Recursive Function returns null value [duplicate] - php

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How to use return inside a recursive function in PHP
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Closed 9 months ago.
Below recursive function i am trying to get array of codes. For example input 'bme4', output should be like [0]=>'bme'[1]=>'bm'[2]=>'b'. But the return value is null eventhough i can get the correct return value with var_dump().
function get_parent_cat_code($code, $category_codes) {
$parent_cat_code = substr($code, 0, -1);
if ($parent_cat_code != ''){
$category_codes[] = $parent_cat_code;
get_parent_cat_code($parent_cat_code, $category_codes);
} else {
var_dump($category_codes);
return $category_codes;
}
}

Solved!
function get_parent_cat_code($code,$category_codes){
$parent_cat_code=substr($code, 0, -1);
if($parent_cat_code!=''){
$category_codes[]=$parent_cat_code;
return get_parent_cat_code($parent_cat_code,$category_codes); //i used return for calling recursive function.
}else{
var_dump($category_codes);
return $category_codes;
}
}

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