def _format_return_value_symbol (self, retval):
        is_void = retval[0] is None or \
                retval[0].get_extension_attribute('gi-extension',
                        'gi_name') == 'none'

        if self.__gi_extension.language == 'c':
            if is_void:
                retval = [None]
            else:
                retval = retval[:1]
        elif is_void:
            retval = retval[1:] or [None]

        return HtmlFormatter._format_return_value_symbol (self, retval)