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url: /docs/guide/usage/linter/rules/unicorn/no-lonely-if.md
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### What it does

Disallow `if` statements as the only statement in `if` blocks without `else`.

### Why is this bad?

It can be confusing to have an `if` statement without an `else` clause as the only statement in an `if` block.

### Examples

Examples of **incorrect** code for this rule:

```javascript
if (foo) {
  if (bar) {
  }
}
if (foo) if (bar) baz();
```

Examples of **correct** code for this rule:

```javascript
if (foo && bar) {
}
if (foo && bar) baz();
```

## How to use

## Version

This rule was added in v0.0.18.

## References