Clarifying blank line between methods

[mbniebergall]

I've read and re-read the specs, and had a peer search as well, and I am not finding clarity that there MUST be a blank line between class methods. All the examples show it, but it doesn't seem to be clear that it is required in the spec.

For example, this seems to be allowed:

class BlankLine
{
    public function firstMethod()
    {
        ...
    }
    public function nextMethod()
    {
        ...
    }
}

When it should be this instead:

class BlankLine
{
    public function firstMethod()
    {
        ...
    }

    public function nextMethod()
    {
        ...
    }
}

Can anyone prove me wrong in the spec? If not, I'll get a PR open to clarify this.

[KorvinSzanto]

We currently allow both of your examples and I don't think we want to change that. The blank lines between methods can be added as part of:

Blank lines MAY be added to improve readability and to indicate related blocks of code except where explicitly forbidden.