbih30> (permalink) |
| References | (2 earlier) <jorci2$5pa$1@speranza.aioe.org> <27375124.1151.1337067212163.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@vbip22> <return-20120515095002@ram.dialup.fu-berlin.de> <7259216.24.1337076222367.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@vbk4> <multiple-returns-20120515121735@ram.dialup.fu-berlin.de> |
On Tuesday, May 15, 2012 11:21:19 AM UTC+1, Stefan Ram wrote: > nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com writes: > >On Tuesday, May 15, 2012 8:51:40 AM UTC+1, Stefan Ram wrote: > >>nick_keighley writes: like I said in a bit of my post you snipped. This is a style thing. Some people like to jump through hoops to give single-entry-single-exit properties to their code. Some don't. I simply object to you stating it as if it were some sort of Programming Law. > >>>/* complex processing */ > >why? My code was clear and easy to understand. > > Assume, you had complex code: > > ... > ... return ... > ... > ... return ... > ... return ... > ... > ... > ... return ... > ... > ... return ... > ... return ... > ... I don't usually write code that is as complicated as that. > The many returns hinder extract-function refactoring, haven't noticed a problem. > because, when you want to extract the first half of this > into a separate function, the returns now jump to the end of > that new function, which usually is not what they are > supposed to do, so one has to do a more complex and > error-prone rewriting during this refactor. > > When a block has a single entry and exit, the > extract-function refactor is usually easy. > > This could be a reason that complex code such as > above is not refactored, so that it will be harder > to maintain. > > >>. The real reason for an early return as in > >"real"? Why is this any more "real" than any other reason? > > It is the only excuse that I accept for the use of multiple > returns in a function. whatever
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