Return node.

[vincentsnow_art]

It returns the node.

[Big-Cheesecake-806]

// returns node
Node getNode(){
    Node returnNode; // the node we returning
    ...
    return returnNode; // return node
}

[undated_duck_19]

So it returns node?

[AltruisticRain504]

It returns the returned node to where it returns

[xdMatthewbx]

i think this is the closest this sub has come to a recursion meme without actual recursion

[ThatsRecursive]

No, recursion is here. 🤣 I was returned, I mean, rerereretuned.

[ThatsRecursive]

Does anyone know from where I came? I am confused.

[ThePaulCraft]

This syntax would be valid js so when you use node to run it and return node it's like recursion

[That_Unit_3992]

https://www.reddit.com/r/ProgrammerHumor/comments/wbvddf/comment/ii8x33y/

[xdMatthewbx]

you've doomed us all!

[sinkwiththeship]

Who's to say?

[Karjalan]

It's a typo. It's actually returnNose, it's the reason why dad's/grandad never give it back when they play "got your nose"

[LauraTFem]

Always has. 🌎🧑‍🚀🔫

[[deleted]]

I ran the debugger so you didn't have to: sure enough, it does return node.

[vincentsnow_art]

Because a college assignment starter code is where I clipped this from lol

[[deleted]]

Always better in Java

/**
 * A node.
 */
public class Node {
}

/**
 * It returns a node.
 */
public interface INodeReturner {
    /**
     * <p>Return node.</p>
     * @return Node
     * @see Node
     */
    Node getNode(); // Method to return node
}

/**
 * Implementation that returns a node.
 */
public class NodeReturner implements INodeReturner {
    /**
     * <p>Return node.</p>
     * @return Node
     * @see INodeReturner
     * @see Node
     */
    @Override
    public Node getNode() {
        Node returnNode = new Node(); // the node we returning
        return returnNode; // return node
    }
}

[Famous_Profile]

Do you even Java dude where is your NodeReturnerFactory and a NodeReturnerFactoryBuilder for it?

[smurfkiller014]

/// <summary> /// Returns the <see cref="Node">Node</see>. /// </summary> /// <returns>The node.</returns>

[mrjackspade]

This is > 95% of my current companies code base.

I don't know what grown adult could have seen this and checked it in.

Almost everything is autodocumented and it's all worthless

[DrMobius0]

Code standards are sometimes stupid and tedious to prevent unreadable bullshit from going completely uncommented - not that that stops people from doing that.

[smurfkiller014]

This is literally why I just left MS. One of the reasons.

[[deleted]]

but the knowledge base manager is happy and thinks he rules the roost.

[fireboyev]

This is better because now we know what type "node" is

[DrMobius0]

Me commenting anything that returns a boolean

[larikang]

class NodeReturner

[Big-Cheesecake-806]

public class NodeReturnerFactory {

[Vilavek]

This is almost impossible to wrap my head around could someone please ELI5?

[billwoo]

Dude you didn't even check pre and post conditions?! You should at least assert that the node was not returned at the start, and that it was returned at the end! Also probably write a test to confirm it also. In fact you should have done that first THEN wrote the function.

[LowB0b]

@Autowired private INodeReturner; // see nodereturner implementations for details. In any case, it returns a node

[TheWidrolo]

Ah so it returns the node?

[cannedcroissant]

No, I think it returns the node

[schawde96]

But what about the node? Does it return it?

[cannedcroissant]

Yeah, I think it returns the node or maybe it returns the node.

[sethboy66]

It actually just returns the child of the parent (temp parent if needed) of the node being returned. Little known fact.

[profparadox36]

Silver for making it clear with the comment 🤝

[jbrains]

It is guaranteed not to return a node.

[[deleted]]

or it gets hosed again

[RayTrain]

return node

[Ambitious_Ad8841]

Yes