30 December 2023

In PHP, you can use the return statement to exit a function and return a value if needed. The return statement not only returns a value but also exits the function immediately.

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  1. function myFunction() {
  2.     // Some code here
  3.  
  4.     if ($someCondition) {
  5.         // Break out of the function
  6.         return $someValue;
  7.     }
  8.  
  9.     // More code here
  10.  
  11.     // If the condition is not met, the function continues here
  12. }
  13.  
  14. // Call the function
  15. $result = myFunction();
Programming Language: PHP