<returns> (C# Programming Guide)

<returns>description</returns>

Parameters

  • description
    A description of the return value.

Remarks

The <returns> tag should be used in the comment for a method declaration to describe the return value.

Compile with /doc to process documentation comments to a file.

Example

// compile with: /doc:DocFileName.xml 

/// text for class TestClass
public class TestClass
{
    /// <returns>Returns zero.</returns>
    public static int GetZero()
    {
        return 0;
    }

    /// text for Main
    static void Main()
    {
    }
}

See Also

Reference

Recommended Tags for Documentation Comments (C# Programming Guide)

Concepts

C# Programming Guide