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Generator::getReturn

(PHP 7, PHP 8)

Generator::getReturn — Get the return value of a generator

Description

public function Generator::getReturn(): mixed

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

Returns the generator's return value once it has finished executing.

Examples

Example #1 Generator::getReturn() example

<?php

$gen = (function() {
    yield 1;
    yield 2;

    return 3;
})();

foreach ($gen as $val) {
    echo $val, PHP_EOL;
}

echo $gen->getReturn(), PHP_EOL;

The above example will output:

1
2
3


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^GeneratorLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026