Having empty statements can be unproductive in PHP
<?php
statement1 {
// comment //Violation
}
statement2 (conditions) {
// comment //Violation
}
}
}
Remedy –
Modify the source code to reduce the number of artifacts containing empty statements.
Why you should care
For maintainability reasons, empty statements should be avoided. Empty statements make the source code harder to read and to maintain.
Business Impacts
CAST recommendations
References
http://pear.php.net/package/PHP_CodeSniffer/docs/1.5.2/PHP_CodeSniffer/Squiz_Sniffs_CodeAnalysis_EmptyStatementSniff.html
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