Just Java™ 2

Transfer of Control Statements

A “return” statement looks like this:

return;

or

return  Expression;

Statement Notes

✓	“Return” (with no accompanying expression) is only used in a method that has a return value of void. It gets you out of the method and back to where you were called from. The code below is an example: void resetFields(Customer c) {   if (c==null) return;   // otherwise, go on to reset the fields of c}
✓	A “return Expression” is always used in every method that actually does return a value. It cannot be used in a method whose return value is void. The code below shows an example: int hourOfDay( ) {   java.util.Calendar now = java.util.Calendar.getInstance(); ...