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technobard · 09-17-2002, 09:22 PM

Personally, I prefer the if/else structure. It's clearer (not that the other one is a stretch). It makes a bigger difference on a method that returns something. For example:

Code:

public boolean checkit () {
   boolean stat = false;

   if (abc) {
      doSomething(x);
      stat = true;
   } else {
      doSomething(y);
      stat = false;  //the default, so not really necessary
   }

   return stat;
}

Opinions will probably vary on this one, but I like having a single return where possible. (Although I'm sure I've violated this in some of my code).

09-17-2002, 09:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
technobard Centurion Nova Prime Join Date: May 2002 Location: Oak Park, IL (USA) Posts: 287	Personally, I prefer the if/else structure. It's clearer (not that the other one is a stretch). It makes a bigger difference on a method that returns something. For example: Code: public boolean checkit () { boolean stat = false; if (abc) { doSomething(x); stat = true; } else { doSomething(y); stat = false; //the default, so not really necessary } return stat; } Opinions will probably vary on this one, but I like having a single return where possible. (Although I'm sure I've violated this in some of my code).