return.empty

Code example

<?php declare(strict_types = 1);

function doFoo(): string
{
	return;
}

Why is it reported?

A bare return; statement (without a value) is used in a function that declares a non-void return type. In the example above, the function is declared to return string, but the return statement does not provide a value.

How to fix it

Return a value that matches the declared return type:

 <?php declare(strict_types = 1);

 function doFoo(): string
 {
-	return;
+	return '';
 }

Or change the return type to void if the function is not meant to return a value.