Parenthesis

[Kristian Kilpi]

On Sat, 23 Dec 2006 04:25:09 +0200, Kevin Bealer <kevinbealer at gmail.com>  
wrote:

> Others have commented on aesthetics.  I think the real problem is the  
> syntax.
> Dropping the parenthesis makes it ambiguous.
>
> if a == b * c - d;
>
> is it:
>
> if (a == b * c) { - d };
>
> or
>
> if (a == b) { * c - d };
>
> Kevin


So, if one chooses not to use the parenthesis, (s)he must use the braces.

Or, a new keyword 'then' (e.g. "if a == b * c - d then")... Errr...


Ok, how the following is interpreted (assuming the parenthesis are  
optional and 'then' is not used)?

if (a + 1) * c {...}

->

if((a + 1) * c) {...}

or

if(a + 1) {* c} {...}

... maybe we should stick with the original parenthesis syntax... ;)