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Missing return detector#

Name: missing-return

Reports functions that contain at least one execution path that does not set all return variables.

Example#

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pragma solidity ^0.8;

contract C {
    function sqrt(uint x) public returns (uint) { // (1)!
        if (x >= 2) {
            uint z = (x + 1) / 2;
            uint y = x;
            while (z < y) {
                y = z;
                z = (x / z + z) / 2;
            }
            return y;
        }
    }
}
  1. The function does not set the return value if x < 2. This is a problem since sqrt(1) will return 0 instead of 1.

Parameters#

The detector does not accept any additional parameters.