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Redundant 'return' statement

Last modified: 03 December 2024

Reports redundant return keywords and statements. A return keyword is not necessary for the last value in methods and control flow statements.

Since Ruby 1.8, return statements inside assignment methods are redundant because the return value is always equal to the parameter value.

Locating this inspection

By ID

Can be used to locate inspection in e.g. Qodana configuration files, where you can quickly enable or disable it, or adjust its settings.

RubyUnnecessaryReturnStatement
Via Settings dialog

Path to the inspection settings via IntelliJ Platform IDE Settings dialog, when you need to adjust inspection settings directly from your IDE.

Settings or Preferences | Editor | Inspections | Ruby | Redundant code

Inspection options

Here you can find the description of settings available for the Redundant 'return' statement inspection, and the reference of their default values.

Warn about multiple values in return statement

Default: Selected

Inspection Details

By default bundled with:

Qodana for Ruby 2024.3, RubyMine 2024.3,

Can be installed with plugin:

Ruby, 243.23135