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Empty 'else' block

Reports empty else blocks. While occasionally intentional, empty else blocks usually indicate coding errors and can make debugging difficult.

Use the Ignore 'else' blocks with comments checkbox to define whether else blocks containing only comments count.

Inspired by 'Ruby Style Guide'

Inspection options

Option

Type

Default

Ignore 'else' blocks with comments

Checkbox

true

Inspection Details

Available in:

Qodana for Ruby 2023.3, RubyMine 2023.3

Plugin:

Ruby, 233.SNAPSHOT

Last modified: 13 July 2023