How to write true if ()

Question

I always write if such statements look like this:

if (...) {
    /* do something */
}

When I create threads in stackoverflow, sometimes people change this code to:

if (...)
{
    /* do something */
}

So, the first {goes to a new line.

Does it make sense what the true way is?

Answer 1

I would suggest reading Code Complete . He understands this issue in quite some detail (devoting him almost an entire chapter) and gives what I consider to be a convincing argument for No. 1.

He actually says not to use the second explicitly, as he did not pass the black box test:

if (blah) 
{
    //Foo
}

When a black box turns into:

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, , ( ).

( ), :

if (blah)
    {
    //Foo
}

:

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: , ... , :

if (blah) 
    {
    //Foo
    }

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Answer 2

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

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Answer 5

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Answer 6

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