always_ declare_ return_ types
The function '{0}' should have a return type but doesn't.
The method '{0}' should have a return type but doesn't.
Description
#The analyzer produces this diagnostic when a method or function doesn't have an explicit return type.
Example
#
The following code produces this diagnostic because the function f
doesn't have a return type:
f() {}
Common fixes
#Add an explicit return type:
void f() {}
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