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digitalmars.D.bugs - [Issue 1975] New: void func return value not checked

reply d-bugmail puremagic.com writes:
http://d.puremagic.com/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=1975

           Summary: void func return value not checked
           Product: D
           Version: 2.012
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: DMD
        AssignedTo: bugzilla digitalmars.com
        ReportedBy: someanon yahoo.com


should raise a warning/ or error:

$ cat voidreturn.d
void f() {
  return 1;
}

$ dmd -c -w voidreturn.d


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Apr 05 2008
next sibling parent "Jarrett Billingsley" <kb3ctd2 yahoo.com> writes:
<d-bugmail puremagic.com> wrote in message 
news:bug-1975-3 http.d.puremagic.com/issues/...

 http://d.puremagic.com/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=1975

           Summary: void func return value not checked
           Product: D
           Version: 2.012
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: DMD
        AssignedTo: bugzilla digitalmars.com
        ReportedBy: someanon yahoo.com


 should raise a warning/ or error:

 $ cat voidreturn.d
 void f() {
  return 1;
 }

 $ dmd -c -w voidreturn.d


It's legal for various reasons, the main one being templated programming. 
It avoids special-casing returns for void functions.  I've used it more than 
once.  If a function is 'void', then "return x" is basically the same as "x; 
return", as long as x can be evaluated.
Apr 05 2008
prev sibling parent d-bugmail puremagic.com writes:
http://d.puremagic.com/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=1975


matti.niemenmaa+dbugzilla iki.fi changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|NEW                         |RESOLVED
         Resolution|                            |INVALID





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This is quite intentional.
http://digitalmars.com/d/2.0/statement.html#ReturnStatement says: "Expression
is allowed even if the function specifies a void return type. The Expression
will be evaluated, but nothing will be returned."


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Apr 06 2008