Placing an if statement on the same line as the closing } from a preceding if, else, or
else if block can lead to confusion and potential errors. It may indicate a missing else statement or create ambiguity for
maintainers who might fail to understand that the two statements are unconnected.
The following code snippet is confusing:
if (condition1) {
// ...
} if (condition2) { // Noncompliant
//...
}
Either the two conditions are unrelated and they should be visually separated:
if (condition1) {
// ...
}
if (condition2) {
//...
}
Or they were supposed to be exclusive and you should use else if instead:
if (condition1) {
// ...
} else if (condition2) {
//...
}
