CRITICAL
Rule Definition
For maintainability reasons, empty style definitions should be avoided.
Remediation
Try to reduce the number of files containing an empty style definition.
Violation Code Sample
<?php echo "Title"; ?>
<html>
<head>
<title>...</title>
<style type="text/css"/> <!-- violation -->
</style>
<style/> <!-- violation -->
<style>
/*violation*/
</style>
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>
Reference
Code Sniffer - http://pear.php.net/package/PHP_CodeSniffer/docs/1.5.2/PHP_CodeSniffer/Squiz_Sniffs_CSS_EmptyStyleDefinitionSniff.html
Related Technologies
Technical Criterion
Complexity - Empty Code
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