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Rule description

• Redundant pairs of parentheses should be removed

Non-compliant Code Example

DECLARE @Number int;  
SET @Number = 50;  
IF ((@Number > 100))   --Non compliant code (Conditional with redundant pairs of parentheses)
   PRINT 'The number is large.';  
ELSE   
   BEGIN  
      IF ((@Number < 10) AND (@Number > 0))  --Non compliant code (Conditional with redundant pairs of parentheses)
      PRINT 'The number is small.';  
   ELSE  
      PRINT 'The number is medium.';  
   END ;  
GO 

Compliant Code Example

DECLARE @Number int;  
SET @Number = 50;  
IF (@Number > 100)   --Compliant code (Conditional without redundant pairs of parentheses)
   PRINT 'The number is large.';  
ELSE   
   BEGIN  
      IF (@Number < 10) AND (@Number > 0)  --Compliant code (Conditional without redundant pairs of parentheses)
      PRINT 'The number is small.';  
   ELSE  
      PRINT 'The number is medium.';  
   END ;  
GO