The return statement can be placed only in a method or a constructor. Its function is to return control to the invoker with or without a value.
In the case of a constructor, the return statement is not required. If placed in the constructor, it has to be the last statement that returns no value:
class ConstructorDemo{ private int field; public ConstructorDemo(int i) { this.field = i; return; }}
An attempt to place the return statement as not the last statement of a constructor or to make it return any value will result in a compilation error.
In the case of a method, if the method was declared as returning some type:
- The return statement is required
- The return statement has to be effectively (see the following example) the last ...
