disallowEmptyBlocks

Disallows empty blocks (except for catch blocks).

Type: Boolean or Object

Values:

• true for default behavior (strict mode, no empty blocks allowed)
• Object:
  • 'allExcept' array of exceptions:
    • 'comments' blocks containing only comments are not considered empty

JSHint: noempty

Example

"disallowEmptyBlocks": true

Valid

if ( a == b ) { c = d; }
try { a = b; } catch( e ){}

Invalid

if ( a == b ) { } else { c = d; }