The return
statement returns the program control to the calling function.
When return
is called from within a function, the execution of the current function will end.
function returnEndsFunctions()
{
echo 'This is executed';
return;
echo 'This is not executed.';
}
When you run returnEndsFunctions();
you'll get the output This is executed
;
When return
is called from within a function with and argument, the execution of the current function will end and the value of the argument will be returned to the calling function.