From f1e6bc2eaa452412e8050f72ff14ad738dbe49bc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Denton Liu <liu.denton+github@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2016 15:27:46 -0400
Subject: Update style-guide to use new style

---
 docs/style-guide.rst | 13 +++++++------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

(limited to 'docs')

diff --git a/docs/style-guide.rst b/docs/style-guide.rst
index c7b13efa..f4b419c0 100644
--- a/docs/style-guide.rst
+++ b/docs/style-guide.rst
@@ -273,17 +273,17 @@ No::
         }));
 
 For ``if`` blocks which have an ``else`` or ``else if`` clause, the ``else`` should be
-placed on it's own line following the previous closing parenthesis.  The
-parenthesis for the else block should follow the same rules as the other
-conditional control structures.
+placed on the same line as the ``if``'s closing brace. This is an exception compared
+to the rules of other block-like structures.
 
 Yes::
 
     if (x < 3) {
         x += 1;
-    }
-    else {
+    } else if (x > 7) {
         x -= 1;
+    } else {
+        x = 5;
     }
 
 
@@ -296,7 +296,8 @@ No::
 
     if (x < 3) {
         x += 1;
-    } else {
+    }
+    else {
         x -= 1;
     }
 
-- 
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From 532266b89e07d37115d160d3d1148b50e4fb1dfc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Denton Liu <liu.denton+github@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2016 15:28:07 -0400
Subject: Use new style for the docs

---
 docs/common-patterns.rst            | 9 +++------
 docs/control-structures.rst         | 3 +--
 docs/frequently-asked-questions.rst | 9 +++++----
 docs/solidity-by-example.rst        | 3 +--
 4 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

(limited to 'docs')

diff --git a/docs/common-patterns.rst b/docs/common-patterns.rst
index 74f9c078..531a94ad 100644
--- a/docs/common-patterns.rst
+++ b/docs/common-patterns.rst
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ become the new richest.
                 richest = msg.sender;
                 mostSent = msg.value;
                 return true;
-            }
-            else {
+            } else {
                 return false;
             }
         }
@@ -58,8 +57,7 @@ become the new richest.
             pendingWithdrawals[msg.sender] = 0;
             if (msg.sender.send(amount)) {
                 return true;
-            }
-            else {
+            } else {
                 pendingWithdrawals[msg.sender] = amount;
                 return false;
             }
@@ -90,8 +88,7 @@ This is as opposed to the more intuitive sending pattern.
                 richest = msg.sender;
                 mostSent = msg.value;
                 return true;
-            }
-            else {
+            } else {
                 return false;
             }
         }
diff --git a/docs/control-structures.rst b/docs/control-structures.rst
index b3940f72..0e430b6b 100644
--- a/docs/control-structures.rst
+++ b/docs/control-structures.rst
@@ -275,8 +275,7 @@ As a result, the following code is legal, despite being poorly written::
         uint bar = 5;
         if (true) {
             bar += baz;
-        }
-        else {
+        } else {
             uint baz = 10;// never executes
         }
         return bar;// returns 5
diff --git a/docs/frequently-asked-questions.rst b/docs/frequently-asked-questions.rst
index c28b4ab7..7e69093f 100644
--- a/docs/frequently-asked-questions.rst
+++ b/docs/frequently-asked-questions.rst
@@ -461,16 +461,17 @@ If you do not want to throw, you can return a pair::
 
         function getCounter(uint index)
             returns (uint counter, bool error) {
-                if (index >= counters.length) return (0, true);
-                else return (counters[index], false);
+                if (index >= counters.length)
+                    return (0, true);
+                else
+                    return (counters[index], false);
         }
 
         function checkCounter(uint index) {
             var (counter, error) = getCounter(index);
             if (error) {
                 ...
-            }
-            else {
+            } else {
                 ...
             }
         }
diff --git a/docs/solidity-by-example.rst b/docs/solidity-by-example.rst
index 61589b2e..8e23dafd 100644
--- a/docs/solidity-by-example.rst
+++ b/docs/solidity-by-example.rst
@@ -133,8 +133,7 @@ of votes.
                 // If the delegate already voted,
                 // directly add to the number of votes
                 proposals[delegate.vote].voteCount += sender.weight;
-            }
-            else {
+            } else {
                 // If the delegate did not vote yet,
                 // add to her weight.
                 delegate.weight += sender.weight;
-- 
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