maven-plugins/pmd/rulesets/braces.xml

<?xml version="1.0"?>

<ruleset name="Braces Rules">
  <description>
The Braces Ruleset contains a collection of braces rules.
  </description>


  <rule name="IfElseStmtsMustUseBracesRule"
        message="Avoid using 'if...else' statements without curly braces"
        class="net.sourceforge.pmd.rules.IfElseStmtsMustUseBracesRule">
    <description>
    Avoid using if..else statements without using curly braces
    </description>

    <example>
<![CDATA[

  public void doSomething() {
    // this is OK
    if (foo) x++;

    // but this is not
    if (foo)
        x=x+1;
    else
        x=x-1;
  }
]]>
    </example>
  </rule>

  <rule name="WhileLoopsMustUseBracesRule"
        message="Avoid using 'while' statements without curly braces"
        class="net.sourceforge.pmd.rules.WhileLoopsMustUseBracesRule">
    <description>
    Avoid using 'while' statements without using curly braces
    </description>

    <example>
<![CDATA[
  public void doSomething() {
    while (true)
        x++;
  }
]]>
    </example>
  </rule>

  <rule name="ForLoopsMustUseBracesRule"
        message="Avoid using 'for' statements without curly braces"
        class="net.sourceforge.pmd.rules.ForLoopsMustUseBracesRule">
    <description>
    Avoid using 'for' statements without using curly braces
    </description>

    <example>
<![CDATA[
  public void foo() {
    for (int i=0; i<42;i++)
        foo();
  }
]]>
    </example>
  </rule>


  <rule name="IfStmtsMustUseBraces"
        message="Avoid using if statements without curly braces"
        class="net.sourceforge.pmd.rules.IfStmtsMustUseBracesRule">
    <description>
    Avoid using if statements without using curly braces
    </description>

    <example>
<![CDATA[
public class Foo {
  public void bar() {
    int x = 0;
    if (foo) x++;
  }
}
]]>
    </example>
    </rule>



</ruleset>