Question

In languages that use ‘curly braces’ for code blocks, and where whitespace isn’t a concern (C, Java, PHP) – What are the names for the different bracing/indenting styles?

I remember reading about ‘KNF’ and ‘Flag’, but it’d be great to have the most recognized names, along with some simple examples of each.

Answer 1

Please see Indent style:

In computer programming, an indent
style is a convention governing the
indentation of blocks of code to
convey the program’s structure. This
article largely addresses the C
programming language and its
descendants, but can be (and
frequently is) applied to most other
programming languages (especially
those in the curly bracket family).
Indent style is just one aspect of
programming style.