This way the beginning and the end of the block can easily be determined.

Exception: This rule does not apply when braces are used in namespaces.

Example do statement:

do
{
    <statement>
}
while (expression);

Example for statement:

for (nCount = 0; nCount < Max(); ++nCount)
{
    <statement>
}

if statement

Example if statement without else statement:

if (expression)
{
    <statement>
}

Example if statement with else statement:

if (expression)
{
    <statement>
}
else
{
    <statement>
}

Example if statement with else-if statement:

if (expression)
{
    <statement>
}
else if (expression)
{
    <statement>
}
else
{
    <statement>
}

switch statement

• The curly brackets are aligned with the keyword switch.
• Cases are separated by an empty line.

Example switch statement:

switch (expression)
{
case <const-expression>:
    <statement>
    break;

case <const-expression>:
    <statement>
    break;

default:
    <statement>
    break;
}

try-catch statement

• The keywords try and catch must be followed by a compound statement ({ .. }), even if no statement must be executed.
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• The curly brackets are aligned with the keywords try and catch.

Example try-catch statement:

try
{
    <statement>
}
catch ()
{
    <statement>
}

while statement

Example while statement:

while (expression)
{
    <statement>
}

namespaces

Example:

namespace Philips {
    ...
    namespace Ixr {
        ...
        namespace IP {
            ...
}}}