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CFB Software wrote:
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: John Stout [mailto:jstout{([at]})nowhere.xy
>>Sent: Saturday, 2 October 2004 5:55 AM
>>To: blackbox{([at]})nowhere.xy
>>Subject: Semi-colon question
>>
>>
>>I teach it as a matter of style, but emphasise it is a matter of style, a
>>bit like not writing:
>>
>> IF aBoolean = TRUE THEN
>> END
>>
>>
>>
>
>Here's one for your students to chew on. I have seen code as bad as this in
>real life.
>
>IF ~(aBoolean = FALSE) THEN
> aBoolean := FALSE
>ELSE
> aBoolean := TRUE
>END;
>
>
I've seen worse (language PLI):
IF a= B THEN ;
ELSE GOTO A;
.
.
.
.
.
A:
(Where A is not used elsewhere)
Or
RETURN(A=B=C)
Rene
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