A return statement with an expression executes on the current path through a function. What happens next?
The current call ends and the caller receives the returned value✓Correct answer
The function continues and returns only after all later statements
Only the nearest loop ends while the function continues
The expression value is discarded automatically
Explanation
Executing return ends that particular function call and sends the expression's value back to the caller. Statements later on the same path are not reached, so return does not merely record a value while execution continues.