return_ without_ value
The return value is missing after 'return'.
Description
#
The analyzer produces this diagnostic when it finds a
return
statement
without an expression in a function that declares a return type.
Example
#
The following code produces this diagnostic because the function
f
is
expected to return an
int
, but no value is being returned:
int f() {
return;
}
Common fixes
#Add an expression that computes the value to be returned:
int f() {
return 0;
}
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