note 60163 added to control-structures.switch

Just a short question. I often see things like this in OpenSource <?php ... case x: ... return $var; break; case y: ... ?> Is the break really needed? the return is like a break with a returning variable, isn't it? ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/control-structures.switch.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+60163 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+60163&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+60163&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+60163&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+60163&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: non-english -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+60163&report=yes&reason=non-english Delete: already in docs -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+60163&report=yes&reason=already+in+docs Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+60163&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+60163&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php