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@@ -141,10 +141,6 @@ Square : +setMessages(List~string~ messages)
 Square : +getMessages() List~string~
 ```
 
-#### Return Type
-
-Optionally you can end the method/function definition with the data type that will be returned.
-
 #### Visibility
 
 To describe the visibility (or encapsulation) of an attribute or method/function that is a part of a class (i.e. a class member), optional notation may be placed before that members' name: