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From: Kang
Date: Wed, 04 May 2005 02:12

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I think the method1 and the method2 is the same.
Why the compiler complains "missing return statement" in the method2?
Thanks.

public class ExceptionHandlingTest {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
            System.out.println(method1());
    }
    public static String method1() throws Exception{
        try{
            return "method1";
        }catch(Exception e){
            throw new Exception();
        }finally{

        }
    }
    public static String method2() throws Exception{
        try{
            return "method2";
        }catch(Exception e){
            method3();
        }finally{

        }
    }
    public static void method3() throws Exception{
        throw new Exception();
    }
}

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