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								<p class='vspace'></p><h2>return</h2>
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								<p>Terminate a function and return a value from a function to the calling function, if desired.
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								<p class='vspace'></p><h4>Syntax:</h4>
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								<p>return;
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								<p class='vspace'></p><p>return value;    // both forms are valid
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								<p class='vspace'></p><h4>Parameters</h4>
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								<p>value: any variable or constant type
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								<p class='vspace'></p><h4>Examples:</h4>
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								<p>A function to compare a sensor input to a threshold
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								</p><pre> int checkSensor(){       
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								    if (analogRead(0) > 400) {
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								        return 1;
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								    else{
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								        return 0;
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								    }
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								<p class='vspace'></p><p>The return keyword is handy to test a section of code without having to "comment out" large sections of possibly buggy code.
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								<p class='vspace'></p><pre>void loop(){
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								// brilliant code idea to test here
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								return;
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								// the rest of a dysfunctional sketch here
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								// this code will never be executed
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								}
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								<p class='vspace'></p><h4>See also</h4>
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								<p class='vspace'></p><p><a class='wikilink' href='index.html'>Reference Home</a>
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								<p class='vspace'></p><p><em>Corrections, suggestions, and new documentation should be posted to the <a class='urllink' href='http://www.arduino.cc/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?board=swbugs' rel='nofollow'>Forum</a>.</em>
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								<p class='vspace'></p><p>The text of the Arduino reference is licensed under a
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