Description Thomas Singer 2004-12-07 04:52:50 EST

Some people like to look at the source code with an indentation of 4, others
prefer 2 (or whatever). This cannot be enforced with using spaces only or with
using "dumb" tabs. But there is a solution. Take this example (. is a space, ->
a tab-character):

with two spaces per tab:

->public void test(Foo foo,
->.................Bar bar) {
->->doSomething(bar, foo);
->}

the same code with 4 spaces per tab also looks good:

--->public void test(Foo foo,
--->.................Bar bar) {
--->--->doSomething(bar, foo);
--->}

These are the rules:
- use tabs only for the left-most indentation,
- for wrapped lines further indent using spaces,
- there must not be a tab character right beside a non-tab-character