Jump statements (return, break and next) move control flow out of the current code block. So any statements
that come after a jump are dead code.
Noncompliant Code Example
def foo(a)
i = 10
return a + i # Noncompliant
i += 1 # dead code
end
Compliant Solution
def foo(a)
i = 10
return a + i
end
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