From 87a114af9c09dab98a72351bca38ee63ad119e1f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alex Tselegidis <alextselegidis@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2023 15:35:31 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Update the return type.

---
 application/helpers/html_helper.php | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/application/helpers/html_helper.php b/application/helpers/html_helper.php
index 377bf9ab..33ea345d 100644
--- a/application/helpers/html_helper.php
+++ b/application/helpers/html_helper.php
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ if ( ! function_exists('component'))
      * @param array $vars Additional parameters for the component.
      * @param bool $return Whether to return the HTML or echo it directly.
      *
-     * @return mixed Return the HTML if the $return argument is TRUE or NULL.
+     * @return string|object Return the HTML if the $return argument is TRUE or NULL.
      */
-    function component(string $component, array $vars = [], bool $return = FALSE): mixed
+    function component(string $component, array $vars = [], bool $return = FALSE): string|object
     {
         /** @var EA_Controller $CI */
         $CI = get_instance();