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This is my first post on Code Aesthetics, a new topic I am exploring. My objective is to come up with a catalog of coding styles that are easy to read. My belief is that there is a direct correlation between maintainability of code and the way it is written.
This style is simple: if hard coding some values in an array, simply align them according to =>
- Align by arrows – If initializing an array with one level, align the arrows according to =>.
$result = array( 'include_path' => array(), 'ini' => array(), 'const' => array(), 'var' => array(), 'env' => array(), 'post' => array(), 'get' => array(), 'cookie' => array(), 'server' => array(), 'files' => array(), 'request' => array() );
if (in_array( $rCategory, array_keys($categories) ) ) { $category = $categories[$rCategory]; else { $category = array( 'name' => $rCategory, 'articles' => array() ); }- Align by arrows – If initializing an array with one level, align the arrows according to =>.
- Easy on the spacey – For nested arrays, I think it’s better to go easy on the indention spaces. This means not using the tab k ey and instead just using the space bar. I find that the editors I use (vim and eclipse) seem to adapt just fine.
Here’s a simple example from one of my projects:
$this->assertEquals(array(
'Sentosa' => array(
'Beaches' => 1,
'Rides' => 2
),
'Asia Malls' => array(
'Tampines' => 3,
'Hougang' => 4
)
), $walls );
A more complicated one:
$this->assertEquals(array(
'application_id' => 1,
'articles' => array(
array(
'name' => 'Beaches',
'articles' => array(
array(
'content' => $this->_getContent(1)
.
.
.
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