# Returns

A function will not run any code after returning  a value. A `return` effect will function like a `stop` within a function, so a `return` should be the last thing a function needs to do.

{% hint style="info" %}
Not sure what the `stop` effect does? See the [Stops & Exits page](/syntask/limiters/terminators/stops-and-exits.md).
{% endhint %}

This also means that to return multiple objects, you need to return them all at once instead of separately:

{% code overflow="wrap" lineNumbers="true" %}

```python
function getShinyItems() :: items:
  return (1 of diamond)
  return (1 of gold ingot)
  return (1 of emerald)
```

{% endcode %}

Since a function is terminated after a return, that means only the diamond will be returned, and no code after line 2 will be run. To return multiple items, return them in a list all on the same line.

{% code overflow="wrap" lineNumbers="true" %}

```python
function getShinyItems() :: items:
  return (1 of diamond), (1 of gold ingot), and (1 of emerald)

#: Or:

function getShinyItems() :: items:
  add (1 of diamond) to {_shiny::*}
  add (1 of gold ingot) to {_shiny::*}
  add (1 of emerald) to {_shiny::*}
  return {_shiny::*}
```

{% endcode %}

{% hint style="info" %}
For more information about using returns in functions, see the [Returns page](/syntask/fundamentals/structures/functions/returns.md) and the [Returned Values page](broken://pages/4FFgAs18W5zFtDsO2O07).
{% endhint %}


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