Concise syntax for javascript if statements without curly brackets

Question

So pragmatically, I\'ve got a quick and dirty answer to what I\'m looking for here. But why isn\'t using that a good idea? Why can\'t I find any formal documentation of it

Answer 1

javascript is not white space sensitive, meaning

if(condition) do_some_statement();

is the same as

if(condition)
    do_some_statement();

that being said, omitting braces in a single line if statement is always frowned upon because it can lead to bugs if the if statement ever needs to be modified:

if(condition)
    do_some_statement();
    // someone adds another line here, without adding the braces
    // now you've introduced a bug

also, is it really that hard to write { }? :P