Should I use return/continue statement instead of if-else?

Question

In C, C++ and C# when using a condition inside a function or loop statement it\'s possible to use a continue or return statement as early as possible and g

Answer 1

The code would be more readable if termination criteria are handled first. I always prefer, checking for conditions that require a break or return rather than those that would need lengthy code execution. I prefer:

 if (termination condn) 
      return;
 // code 
 // code

to

if (success condn)
{
  // code
  // code
}
else
 return;

This makes reading and understanding the code easier.