Re: [PATCH] [condingstyle] Add chapter on tests

[Jan Engelhardt]

On May 27 2007 16:37, Stefan Richter wrote:
>Jan Engelhardt wrote:
>> +	if (is_prime(number) == true)
>> +		return 0;
>> +	if (is_prime(number) == false)
>> +		return 1;
>> +
>> +should be:
>> +
>> +	if (is_prime(number))
>> +		return 0;
>> +	if (!is_prime(number))
>> +		return 1;
>> +
>> +As far as pointers or functions returning an integer are concerned,
>> +using long form tests helps to distinguish between pointers and bools
>> +or functions returning boolean or integer, respectively.
>> +Examples are:
>> +
>> +	if (p == NULL)
>> +		return 1;
>> +	if (!p)
>> +		return 0;
>> +
>> +	if (strcmp(haystack, needle) == 0)
>> +		return 1;
>> +	if (!strcmp(haystack, needle))
>> +		return 0;
>
>The latter two examples seem odd.  Didn't you mean the following?

See how much confusion it all makes!

Right, it was intended -- first the long form is shown and then the
shorter one (and "long form tests help to distinguish"):

	if (p == NULL)	/* this way please */
		return 1;
	if (!p)		/* Everytime you shorten it, God kills a kitten */
		return 0;
		/* so perhaps don't do it if you love animals or
		know someone who does. */

I seem to have forgotten more comments/explanation.

>	if (p == NULL)
>		return 1;
>	if (p)
>		return 0;
>
>	if (strcmp(haystack, needle) == 0)
>		return 1;
>	if (strcmp(haystack, needle))
>		return 0;
>
>Perhaps better:
>
>	if (p == NULL)
>		return NO_MEMORY;
>	if (p)
>		return MEMORY;
>
>	if (strcmp(haystack, needle) == 0)
>		return IS_SAME;
>	if (strcmp(haystack, needle))
>		return IS_DIFFERENT;
>
>However, to follow your argument about non-boolean expressions, the
>following would be more consequently going into your direction:
>
>I.e., why do the explicit comparison with 0 or NULL only when it is
>tested for equality, but not when testing for inequality?
>
>However, I agree with Scott Preece that these rules should be left out
>of CodingStyle because they are contentious.
>
>(Disclosure:  I am personally used to "if (p)" and "if (!p)" tests of
>pointers and many integer expressions, but I tend to the longer form in
>less obvious cases like "if (strcmp(a, b) != 0)".)



	Jan
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