return

Control flow

Leave the current function, optionally with a value.

Syntax

return;
return expr;

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
expr	T	Must match the function return type when present.

Return value

Ends the function.

Luau emit

return / return expr

Description

void functions use return;. Multiple return values use destructuring on the caller side, not return a, b in current CL++ style — return a table or a single value.

Example

const int DoubleCoins(int coins) {
    return coins;
}

Emits:

const function DoubleCoins(coins: number): number
  return coins
end

See also

function · void · guard