Does a simple `return` in a PHP function simply end the function prematurely?

Question

I have just seen this

// Check to see if the request is a XHR call    
if (request::is_ajax())
{
  // Send the 403 header
  header(\'HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden\');
          


        

Answer 1

Short answer. It just ends the function, its much like a function with no return statement. Nothing is returned, the function is just exited.

In your second example, $var would = nothing.

Why not execute it and see?