I have a hunch that you may need to take a closer look to your exception architecture. It's something that's often neglected in Java design. IMHO general having try/catch in tight computation code is not a good sign. There are many, many articles on the net on designing a good exception system. In particular know the difference between checked and unchecked exceptions.
Joe. On Jan 30, 2008 11:23 AM, P.Rizzi Ag.Mobilità Ambiente <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I may be wrong, and I'm too lazy to actually test it, > but I think the last "return null" is indeed reached. > > The catch kind of "kills" the exception, it eats it up, > so, with the exception gone, execution resumes right after > the catch block, and the "return null" _is_ reached. > > That's why the compiler complains if you remove it. > > Bye > Paolo Rizzi > > > > -----Messaggio originale----- > > Da: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] conto di > > Sunburned Surveyor > > Inviato: martedì 29 gennaio 2008 21.20 > > A: List for discussion of JPP development and use. > > Oggetto: [JPP-Devel] [Off-Topic] Return values in Java methods with > > atry/catch statements. > > > > > > I've got a quick question about the best way to handle return values > > in Java methods with a try/catch statement. Consider, as an example, > > the following method: > > > > public static SurveyorsAngle > > getSupplementaryAngle(SurveyorsAngle argAngle) > > { > > try > > { > > SurveyorsAngle halfRevolution = new BasicSurveyorsAngle(0.50); > > SurveyorsAngle toReturn = > > AngleCruncher.subtractAngles(halfRevolution, argAngle); > > return toReturn; > > } > > > > catch(ShouldNeverReachHere caught) > > { > > System.err.println(caught.getMessage()); > > } > > > > return null; > > } > > > > In this example the return value must be set within the try statement, > > becuase the subtractAngles method throws an exception. > > > > This means that the method has to return a null value after the > > try/catch statements. However, this return statement will never be > > reached, because the method will either [1] return from the try > > statement with a valid SurveyorsAngle object or [2] execution will > > shift to the catch statement. > > > > However, if I remove the return null statement from the end of this > > method, Eclipse gives me a compile error. This error states that the > > getSupplementaryAngle method must return a SurveyorsAngle value. > > > > I seem to run into this a lot in my code. I know I could just > > eiliminate the try/catch statement and add a throws clause to the > > containing method, but sometimes the exception SHOULD be handled in > > the containing method. > > > > Is there a better solution? It seems like the compiler is requiring a > > return statement that can never be reached. > > > > Thanks for any advice on this. > > > > The Sunburned Surveyor > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > ----------- > > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > > Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. > > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ > > _______________________________________________ > > Jump-pilot-devel mailing list > > Jump-pilot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jump-pilot-devel > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > Jump-pilot-devel mailing list > Jump-pilot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jump-pilot-devel > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Jump-pilot-devel mailing list Jump-pilot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jump-pilot-devel
