no-empty-static-block
Disallow empty static blocks
✅ Recommended
Using the recommended config from @eslint/js in a configuration file
enables this rule
Empty static blocks, while not technically errors, usually occur due to refactoring that wasn’t completed. They can cause confusion when reading code.
Rule Details
This rule disallows empty static blocks. This rule ignores static blocks which contain a comment.
Examples of incorrect code for this rule:
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/*eslint no-empty-static-block: "error"*/
class Foo {
}
Examples of correct code for this rule:
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/*eslint no-empty-static-block: "error"*/
class Foo {
static {
bar();
}
}
class Bar {
static {
// comment
}
}
When Not To Use It
This rule should not be used in environments prior to ES2022.
Related Rules
Version
This rule was introduced in ESLint v8.27.0.
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