AvoidSemicolonsAsLineTerminators.md

description	Avoid semicolons as line terminators
ms.custom	PSSA v1.21.0
ms.date	06/28/2023
ms.topic	reference
title	AvoidSemicolonsAsLineTerminators

AvoidSemicolonsAsLineTerminators

Severity Level: Warning

Description

Lines should not end with a semicolon.

Note

This rule is not enabled by default. The user needs to enable it through settings.

Example

Wrong

Install-Module -Name PSScriptAnalyzer; $a = 1 + $b;

Install-Module -Name PSScriptAnalyzer;
$a = 1 + $b

Correct

Install-Module -Name PSScriptAnalyzer; $a = 1 + $b

Install-Module -Name PSScriptAnalyzer
$a = 1 + $b

Configuration

Rules = @{
    PSAvoidSemicolonsAsLineTerminators  = @{
        Enable     = $true
    }
}

Parameters

Enable: bool (Default value is $false)

Enable or disable the rule during ScriptAnalyzer invocation.