%s(): Returning by reference from a void function is deprecated¶
Description¶
The void type means that the function is not returning anything. So, it doesn’t matter if that nothing is returned by value or by reference.
If the returned value is, nontheless, collected, it will be null in any case.
Example¶
<?php
function &foo(): void { }
?>
Literal Examples¶
foo(): Returning by reference from a void function is deprecated
Solutions¶
Remove the reference of the function.
Remove the type void, and return an actual value.