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Re: Redundant return()

From	James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.c
Subject	Re: Redundant return()
Date	2012-05-12 18:46 -0400
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID	<jomp8i$hne$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
References	<jomldo$t8f$1@speranza.aioe.org>

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On 05/12/2012 05:41 PM, pembed2012 wrote:
> I have seen redundant return statements at the end of function. IE.
>         init_function()
>         {
>                 a_init();
>                 b_init();
>                 c_init();
>                 return();
>         }
> I checked the generated code in GCC Compiler 3.2.2 on Red Hat Linux it
> is ignored so it not harmful to use this.
> 
> Has anybody got any problem/issues with this on any compiler/platform?

I wouldn't use a "return;" where it wasn't needed, for the same reason I
wouldn't use parentheses in a place where they aren't needed, such as
"return();". However, they should never cause any actual problems.
-- 
James Kuyper

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Redundant return() pembed2012 <once@was.enough.invalid> - 2012-05-12 21:41 +0000
  Re: Redundant return() pembed2012 <once@was.enough.invalid> - 2012-05-12 21:56 +0000
    Re: Redundant return() Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2012-05-12 17:07 -0600
  Re: Redundant return() James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-05-12 18:46 -0400
    Re: Redundant return() Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-05-12 20:10 -0400
      Re: Redundant return() James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-05-12 21:29 -0400
  Re: Redundant return() Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@dqel.com> - 2012-05-12 15:49 -0700
    Re: Redundant return() pembed2012 <once@was.enough.invalid> - 2012-05-14 16:40 +0000
      Re: Redundant return() Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2012-05-14 17:57 +0100
      Re: Redundant return() nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com - 2012-05-15 00:33 -0700
        Re: Redundant return() nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com - 2012-05-15 03:03 -0700
          Re: Redundant return() nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com - 2012-05-15 03:26 -0700
          Re: Redundant return() James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-05-15 08:51 -0400
        Re: Redundant return() "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2012-05-15 12:20 +0100
          Re: Redundant return() Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2012-05-16 07:59 +1200
            Re: Redundant return() Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2012-05-15 20:08 +0000
              Re: Redundant return() Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2012-05-16 08:18 +1200
                Re: Redundant return() Lanarcam <lanarcam1@yahoo.fr> - 2012-05-15 22:48 +0200
                Re: Redundant return() Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2012-05-16 09:56 +1200
            Re: Redundant return() "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2012-05-15 22:59 +0100
              Re: Redundant return() Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2012-05-16 10:16 +1200
                Re: Redundant return() "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2012-05-16 09:29 +0100
        Re: Redundant return() Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-05-15 07:51 -0400
        Re: Redundant return() James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-05-15 08:47 -0400
          Re: Redundant return() Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2012-05-16 08:01 +1200
          Re: Redundant return() "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2012-05-15 22:58 +0100
            Re: Redundant return() Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2012-05-16 10:24 +1200
              Re: Redundant return() James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-05-15 18:39 -0400
              Re: Redundant return() nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com - 2012-05-16 02:45 -0700
  Re: Redundant return() Noob <root@127.0.0.1> - 2012-05-16 13:34 +0200

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