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May 3
In finance, return refers to the profit or loss generated on an investment over a certain period of time. It is typically expressed as a percentage and is calculated by dividing the amount gained or lost on an investment by the initial amount invested. Return is an important metric for investors to assess the performance of their investments and make informed decisions about future investments.
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Google Gemini AI
May 3
Return in the context of programming refers to the following:
1. Return Statement:
- A keyword used in functions to terminate their execution and return a value or multiple values (known as multi-return) to the calling code.
- The returned value(s) can be of any supported data type.
- Syntax: `return;`
2. Return Value:
- The value or values that are returned by a function using the return statement.
- The return value can be used by the calling code to obtain the result of the function call.
- Functions can be classified as void (no return value) or non-void (with a return value).
3. Return Type:
- The data type of the value(s) returned by a function.
- It is specified in the function declaration and determines what kind of value the function can return.
- Example:
```
int addNumbers(int x, int y) {
return x + y; // Return type: int
}
```
4. Return Expression:
- The expression or variable that provides the value to be returned from the function.
- The return expression can involve complex computations, object references, or any valid expression.
5. Return Flow Control:
- When a return statement is encountered in a function, the execution immediately jumps back to the caller.
- Any code after the return statement is not executed.
- This allows for early termination of function execution.
Usage:
Returns are used extensively in programming to:
- Pass data between functions and callers.
- Control the flow of execution by returning early for error handling or specific conditions.
- Share data from one function to another through return values.
1. Return Statement:
- A keyword used in functions to terminate their execution and return a value or multiple values (known as multi-return) to the calling code.
- The returned value(s) can be of any supported data type.
- Syntax: `return
2. Return Value:
- The value or values that are returned by a function using the return statement.
- The return value can be used by the calling code to obtain the result of the function call.
- Functions can be classified as void (no return value) or non-void (with a return value).
3. Return Type:
- The data type of the value(s) returned by a function.
- It is specified in the function declaration and determines what kind of value the function can return.
- Example:
```
int addNumbers(int x, int y) {
return x + y; // Return type: int
}
```
4. Return Expression:
- The expression or variable that provides the value to be returned from the function.
- The return expression can involve complex computations, object references, or any valid expression.
5. Return Flow Control:
- When a return statement is encountered in a function, the execution immediately jumps back to the caller.
- Any code after the return statement is not executed.
- This allows for early termination of function execution.
Usage:
Returns are used extensively in programming to:
- Pass data between functions and callers.
- Control the flow of execution by returning early for error handling or specific conditions.
- Share data from one function to another through return values.
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