Spacing Binary Operators

content/BCBestPractices/Readability/spacing-binary-operators/index.md

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+title = "Spacing Binary Operators"
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+<_Created by Microsoft, Described by waldo_\>
+
+## Description
+There must be exactly one space character on each side of a binary operator such as = + - AND OR =. The parameter comma operator however, should have no spaces.
+
+## Bad code
+
+```al
+    "Line Discount %" := "Line Discount Amount"/"Line Value"\*100;  
+```      
+
+## Good code
+
+```al
+    "Line Discount %" := "Line Discount Amount" / "Line Value" \* 100;  
+```      
+
+## Bad code
+
+```al
+    StartDate := CalcDate('<+'+Format(Days+i)+'D\>', StartDate);  
+```      
+
+## Good code
+
+```al
+    StartDate := CalcDate('<+' + Format(Days + i) + 'D\>',StartDate);  
+```      
+
+## Bad code
+
+```al
+    StartDate:=0D; // Initialize  
+```
+      
+## Good code
+
+```al
+    StartDate := 0D; // Initialize
+```