Re: Multiple returns vs. Single exit

Dogma is the root of all evil.

Ted Neward
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> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Mark Gorokhov
> Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 11:52 AM
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> Subject: [ADVANCED-JAVA] Multiple returns vs. Single exit
>
> Our company has a coding standard which prohibits multiple returns from
> a method. I think that mandating to use a single exit from a method
> makes code less readable but I have to follow this standard.
>
> It seems to me that there is no agreement on this. Search returns many
> entries.
>
> Vote for multiple returns:
> http://ivan.truemesh.com/archives/000611.html
> http://peripateticaxiom.blogspot.com/2006/03/functional-style-and-
> multip
> le-returns.html
> http://mail.python.org/pipermail/tutor/2004-December/034134.html
> http://www.javapractices.com/topic/TopicAction.do?Id=114
>
> Vote for a single exit:
> http://jroller.com/fra3k/entry/code_improvement_guidelines
> http://www.extragroup.de/weblog/hmk/archives/002997.html
> http://www.extragroup.de/weblog/hmk/archives/002999.html
> http://whatimean.wordpress.com/2007/02/08/multiple-return-points-are-
> bad
>
>
> History & discussions:
> http://osdir.com/ml/programming.language-of-the-year/2005-
> 01/msg00043.ht
> ml
> http://www.codecomments.com/archive205-2004-12-340086.html
> http://www.leepoint.net/JavaBasics/methods/method-commentary/methcom-
> 30-
> multiple-return.html
> http://onthethought.blogspot.com/2004/12/multiple-return-
> statements.html
>
>
> This question is definitely not an advanced one but I'm interested in
> your opinion.
>
> Thanks
> Mark G.
>
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