Name Errors/Static/UnguardedReturn

Synopsis A return statement occurs outside a function body.

Description A Rascal:Return statement is used to return a value from a function. It is an error to use it outside a function body.

Examples

rascal>int triple(int n) { return 3 * n; }
int (int): int triple(int);
rascal>triple(5);
int: 15

Using return outside a function body gives an error:

rascal>return 3;
|stdin:///|(0,9,<1,0>,<1,9>): Return statement outside of function scope

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