alguidelines/content/BCBestPractices/line-start-keywords/index.md

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<Created by Microsoft, Described by waldo>

Description

The end, if, repeat, for, while, else and case statement should always start a line.

Bad code

    if IsContactName then ValidateContactName
    else if IsSalespersonCode then ValidateSalespersonCode
    else if IsSalesCycleCode then ValidatSalesCycleCode;

Good code

    if IsContactName then
        ValidateContactName
    else
        if IsSalespersonCode then
            ValidateSalespersonCode
        else
            if IsSalesCycleCode then ValidatSalesCycleCode;

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