唯一重要的问题是“如何使代码更简单、更易读、更容易理解?”如果使用多个返回会更简单，那么就使用它们。

我想说的是，你应该有尽可能多的需要，或者任何使代码更干净的(如保护子句)。

我个人从来没有听过/见过任何“最佳实践”说你应该只有一个返回语句。

在大多数情况下，我倾向于根据逻辑路径尽快退出函数(保护子句就是一个很好的例子)。

I always avoid multiple return statements. Even in small functions. Small functions can become larger, and tracking the multiple return paths makes it harder (to my small mind) to keep track of what is going on. A single return also makes debugging easier. I've seen people post that the only alternative to multiple return statements is a messy arrow of nested IF statements 10 levels deep. While I certain agree that such coding does occur, it isn't the only option. I wouldn't make the choice between a multiple return statements and a nest of IFs, I'd refactor it so you'd eliminate both. And that is how I code. The following code eliminates both issues and, in my mind, is very easy to read:

public string GetResult()
{
    string rv = null;
    bool okay = false;

    okay = PerformTest(1);

    if (okay)
    {
        okay = PerformTest(2);
    }

    if (okay)
    {
        okay = PerformTest(3);
    }

    if (okay)
    {
        okay = PerformTest(4);
    };

    if (okay)
    {
        okay = PerformTest(5);
    }

    if (okay)
    {
        rv = "All Tests Passed";
    }

    return rv;
}

一般来说，我尝试从一个函数中只有一个出口点。然而，有时这样做实际上会创建一个比必要的更复杂的函数体，在这种情况下，最好有多个出口点。它确实需要基于结果的复杂性进行“判断”，但目标应该是在不牺牲复杂性和可理解性的情况下尽可能减少出口点。

Structured programming says you should only ever have one return statement per function. This is to limit the complexity. Many people such as Martin Fowler argue that it is simpler to write functions with multiple return statements. He presents this argument in the classic refactoring book he wrote. This works well if you follow his other advice and write small functions. I agree with this point of view and only strict structured programming purists adhere to single return statements per function.

我使用多个出口点使错误情况+处理+返回值尽可能接近。

所以必须测试条件a, b, c必须为真，你需要用不同的方式处理它们:

if (a is false) {
    handle this situation (eg. report, log, message, etc.)
    return some-err-code
}
if (b is false) {
    handle this situation
    return other-err-code
}
if (c is false) {
    handle this situation
    return yet-another-err-code
}

perform any action assured that a, b and c are ok.

a, b和c可能是不同的东西，比如a是输入参数检查，b是新分配内存的指针检查，c是检查参数a中的值。