| This rule is Obsolete | |
| Synopsis: | A while statement must be followed by a {..} construct. |
| Language: | C |
| Severity Level: | 6 |
| Category: | STATEMENTS |
| Description: |
| If only indentation is used to indicate that a single statement belongs to a while, it is
a frequently occurring mistake to enhance this construct by adding another statement
without supplying the now necessary {..} to indicate that both statements
belong to the while. The practice of using {..} also aids readability.
Example: while( ... ) i++; /* WRONG */ Example:
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