Rule Definition
If you have only one instruction in a block, putting curly braces around it is optional. However, this leads to fragile code, because you may later add another statement to the block, and forget the curly braces that become crucial at this point.
It's simpler to systematically add them to avoid any future issue
Remediation
Add curly braces, even for a one line block.
Violation Code Sample
void f(bool cond)
{
if(cond)
g();
}
Fixed Code Sample
void f(bool cond)
{
if(cond)
{
g();
}
}
Related Technologies
Technical Criterion
Programming Practices - Structuredness
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