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=== std::string === | === std::string === | ||
When an empty string is required, use | When an empty string is required, use "", rather than creating an empty | ||
string object with | string object with std::string (). | ||
=== auto === | === auto === | ||
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Doxygen allows for a variety of commenting styles. In order to maintain uniformity across the entire project the following rules should be applied: | Doxygen allows for a variety of commenting styles. In order to maintain uniformity across the entire project the following rules should be applied: | ||
* For Doxygen comments use only {{codeline|//!}} and NOT {{codeline|/*! ... */}} | * For Doxygen comments use only {{codeline|//!}} and NOT {{codeline|/*! ... */}}, regardless of the size of the block comment | ||
* Use {{codeline|@}} for any [https://www.stack.nl/~dimitri/doxygen/manual/commands.html Doxygen Special Commands] | * Use {{codeline|@}} for any [https://www.stack.nl/~dimitri/doxygen/manual/commands.html Doxygen Special Commands] | ||
* Use as little formatting as possible. Restrict to [https://www.stack.nl/~dimitri/doxygen/manual/markdown.html Markdown] and avoid HTML-markup. | * Use as little formatting as possible. Restrict to [https://www.stack.nl/~dimitri/doxygen/manual/markdown.html Markdown] and avoid HTML-markup. | ||
* Do NOT use the {{codeline|@brief}} command, the first sentence will automatically be used as the summary description. | |||
* The first sentence should describe briefly what the function does and end with a period. | |||
* Leave a blank line between the Doxygen comment and function definition. | * Leave a blank line between the Doxygen comment and function definition. | ||
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<syntaxhighlight lang="cpp"> | <syntaxhighlight lang="cpp"> | ||
//! | //! Does something interesting with its arguments. | ||
//! | //! | ||
//! Long comment with **bold** special commands. | //! Long comment with **bold** special commands. | ||
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//! @endcode | //! @endcode | ||
void some_function (double some_param, int another_param) { | void | ||
some_function (double some_param, int another_param) | |||
{ | |||
// ... | // ... | ||
} | } | ||
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The preferred comment mark for places that may need further attention is | The preferred comment mark for places that may need further attention is | ||
with {{codeline|FIXME:}} comments. | with {{codeline|FIXME:}} comments. | ||
[[Category:Development]] | |||