RE: Multiple return statements in a function.

Well, the latter method is generally easier to understand later. Most programming style books preach this method, and it's the one that most of my previous employers use. Cheers... -----Original Message----- From: Peter van der Does [mailto:pvanderdoes@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 8:13 AM To: php-general@lists.php.net Subject: Multiple return statements in a function. I tend to put my return value in a variable and at the end of the function I have 1 return statement. I have seen others doing returns in the middle of the function. Example how I do it: function check($a) { $return=''; if ( is_array( $a ) ) { $return='Array'; } else { $return='Not Array'; } return $return; } Example of the other method: function check($a) { if ( is_array( $a ) ) { return ('Array'); } else { return ('Not Array'); } } What is your take? And is there any benefit to either method? -- Peter van der Does GPG key: E77E8E98 Blog: http://blog.avirtualhome.com Forums: http://forums.avirtualhome.com Jabber ID: pvanderdoes@gmail.com GetDeb Package Builder http://www.getdeb.net - Software you want for Ubuntu