== Why is this an issue?

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=== Code examples

==== Noncompliant code example

[source,java,diff-id=1,diff-type=noncompliant]
----
void doSomething() {
  ; // Noncompliant - was used as a kind of TODO marker
}

void doSomethingElse() {
  System.out.println("Hello, world!");; // Noncompliant - double ;
  // ...
}
----

==== Compliant solution

[source,java,diff-id=1,diff-type=compliant]
----
void doSomething() {}

void doSomethingElse() {
  System.out.println("Hello, world!");
  // ...
  for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) ; // Compliant if unique statement of a loop
  // ...
}
----

== Resources

=== Documentation

* https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/x/5dUxBQ[CERT, MSC12-C.] - Detect and remove code that has no effect or is never executed
* https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/x/IDZGBQ[CERT, MSC51-J.] - Do not place a semicolon immediately following an if, for, or while condition
* https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/x/WtYxBQ[CERT, EXP15-C.] - Do not place a semicolon on the same line as an if, for, or while statement

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