Return values in while loops in functions.

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Homework Statement

I'm just trying to interpert how the return statement works.

bool check(int item, vector<int>& v2)
{ int i = 0;
while (i < v2.size())
{ if (item == v2)
return true;
i++;
}return false;
}

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The Attempt at a Solution

I'm confused about the return parts of this problem. I does the return false even get excecuted? I thought that once a return statement is reached in a function, the function exits. Or do I have to wait until the last "true" return for the function to exit?

 

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Think about the control flow of the code. The return true follows an if statement, so what does that mean? If that if conditional doesn't evaluate to true, what happens?