unreachable-statement

I get the error “Unreachable statement” return in android

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We don’t put return statement above any other statement unless that return is under any conditional statement. If we do that then all the statements below that would never get executed (means it would become unreachable under all circumstances) which causes the error you are getting. Do it like this public class TabFragmentA extends Fragment … Read more

Why does Java have an “unreachable statement” compiler error?

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Because unreachable code is meaningless to the compiler. Whilst making code meaningful to people is both paramount and harder than making it meaningful to a compiler, the compiler is the essential consumer of code. The designers of Java take the viewpoint that code that is not meaningful to the compiler is an error. Their stance … Read more