1.2.690. Methods Without Return

List of all the functions, closures, methods that have no explicit return.

Functions with the void or never return types, are omitted.

<?php

// With return null : Explicitly not returning
function withExplicitReturn($a = 1) {
    $a++;
    return null;
}

// Without indication
function withoutExplicitReturn($a = 1) {
    $a++;
}

// With return type void : Explicitly not returning
function withExplicitReturnType($a = 1) : void {
    $a++;
}

?>

See also return.

1.2.690.1. Connex PHP features

• return

• never

1.2.690.1.1. Suggestions

• Add the returntype ‘void’ to make this explicit behavior

1.2.690.1.2. Specs

Short name	Functions/WithoutReturn
Rulesets	All, Analyze
Exakat since	0.8.4
PHP Version	All
Severity	Minor
Time To Fix	Quick (30 mins)
Precision	Very high
Available in	Entreprise Edition, Exakat Cloud