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@@ -200,6 +200,15 @@ statement; in the latter case use braces in both branches:
otherwise();
}
+Also, use braces when a loop contains more than a single simple statement:
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
+ while (condition) {
+ if (test)
+ do_something();
+ }
+
3.1) Spaces
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