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Thread: Stumped?

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    Default Stumped?

    Here's my code:

    import java.util.Scanner;
    public class Main
    {
            public static void main(String[] args)
            {
                int entry;
                Scanner keyBoard = new Scanner(System.in);
                System.out.print("Enter a number which you wish to square:");
                entry = keyBoard.nextInt();
     
                System.out.println("The number chosen is " + entry);
                predictSquare(entry);
            }
     
         public static int predictSquare(int entry)
       {        
                int newAmount;
                newAmount = entry * entry;
                return newAmount;
                System.out.println("Cubed: " + newAmount);
     
       }

    I'm getting a 'missing return statement' error on the predictSquare(). I have a return statement in there? What is going on here? I've been banging my head against a wall for a while now.
    Last edited by KevinGreen; October 2nd, 2009 at 10:41 PM.


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    Default Re: Stumped?

    Simple, you have un-reachable code. The System.out.println("Cubed: " + newAmount); can never be reached because your method has already returned. Change your program to this:

    import java.util.Scanner;
    public class Main
    {
            public static void main(String[] args)
            {
                int entry;
                Scanner keyBoard = new Scanner(System.in);
                System.out.print("Enter a number which you wish to square:");
                entry = keyBoard.nextInt();
     
                System.out.println("The number chosen is " + entry);
                System.out.println("Squared: " + predictSquare(entry));
            }
     
         public static int predictSquare(int entry)
       {        
                int newAmount;
                newAmount = entry * entry;
                return newAmount;
       }

    I'm assuming you meant to say "squared" instead of "cubed"