Multiple return statements in a function.

[Peter van der Does <pvanderdoes@xxxxxxxxx>]

I tend to put my return value in a variable and at the end of the
function I have 1 return statement.
I have seen others doing returns in the middle of the function.

Example how I do it:
function check($a) {
  $return='';
  if ( is_array( $a ) ) {
    $return='Array';
  } else {
    $return='Not Array';
  }
  return $return;
}

Example of the other method:
function check($a) {

  if ( is_array( $a ) ) {
    return ('Array');
  } else {
    return ('Not Array');
  }
}

What is your take? And is there any benefit to either method?


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