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Code Inspection: Unreachable statement

Reports the statements that cannot be reached.

In the following example, the echo statement is preceded by the return statement. As a result, it cannot be reached and is never executed.

function sendMessage($message) { return $message; echo $message; }

Suppress an inspection in the editor

  1. Place the caret at the highlighted line and press Alt+Enter or click the Intention action icon.

  2. Click the arrow next to the inspection you want to suppress and select the necessary suppress action.

Last modified: 17 April 2024