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no, every function can not return a value. for example void name() { cout<<"Hello world"; } this function does not return any value due to the key word void that tells the compiler that the function does not returns a value.
The function header. The return value is written before the name of the function. This return type must match the type of the value returned in a return statement.
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It means end the function. Functions automatically end when execution reaches the end of the function, but you can return from a function at any point within the function with a return statement. If the function returns a value to its caller, you must provide a reachable return statement along with the value you wish to return.
The return statement is used in functions to return control to the caller. If the function is declared non-void, the return statement also allows the programmer to return a value to the caller.
Below is a simple example of how you could return a value in a PHP function. <?php function returnme($value) { return $value; } echo returnme('hello'); // outputs: hello ?>
no, every function can not return a value. for example void name() { cout<<"Hello world"; } this function does not return any value due to the key word void that tells the compiler that the function does not returns a value.
The function header. The return value is written before the name of the function. This return type must match the type of the value returned in a return statement.
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Of course it is possible to call a PHP-function inside an echo statement. The function will be executed and returns a value. This value then is used in the echo statement. For example: echo "Ferengi-Rule #1: ", ferengi_rule(1), "\n"; echo "Random: ", ferengi_rule(0), "\n"; function ferengi_rule($number) { $rules = array( 1 => "Once you have their money, never give it back.", 2 => "You can't cheat an honest customer, but it never hurts to try.", 3 => "Never buy anything for more than is absolutely necessary.", 4 => "Sex and profit are the two things that never last long enough." // ... ); if( isset($rules[$number]) ) { return $rules[$number]; } else { return array_rand($rules); } }
The print function is slightly more dynamic than the echo function by returning a value, and the echo function is slightly (very slightly) faster. The printf function inserts dynamic variables/whatever into wherever you want with special delimiters, such as %s, or %d. For example, printf('There is a difference between %s and %s', 'good', 'evil') would return 'There is a difference between good and evil'.
It means end the function. Functions automatically end when execution reaches the end of the function, but you can return from a function at any point within the function with a return statement. If the function returns a value to its caller, you must provide a reachable return statement along with the value you wish to return.
Where there is no need to return any type of value from a function
No, it is a function. But printf does return a value: the number of characters it has written.
The return statement is used in functions to return control to the caller. If the function is declared non-void, the return statement also allows the programmer to return a value to the caller.
It depends on the function in question.
In most computer languages, a procedure that returns a value is called a function and a procedure that does not return a value is called a subroutine or subprogram. Usually the languages treat the passing of arguments/parameters differently between functions and subroutines. The C language does not distinguish between them. A subroutine that does not return a value is define as a "void" function indicating that no return value is used or available.