[GROOVY-142] make parentheses optional in if, for and while statements

• Type: Wish
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Component/s: parser
• Environment: all
• Assignee: Hein Meling
• Reporter: R. Mark Volkmann
• Created: 21/Jan/04 15:33
• Updated: 02/Nov/07 05:06
• Resolved: 02/Nov/07 05:06

Description

Parentheses are optional in method calls.
It would be nice if they were also optional in other places such as if, for and while statements ... perhaps even in method declarations.

Issue Links

• is depended upon by: GROOVY-762 implement syntax improvements