alguidelines/content/docs/NAVPatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/readability/blank-lines/index.md
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title = "Blank Lines"
weight = 260
tags = ["C/AL","Readability"]
categories = ["Best Practice"]
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Do not use blank lines at the beginning or end of any functions, after BEGIN, before END, or inside multiline expressions.
Bad code
```al
PROCEDURE MATRIX_OnDrillDown@1133(MATRIX_ColumnOrdinal : Integer);
BEGIN
SetupDrillDownCol(MATRIX_ColumnOrdinal);
DrillDown(FALSE,ValueType);
END;
```
Good code
```al
PROCEDURE MATRIX_OnDrillDown@1133(MATRIX_ColumnOrdinal : Integer);
BEGIN
SetupDrillDownCol(MATRIX_ColumnOrdinal);
DrillDown(FALSE,ValueType);
END;
```
Bad code
```al
IF NameIsValid AND
Name2IsValid
THEN
```
Good code
```al
IF NameIsValid AND
Name2IsValid
THEN
```