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Rule phpdoc_no_empty_return

@return void and @return null annotations should be omitted from PHPDoc.

Examples

Example #1

--- Original
+++ New
 <?php
 /**
- * @return null
 */
 function foo() {}

Example #2

--- Original
+++ New
 <?php
 /**
- * @return void
 */
 function foo() {}

Rule sets

The rule is part of the following rule set:

• @PhpCsFixer

References

• Fixer class: PhpCsFixer\Fixer\Phpdoc\PhpdocNoEmptyReturnFixer

• Test class: PhpCsFixer\Tests\Fixer\Phpdoc\PhpdocNoEmptyReturnFixerTest

The test class defines officially supported behaviour. Each test case is a part of our backward compatibility promise.