Description: ------------ When using the Squiz.PHP.NonExecutableCode sniff it fails to recognize that a function can be returned directly and treats the trailing ";" as non executable code. Regards and thank you so much for the time you spend on phpcs, Edorian Test script: --------------- ------ test.php ----- <?php function bar() { return function() { echo "1"; }; } $x = bar(); $x(); ---- SCRIPT ---- phpcs --standard=Squiz --sniffs=Squiz.PHP.NonExecutableCode test.php Expected result: ---------------- No errors Actual result: -------------- FILE: /.../test.php -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOUND 0 ERROR(S) AND 1 WARNING(S) AFFECTING 1 LINE(S) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 | WARNING | Code after RETURN statement cannot be executed --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Fix committed to github repo: https://github.com/squizlabs/PHP_CodeSniffer/commit/e439a1efb07c2abdb2163bbaca b0174ddb2f8a6b