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 | .. highlight:: cpp
.. _lang-return:
``return``
==========
Terminates a function and return a value from a function to the
calling function, if the function has non-``void`` return type.
Syntax:
-------
::
    // from within a "void" function:
    return;
    // from within a non-"void" function:
    return value;
In the second case, ``value`` should have a type which is the same as
the return type of the function, or be convertible to it (like an
``int`` to a ``long``, etc.; see :ref:`this note
<lang-arithmetic-typeconversion>` for some references).
Examples:
---------
A function to compare a sensor input to a threshold::
     // converts analog readings between 0 and 400 to 0, and 400 up to 1.
     int checkSensor() {
        if (analogRead(0) > 400) {
            return 1;
        else {
            return 0;
        }
    }
An early ``return`` is also useful when testing a section of code
without having to "comment out" large sections of possibly buggy code,
like so::
    void loop() {
        // brilliant code idea to test here
        return;
        // the rest of a dysfunctional sketch here
        // this code will never be executed
    }
See Also
--------
- :ref:`comments <lang-comments>`
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