Top "Return" questions

Is it correct to use a return statement within a try and except statement?

If I have such code in the end of function: try: return map(float, result) except ValueError, e: print "error", …

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Why return $this in setter methods?

Examining Zend Framework, I found that all setter methods (of those I’ve examined) return the instance of the class …

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GPS isProviderEnabled always return false

I've got this code lm = (LocationManager) this.getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE); boolean isGPS = lm.isProviderEnabled (LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER); and it …

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Scala return statements in anonymous functions

Why does an explicit return statement (one that uses the return keyword) in an anonymous function return from the enclosing …

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How to return an unpacked list in Python?

I'm trying to do something like this in python: def f(): b = ['c', 8] return 1, 2, b*, 3 Where I want f to …

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Difference between php echo and return in terms of a jQuery ajax call

I was having trouble getting a jQuery Ajax call's success function to work properly and it was pointed out to …

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Should I return an rvalue reference (by std::move'ing)?

A C++Next blog post said that A compute(…) { A v; … return v; } If A has an accessible copy or …

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How do you call an ASHX from JavaScript?

I want to call an ASHX file and pass some query string variables from JavaScript and get the return string …

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jquery Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'options' of undefined (edited)

I made a function for a simple drag and drop quiz. Everything works fine except for Internet Explorer of course. …

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Which is generally faster, a yield or an append?

I am currently in a personal learning project where I read in an XML database. I find myself writing functions …

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