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# TSReturnTypePlaceholder

> A placeholder class for function return type annotations in TypeScript. This class represents a placeholder for function return type annotations, allowing for modification and addition of return type annotations after the parameter list. It provides functionality to add or modify return type annotations with proper formatting.

export const Attribute = ({type, description}) => <div className="pl-4 py-6 first:pt-3 dark:border-zinc-300/[0.06] text-sm font-normal">
    <div className="inline-grid grid-cols-[auto_auto] gap-1 font-mono py-2">
      {type}
    </div>
    <p className="mt-2">{description}</p>
  </div>;

export const GithubLinkNote = ({link}) => <Info>
      <div className="flex gap-2 items-center">View Source on <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href={link}>Github</a></div>
   </Info>;

export const HorizontalDivider = ({light = false}) => <div className="divide-y">
        <div className={`divide-y ${light ? "dark:border-zinc-300/[0.06]" : "border-zinc-600"}`}></div>
        <div className={`divide-y ${light ? "dark:border-zinc-300/[0.06]" : "border-zinc-600"}`}></div>
    </div>;

export const Return = ({return_type, description}) => <div className="pl-6 divide-y">
    <h4 className="font-bold">Returns</h4>
    <div className="dark:border-zinc-300/[0.06] ">
        <div className="py-6 first:pt-3 text-sm font-normal">
            <div className="flex gap-4 items-center">
                <div className="inline-grid grid-cols-[auto_auto] gap-1 font-mono py-2">
                    {return_type}
                </div>
            </div>
            <p className="mt-2">{description}</p>
        </div>
    </div>
  </div>;

export const ParameterWrapper = ({children}) => <div className="pl-6 divide-y">
    <h4 className="font-bold">Parameters</h4>
    <div className="divide-y dark:border-zinc-300/[0.06]">
      {children}
    </div>
  </div>;

export const Parameter = ({name, type, description, defaultValue}) => <div className="py-6 first:pt-3 dark:border-zinc-300/[0.06] text-sm font-normal">
    <div className="flex justify-between items-start font-mono">
      <div className="flex gap-4 items-start">
        <div className="flex gap-1 items-center text-sm text-primary mt-2">
          {name}
        </div>
        <div className="inline-grid grid-cols-[auto_auto] gap-1 py-2">
          {type}
        </div>
      </div>

      <div className="flex-shrink-0 mt-2">
        {defaultValue ? <div className="flex gap-1 items-center text-sm border border-purple-500 px-2 py-0.5 rounded">
            <span className="text-zinc-500">default:</span>
            <span className="text-purple-500">{defaultValue}</span>
          </div> : <span className="text-sm border border-purple-500 px-2 py-0.5 rounded">
            required
          </span>}
      </div>
    </div>
    <p className="mt-2">{description}</p>
  </div>;

<GithubLinkNote link="https://github.com/codegen-sh/codegen/blob/develop/src/codegen/sdk/typescript/placeholder/placeholder_return_type.py#L13-L44" />

### Inherits from

[Placeholder](/api-reference/core/Placeholder)

## Methods

<HorizontalDivider />

### <span className="text-primary">edit</span>

Modifies the return type annotation of a function.

<GithubLinkNote link="https://github.com/codegen-sh/codegen/blob/develop/src/codegen/sdk/typescript/placeholder/placeholder_return_type.py#L21-L44" />

<ParameterWrapper>
  <Parameter name="new_src" type={ <code className="text-sm bg-gray-100 px-2 py-0.5 rounded">str</code> } description="The return type annotation to add. If it doesn't start with ':', a ':' will be prepended." defaultValue="" />

  <Parameter name="fix_indentation" type={ <code className="text-sm bg-gray-100 px-2 py-0.5 rounded">bool, optional</code> } description="Whether to fix the indentation of the added code. Defaults to False." defaultValue="False" />

  <Parameter name="priority" type={ <code className="text-sm bg-gray-100 px-2 py-0.5 rounded">int, optional</code> } description="The priority of this edit. Defaults to 0." defaultValue="0" />

  <Parameter name="dedupe" type={ <code className="text-sm bg-gray-100 px-2 py-0.5 rounded">bool, optional</code> } description="Whether to remove duplicate edits. Defaults to True." defaultValue="True" />
</ParameterWrapper>

<Return return_type={ <code className="text-sm bg-gray-100 px-2 py-0.5 rounded">None</code> } description="" />

### <span className="text-primary">remove</span>

Removes this element from its parent container.

<GithubLinkNote link="https://github.com/codegen-sh/codegen/blob/develop/src/codegen/sdk/core/placeholder/placeholder.py#L42-L52" />

<Return return_type={ <code className="text-sm bg-gray-100 px-2 py-0.5 rounded">None</code> } description="" />