[ERROR TEMPLATE] Java - Missing return statement/value

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Name	Type	Code	Language
Missing return statement/value	Compile-time Error	java.MissingReturnError	Java

Description

A method requires a return statement or value that is missing in the code.

Sample Code

// MissingReturn.java
public class MissingReturn {
    public int addNumbers(int a, int b) {
        // Missing return statement
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        MissingReturn calculator = new MissingReturn();
        int result = calculator.addNumbers(5, 7);
        System.out.println("Result: " + result);
    }
}

Sample Error Message

MissingReturn.java:4: error: missing return statement
    }
    ^
1 error

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