Re: Return or not to return, that is the question

2007. 05. 30, szerda keltezéssel 11.52-kor Richard Davey ezt írta: > Hi all, > > Just a quick straw-poll really: > > What is your take on using 'return' when you end a function, if you > don't actually need to return a value? > > If you have to return say a true/false as the result of an operation, > then it's an obvious choice. But what if all the function does is > perform an action and then quit? Do you like to use 'return' at the > end of it anyway, or do you just let it run into the closing } ? > > Or do you perhaps do a 'return true' at the end, regardless, even if > the rest of your code never checks that value (on the basis that it > may do in the future) personally I prefer to use return only if I need the return value for something. If it's not used then I think it's just a waste of code lines and resources to return anything... greets Zoltán Németh > > Cheers, > > Rich > -- > Zend Certified Engineer > http://www.corephp.co.uk > > "Never trust a computer you can't throw out of a window" >