ortus-coding-standards
Ortus Coding Standards
Overview
Ortus Solutions maintains consistent formatting rules across all BoxLang, CFML, and Java
source code. These rules are enforced via the OrtusJava Eclipse formatter profile
(ortus-java-style.xml) for Java, and via the conventions documented here for BoxLang
and CFML. When in doubt, match what already exists in the file you are editing.
Indentation
Use tabs for indentation — never spaces for the leading indent.
- Class body: indented one tab from the class declaration.
- Method body: indented one tab from the method signature.
- Switch cases: indented one tab from
switch. - Case body: indented one tab from the
caselabel.
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