Why do methods with only one statement need braces?

Question

public void Finalise()
    ProcessFinalisation(true);

Doesn't compile, but the correct version:

public void Finalise()
{
    ProcessFinalisation(true);
}

Compiles fine (of course).

If I am allowed if's without brackets when the following code has only one line:

if(true)
    CallMethod();

Why is the same not allowed for methods with one following line? Is there a technical reason?

Answer 1

Since C# 6.0 you can declare:

void WriteToConsole(string word) => Console.WriteLine(word)

And then call it as usual:

public static void Main()
{
    var word = "Hello World!";
    WriteToConsole(word);
}