solhint-community
no-empty-blocks
The {“extends”: “solhint:recommended”} property in a configuration file enables this rule.
Description
Code block has zero statements inside. Some common exceptions apply.
Options
This rule accepts a string option of rule severity. Must be one of “error”, “warn”, “off”. Default to warn.
Example Config
{
"rules": {
"no-empty-blocks": "warn"
}
}
Notes
- The rule ignores an empty constructor by default as long as parent contracts are being initialized. See “Empty Constructor” example.
Examples
👍 Examples of correct code for this rule
empty receive function
receive () external {}
empty fallback function
fallback () external {}
empty constructor with member initialization list
constructor(uint param) Foo(param) Bar(param*2) {}
👎 Examples of incorrect code for this rule
empty block for an if statement
if(condition) {}
empty contract
contract Foo {}
empty block in constructor without parent initialization
constructor () {}
Version
This rule was introduced in Solhint 1.1.5