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url: /docs/guide/usage/linter/rules/react/require-render-return.md
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### What it does

Require render methods in ES5 and ES2015 React components to return a value.

This rule is not relevant for function components, and so can potentially be
disabled for modern React codebases.

### Why is this bad?

When writing the `render` method in a component it is easy to forget to return the
JSX content. This rule will warn if the `return` statement is missing.

### Examples

Examples of **incorrect** code for this rule:

```jsx
var Hello = createReactClass({
  render() {
    <div>Hello</div>;
  },
});

class Hello extends React.Component {
  render() {
    <div>Hello</div>;
  }
}
```

Examples of **correct** code for this rule:

```jsx
var Hello = createReactClass({
  render() {
    return <div>Hello</div>;
  },
});

class Hello extends React.Component {
  render() {
    return <div>Hello</div>;
  }
}
```

## How to use

## Version

This rule was added in v0.2.0.

## References