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> -----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;
Chris Burrows
CFB Software
http://www.cfbsoftware.com/gpcp
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