An empty code block is confusing. It will require some effort from maintainers to determine if it is intentional or indicates the implementation is
incomplete.
IF A = 0. " Noncompliant: is the block empty on purpose, or is code missing?
ELSEIF A > 1. " Noncompliant
ELSE. " Noncompliant
ENDIF.
Removing or filling the empty code blocks takes away ambiguity and generally results in a more straightforward and less surprising code.
Exceptions
The rule ignores code blocks that contain comments.
