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Having empty statements can be unproductive in PHP

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Having empty statements can be unproductive in PHP

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text pl=”0″ pr=”0″ pt=”0″ pb=”0″]This code insight counts a violation each time an empty statement is detected in PHP

<?php

statement1 {
// comment //Violation
}

statement2 (conditions) {
// comment //Violation
}
}
}

Remedy –

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Why you should care

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For maintainability reasons, empty statements should be avoided. Empty statements make the source code harder to read and to maintain.

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CAST recommendations

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References

http://pear.php.net/package/PHP_CodeSniffer/docs/1.5.2/PHP_CodeSniffer/Squiz_Sniffs_CodeAnalysis_EmptyStatementSniff.html[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/1″][vc_single_image image=”5362″ img_link_large=”” img_link_target=”_self” img_size=”full” alignment=”none”][vc_column_text pl=”0″ pr=”0″ pt=”0″ pb=”0″]

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