Empty statements, i.e. :, are usually introduced by mistake, for example because:
- It was meant to be replaced by an actual statement, but this was forgotten.
- There was a typo which resulted in the colon being doubled, i.e.
::.
Noncompliant code example
Dim i, j As Integer
i = 1 :: j=2 ' Noncompliant - double :
Compliant solution
Dim i, j As Integer
i = 1 : j=2
