Block Syntax

Block Syntaxis

C syntax with starting bracket on same line as the conditional statement:

if (x==3) {
    echo "three!";
    return;
}

C syntax with the starting bracket aligned with the closing bracket:

if (x==3)
{
    echo "three!";
    return;
}

C syntax, with Whitesmiths style C indentation, arguing that { and } are not part of the if statement:

if (x==3)
    {
    echo "three!";
    return;
    }

Pascal Syntax: begin and end instead of { }:

if (x=3) then
begin
    echo "three!";
    return
end;

PHP (deprecated), shell syntax: using endif (or fi) as end statement, if automatically implies begin of a block:

if (x===3) :
    echo "three!";
    return;
endif;

Python syntax: indentation implies nesting, no need for end or } syntax:

if (x==3)
    echo "three!"
    return