In my last post, I queried the readers of this blog as to your preferences regarding the formatting of the simple if statement. I pontificated on my preference for the one-line format for compactness, while the predilection of those that commented roundly favored the standard four-line format, with the primary reasons – as summed up succinctly by Scott – that it “[s]cans much easier without ambiguity.”

This got me thinking about other “one liners” - some based on trivial formatting and some based on language constructs -  and whether people felt the same way towards them. Here are some examples:

The getter/setter:

Is this ok?

Or do you strictly adhere to this:

 Quick aside…Eric Gunnerson has an interesting discussion going about whether code like either of the above should be used in general.

The tertiary:

Do you sprinkle these in occasionally or religiously avoid these beasts?

Closures (new):

Will you use these time/space-savers in C# 2.0?

Or better yet, using lambda expressions in C# 3.0?

I, personally, have much love for these, but I could see arguments as to scan-ability and/or ambiguity. So, if you have just cause as to why I should not be married to them, speak now, or forever hold your peace…