Empty Else Block
Identifies empty 'Else' blocks that can be safely removed.
Reasoning
Empty code blocks are redundant, dead code that should be removed. They can also be misleading about their intent: an empty block may be signalling an unfinished thought or an oversight.
Default severity
Warning
Inspection type
NamingAndConventionsIssues
Examples
This example should trigger a result
MyModule (StandardModule)
Public Sub DoSomething(ByVal foo As Boolean)
If foo Then
' ...
Else
End If
End Sub
This example should NOT trigger a result
MyModule (StandardModule)
Public Sub DoSomething(ByVal foo As Boolean)
If foo Then
' ...
End If
End Sub
Rubberduck.CodeAnalysis.Inspections.Concrete.EmptyElseBlockInspection.cs (Prerelease-v2.5.9.6289)