Thread: Stumped?

Here's my code:

import java.util.Scanner;
public class Main
{
        public static void main(String[] args)
        {
            int entry;
            Scanner keyBoard = new Scanner(System.in);
            System.out.print("Enter a number which you wish to square:");
            entry = keyBoard.nextInt();
 
            System.out.println("The number chosen is " + entry);
            predictSquare(entry);
        }
 
     public static int predictSquare(int entry)
   {        
            int newAmount;
            newAmount = entry * entry;
            return newAmount;
            System.out.println("Cubed: " + newAmount);
 
   }

I'm getting a 'missing return statement' error on the predictSquare(). I have a return statement in there? What is going on here? I've been banging my head against a wall for a while now.

Simple, you have un-reachable code. The System.out.println("Cubed: " + newAmount); can never be reached because your method has already returned. Change your program to this:

import java.util.Scanner;
public class Main
{
        public static void main(String[] args)
        {
            int entry;
            Scanner keyBoard = new Scanner(System.in);
            System.out.print("Enter a number which you wish to square:");
            entry = keyBoard.nextInt();
 
            System.out.println("The number chosen is " + entry);
            System.out.println("Squared: " + predictSquare(entry));
        }
 
     public static int predictSquare(int entry)
   {        
            int newAmount;
            newAmount = entry * entry;
            return newAmount;
   }

I'm assuming you meant to say "squared" instead of "cubed"