Missing return type declaration

Reports the functions that have no return type declaration specified.

Locating this inspection

By ID

Can be used to locate inspection in e.g. Qodana configuration files, where you can quickly enable or disable it, or adjust its settings.

PhpMissingReturnTypeInspection

Via Settings dialog

Path to the inspection settings via IntelliJ Platform IDE Settings dialog, when you need to adjust inspection settings directly from your IDE.

Settings or Preferences | Editor | Inspections | PHP | Type compatibility

Inspection options

Here you can find the description of settings available for the Missing return type declaration inspection, and the reference of their default values.

Ignore test methods: Default: Selected
Ignore empty functions: Default: Selected

Availability

By default bundled with: PhpStorm 2024.1, Qodana for PHP 2024.1,
Can be installed with plugin: PHP, 241.SNAPSHOT

Last modified: 18 June 2024