ELI5. What does “return” do in programming? I read about it a lot and still dont understand the purpose.

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ELI5. What does “return” do in programming? I read about it a lot and still dont understand the purpose.

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A method can either do a function by the orders given from the caller and end or it can do a function that change a variable that can be returned to the caller.

Method not returning:
“Open a box of eggs and smash them”….Done. The End.

Method returning:
“Open a box of eggs and give one to me”…Here I’m returning one egg.