Merge pull request #960 from Denton-L/change-else-style

Change else style

docs/common-patterns.rst

@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ become the new richest.
                 richest = msg.sender;
                 mostSent = msg.value;
                 return true;
-            }
-            else {
+            } else {
                 return false;
             }
         }
@@ -58,8 +57,7 @@ become the new richest.
             pendingWithdrawals[msg.sender] = 0;
             if (msg.sender.send(amount)) {
                 return true;
-            }
-            else {
+            } else {
                 pendingWithdrawals[msg.sender] = amount;
                 return false;
             }
@@ -90,8 +88,7 @@ This is as opposed to the more intuitive sending pattern.
                 richest = msg.sender;
                 mostSent = msg.value;
                 return true;
-            }
-            else {
+            } else {
                 return false;
             }
         }

docs/control-structures.rst

@@ -275,8 +275,7 @@ As a result, the following code is legal, despite being poorly written::
         uint bar = 5;
         if (true) {
             bar += baz;
-        }
-        else {
+        } else {
             uint baz = 10;// never executes
         }
         return bar;// returns 5

docs/frequently-asked-questions.rst

@@ -461,16 +461,17 @@ If you do not want to throw, you can return a pair::
 
         function getCounter(uint index)
             returns (uint counter, bool error) {
-                if (index >= counters.length) return (0, true);
-                else return (counters[index], false);
+                if (index >= counters.length)
+                    return (0, true);
+                else
+                    return (counters[index], false);
         }
 
         function checkCounter(uint index) {
             var (counter, error) = getCounter(index);
             if (error) {
                 ...
-            }
-            else {
+            } else {
                 ...
             }
         }

docs/solidity-by-example.rst

@@ -133,8 +133,7 @@ of votes.
                 // If the delegate already voted,
                 // directly add to the number of votes
                 proposals[delegate.vote].voteCount += sender.weight;
-            }
-            else {
+            } else {
                 // If the delegate did not vote yet,
                 // add to her weight.
                 delegate.weight += sender.weight;

docs/style-guide.rst

@@ -273,17 +273,17 @@ No::
         }));
 
 For ``if`` blocks which have an ``else`` or ``else if`` clause, the ``else`` should be
-placed on it's own line following the previous closing parenthesis.  The
-parenthesis for the else block should follow the same rules as the other
-conditional control structures.
+placed on the same line as the ``if``'s closing brace. This is an exception compared
+to the rules of other block-like structures.
 
 Yes::
 
     if (x < 3) {
         x += 1;
-    }
-    else {
+    } else if (x > 7) {
         x -= 1;
+    } else {
+        x = 5;
     }
 
 
@@ -296,7 +296,8 @@ No::
 
     if (x < 3) {
         x += 1;
-    } else {
+    }
+    else {
         x -= 1;
     }
 

std/StandardToken.sol

@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ contract StandardToken is Token {
 			balanceOf[_to] += _value;
 			Transfer(msg.sender, _to, _value);
 			return true;
-		}
-		else {
+		} else {
 			return false;
 		}
 	}
@@ -29,8 +28,7 @@ contract StandardToken is Token {
 			balanceOf[_to] += _value;
 			Transfer(_from, _to, _value);
 			return true;
-		}
-		else {
+		} else {
 			return false;
 		}
 	}

test/contracts/AuctionRegistrar.cpp

@@ -130,9 +130,7 @@ contract GlobalRegistrar is Registrar, AuctionSystem {
 		if (previousOwner != 0) {
 			if (!record.owner.send(auction.sumOfBids - auction.highestBid / 100))
 				throw;
-		}
-		else
-		{
+		} else {
 			if (!auction.highestBidder.send(auction.highestBid - auction.secondHighestBid))
 				throw;
 		}
@@ -147,9 +145,7 @@ contract GlobalRegistrar is Registrar, AuctionSystem {
 			if (now < m_toRecord[_name].renewalDate)
 				throw;
 			bid(_name, msg.sender, msg.value);
-		}
-		else
-		{
+		} else {
 			Record record = m_toRecord[_name];
 			if (record.owner != 0)
 				throw;

test/libsolidity/SolidityEndToEndTest.cpp

@@ -2563,8 +2563,9 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(event)
 				if (_manually) {
 					bytes32 s = 0x19dacbf83c5de6658e14cbf7bcae5c15eca2eedecf1c66fbca928e4d351bea0f;
 					log3(bytes32(msg.value), s, bytes32(msg.sender), _id);
-				} else
+				} else {
 					Deposit(msg.sender, _id, msg.value);
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	)";

test/libsolidity/SolidityParser.cpp

@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(if_statement)
 {
 	char const* text = "contract test {\n"
 					   "  function fun(uint256 a) {\n"
-					   "    if (a >= 8) return 2; else { var b = 7; }\n"
+					   "    if (a >= 8) { return 2; } else { var b = 7; }\n"
 					   "  }\n"
 					   "}\n";
 	BOOST_CHECK(successParse(text));