In the scenario where the else statement is blank, is it's inclusion necessary? IE:
if (condition) {
function
}
else {}
or
if (condition) {
function
}
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7No, you don't *need* an `else` statement – George Jan 10 '14 at 12:05
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1Empty `else` block is completely unnecessary. – pawel Jan 10 '14 at 12:06
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Why don't you try it yourself? This takes less than 10 secs. – user1983983 Jan 10 '14 at 12:08
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You can even write it as `if (condition) function` if you so wanted. Curly braces are your friends tho. – Andy Jan 10 '14 at 12:08
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Only for the short-hand `?` you need a pendant of else (`:`). – Grim Jan 10 '14 at 12:10
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2You could have found the answer on google in less time than you took to write this question. – Turnip Jan 10 '14 at 12:14
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@PeterRader: and not a full shorthand at that, e.g. you can't throw an error directly from one (it's a statement, not a expression). – Qantas 94 Heavy Jan 10 '14 at 12:35
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1@Numbers: It seems that you haven't flagged a post before. Note that if it's a possible duplicate you can flag it for the attention of high-rep users and moderators by clicking the flag button and selecting the appropriate post. – Qantas 94 Heavy Jan 10 '14 at 12:36
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1Hello World, you asked 15 questions and accepted zero answer? Why ? – Denys Séguret Jan 29 '14 at 13:47
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The inclusion of the else statement is not necessary.
if (condition) {
function();
}
is enough.
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For single lines in the `if` body, you can even avoid the curly brackets. – Cedric Reichenbach Jan 10 '14 at 12:28
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