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diff --git a/docs/style-guide.txt b/docs/style-guide.txt index 28fb1fb..d1257b7 100644 --- a/docs/style-guide.txt +++ b/docs/style-guide.txt @@ -175,6 +175,23 @@ The following are simple coding guidelines that should be followed: (Side Note: we might want to use a single file instead of two, food for thought). + - There's a right way and a wrong way to test for sting equivalence with + strcmp: + + The wrong way: + + if (!strcmp(string, "foo")) { + ... + + The right way: + + if (strcmp(string, "foo") == 0){ + ... + + The use of the "equals" (==) operator in the latter example makes it much + more obvious that you are testing for equivalence. The former example with + the "not" (!) operator makes it look like you are testing for an error. + - Do not use old-style function declarations that declare variable types between the parameter list and opening bracket. Example: |