rspec/rules/S1871/exceptions.adoc

== Exceptions

Blocks in an ``if`` chain that contain a single line of code are ignored, as are blocks in a ``switch`` statement that contain a single line of code with or without a following ``break``.

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if (a == 1) {
  doSomething();  //no issue, usually this is done on purpose to increase the readability
} else if (a == 2) {
  doSomethingElse();
} else {
  doSomething();
}
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But this exception does not apply to ``if`` chains without ``else``-s, or to ``switch``-es without default clauses when all branches have the same single line of code. In case of ``if`` chains with ``else``-s, or of ``switch``-es with default clauses, rule S3923 raises a bug. 

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if (a == 1) {
  doSomething();  //Noncompliant, this might have been done on purpose but probably not
} else if (a == 2) {
  doSomething();
}
----