>>Throughout my college been told that every function should have only one exit point and thats how I had to draw my logical schemas( fortran and pascal yeah!) but I have always favored early exit since it made the program easier to read.
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>Exactly what I am saying. Colleges, books etc say 'one exit point'. OTOH real world developers' experience show that 'multiple exit point' is easier to read and maintain for some (if not many or all) developers.
>Cetin

FWIW I still try to stick to one exit point when possible. (And college was a couple of years ago! LOL). I have no problem with an early Return if there is some unacceptable condition, but apart from that I like one Return at the end. Not slavishly, just as a goal. It seems cleaner to me.