Empty new line at the end of the Java source files

Question

In my current project, we always insert an empty new line at the end of the Java source files. We also enforce this with CheckStyle (with error level).

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Answer 1

I have never heard of such a requirement.

In fact, I just confirmed that a Java program will run without any compiler/runtime errors or warnings when there isn't a blank line at the end of the file.

This, as some commenters have said, must be a coding style issue. Unfortunately, I can't suggest why it may be important for there to be a blank line at the end of a file in Java. In fact, it seems entirely pointless to me