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PSeInt Retornar: end a function with a value

Ends the function right there and hands the given value back to whoever called it.

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Template
Retornar
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Worked example

A complete algorithm, ready to copy and run.

retornar-return.psc · 10 lines
Funcion r <- Maximo(a, b)    Si a > b Entonces        Retornar a    FinSi    Retornar bFinFuncionAlgoritmo Example    Escribir Maximo(3, 9)FinAlgoritmo

Output

Maximo(3, 9) gives back 9.

This is what the console shows when the example runs.

9

In a flowchart

This is how it appears in a flowchart, with the same shapes Codoritmo draws.

Retornar b
In the flowchart. Flowchart: a process rectangle reading "Retornar b", with one arrow in and one arrow out.
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Template

The general form. Replace what's inside < > with your own data.

Retornar · 1 line
Retornar <valor>

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