if(;){} opinion

[Jari-Matti Mäkelä]

clayasaurus wrote:
> Is it more concise to the maintainer if they are unfamiliar with the
> given type?
> 
> (in case of 'if (m; mystery())' maintainer will have to discover what
> mystery() returns instead of knowing it returns given 'type' right off
> the bat.
> 
> Might this negate any time saved in typing?
> 

That's very true. This kind of code isn't very self documenting. You
have to search through the API (can take a lot of time) or just remember
it somehow. In a huge class hierarchy this will be a major setback, what
do you think?