Dave Korn wrote: > And ask yourself: even if - particularly if - you count them as different: > would you really write: > > return( a + b ); > > and not > > return (a + b); You're forgetting my control statement rule, again. I would write: return ( a + b ); ...or, actually: return a + b; ;-) -- Matthew Ngx iqct zgg dxei zodt gf ngxk iqfrl.