alguidelines/content/docs/BestPractices/line-start-keywords/index.md

title	tags	categories
Line Start Keywords	AL Readability	Best Practice

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();