If Statement with Declaration

[Jerry via Digitalmars-d]

On Friday, 4 November 2016 at 19:26:23 UTC, Steven Schveighoffer 
wrote:
>> I think it makes it easier to read and it fits with how the
>> for-statement operates. I write code everyday that could 
>> utilize this
>> if-statement syntax, so I thought I might as well bring it up. 
>> But if
>> there isn't that much interest in it then I won't bother with 
>> a DIP.
>
> Please bear in mind that I'm not the gatekeeper, so what I say 
> may not be what the actual ones in control think. It's possible 
> that Walter and Andrei like the idea and would implement if 
> someone fleshed out the proposal. In my experience, I have not 
> encountered too many cases (definitely not zero though) where I 
> needed such a feature. I can see the utility, and I wouldn't be 
> opposed to it.
>
> -Steve

No but you do make a compelling case. Having the scope structured 
the way you did removed the extra indention and it isn't as error 
prone as the other methods. You could also have multiple 
declarations which I don't think work (at least in the C++ 
implementation) for the new if-statement.

{int a; double b; if(func(&a, &b) >= 0)
{
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