alguidelines/content/docs/BestPractices/spacing-binary-operators/index.md
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---
title: "Spacing Binary Operators"
tags: ["Readability"]
categories: ["Best Practice"]
---
_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 a space after the comma.
## 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
```