Statements

Simple Statements

Each line should contain only one statement.

Return Statements

A return statement should not use outer most parentheses.

Avoid:

return (n * (n + 1) / 2);

Use:

return n * (n + 1) / 2;

If Statements

if, if-else and if else-if else statements should look like this:

if:

if (condition) {
 DoSomething();
 ...
}

if-else:

if (condition) {
 DoSomething();
 ...
} else {
 DoSomethingOther();
 ...
}

if else-if else:

if (condition) {
 DoSomething();
 ...
} else if (condition) {
 DoSomethingOther();
 ...
} else {
 DoSomethingOtherAgain();
 ...
}

For / Foreach Statements

A for statement should have following form:

for (int i = 0; i < 5; ++i) {
 ...
}

A foreach should look like :

foreach (int i in IntList) {
 ...
}

Note: Generally use brackets even if there is only one statement in the loop.

While/Do-While Statements

A while statement should be written as follows:

while (condition) {
 ...
}

A do-while statement should have the following form:

do {
 ...
} while (condition);

Switch Statements

A switch statement should be of following form:

switch (condition) {
 case A:
 ...
 break;
 case B:
 ...
 break;
 default:
 ...
 break;
}

Try-Catch Statements

A try-catch statement should follow this form:

try {
 ...
} catch (Exception) {}

or

try {
 ...
} catch (Exception e) {
 ...
}

or

try {
 ...
} catch (Exception e) {
 ...
} finally {
 ...
}