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Thread: Few errors. Returning.

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    Default Few errors. Returning.

    Program is saying im missing return statements in the methods, areaCircle, areaTriangle, and areaRectangle even though they are there. What should I do?


    /*
     * To change this template, choose Tools | Templates
     * and open the template in the editor.
     */
    package swingarea;
     
    /**
     *
     * @author Logan
     */
    public class AreaCalculator extends javax.swing.JFrame {
     
        public AreaCalculator() {
            initComponents();
        }
     
        /**
         * This method is called from within the constructor to initialize the form.
         * WARNING: Do NOT modify this code. The content of this method is always
         * regenerated by the Form Editor.
         */
        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        // <editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc="Generated Code">
        private void initComponents() {
     
            buttonGroup1 = new javax.swing.ButtonGroup();
            dimension1Label = new javax.swing.JLabel();
            rectangleRadioButton = new javax.swing.JRadioButton();
            triangleRadioButton = new javax.swing.JRadioButton();
            dimension2Label = new javax.swing.JLabel();
            dimension1Text = new javax.swing.JTextField();
            dimension2Text = new javax.swing.JTextField();
            inchesLabel1 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
            inchesLabel2 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
            calcAreaButton = new javax.swing.JButton();
            areaLabel = new javax.swing.JLabel();
            outputLabel = new javax.swing.JLabel();
            circleRadioButton = new javax.swing.JRadioButton();
            jMenuBar1 = new javax.swing.JMenuBar();
            jMenu1 = new javax.swing.JMenu();
            clearMenuItem = new javax.swing.JMenu();
            exitMenuItem = new javax.swing.JMenu();
     
            setDefaultCloseOperation(javax.swing.WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
            setTitle("Area Calculator");
     
            dimension1Label.setText("Dimension 1:");
     
            buttonGroup1.add(rectangleRadioButton);
            rectangleRadioButton.setText("Rectangle");
     
            buttonGroup1.add(triangleRadioButton);
            triangleRadioButton.setText("Triangle");
     
            dimension2Label.setText("Dimension 2:");
     
            inchesLabel1.setText("inches");
     
            inchesLabel2.setText("inches");
     
            calcAreaButton.setText("Calculate Area");
            calcAreaButton.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
                public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
                    calcAreaButtonActionPerformed(evt);
                }
            });
     
            areaLabel.setText("Area is:");
     
            buttonGroup1.add(circleRadioButton);
            circleRadioButton.setText("Circle");
     
            jMenu1.setText("File");
            jMenuBar1.add(jMenu1);
     
            clearMenuItem.setText("Clear");
            clearMenuItem.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
                public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
                    clearMenuItemActionPerformed(evt);
                }
            });
            jMenuBar1.add(clearMenuItem);
     
            exitMenuItem.setText("Exit");
            exitMenuItem.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
                public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
                    exitMenuItemActionPerformed(evt);
                }
            });
            jMenuBar1.add(exitMenuItem);
     
            setJMenuBar(jMenuBar1);
     
            javax.swing.GroupLayout layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(getContentPane());
            getContentPane().setLayout(layout);
            layout.setHorizontalGroup(
                layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
                .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                    .addContainerGap(javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)
                    .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
                        .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
                            .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                                .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING)
                                    .addComponent(circleRadioButton)
                                    .addComponent(dimension1Label))
                                .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.UNRELATED)
                                .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
                                    .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                                        .addComponent(dimension1Text, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                                        .addGap(18, 18, 18)
                                        .addComponent(inchesLabel1))
                                    .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                                        .addComponent(rectangleRadioButton)
                                        .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.UNRELATED)
                                        .addComponent(triangleRadioButton))))
                            .addGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING, layout.createSequentialGroup()
                                .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
                                    .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                                        .addGap(10, 10, 10)
                                        .addComponent(areaLabel))
                                    .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING)
                                        .addComponent(calcAreaButton)
                                        .addComponent(outputLabel)))
                                .addGap(48, 48, 48)))
                        .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                            .addComponent(dimension2Label)
                            .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.UNRELATED)
                            .addComponent(dimension2Text, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                            .addGap(18, 18, 18)
                            .addComponent(inchesLabel2))))
            );
            layout.setVerticalGroup(
                layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
                .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                    .addContainerGap(javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)
                    .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE)
                        .addComponent(circleRadioButton)
                        .addComponent(rectangleRadioButton)
                        .addComponent(triangleRadioButton))
                    .addGap(41, 41, 41)
                    .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE)
                        .addComponent(dimension1Label)
                        .addComponent(dimension1Text, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                        .addComponent(inchesLabel1))
                    .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.UNRELATED)
                    .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE)
                        .addComponent(dimension2Label)
                        .addComponent(dimension2Text, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                        .addComponent(inchesLabel2))
                    .addGap(31, 31, 31)
                    .addComponent(calcAreaButton)
                    .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.UNRELATED)
                    .addComponent(areaLabel)
                    .addGap(20, 20, 20)
                    .addComponent(outputLabel))
            );
     
            pack();
        }// </editor-fold>
     
        private void calcAreaButtonActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
     double area = 0; 
     double areaCircle = 0;
            if (circleRadioButton.isSelected()) 
            { 
                String strRadius = dimension1Text.getText(); 
                int radius = Integer.parseInt(strRadius); 
                area = areaCircle; 
            } 
            String strArea = String.valueOf(area); 
            outputLabel.setText(strArea + " square inches");        // TODO add your handling code here:
        }
    public static double areaTriangle(double triBase,double triHeight, double triOutput, int shapeNum) {
            triOutput = (triBase*triHeight)/2;
              if (shapeNum == 1 ){
             return triOutput;
                  }
                }
    public static double areaCircle (double circOutput,double circRadi, int shapeNum )
    {
        {
           circOutput = (Math.pow (circRadi, 2)*Math.PI);    
                 if(shapeNum == 2 )
            {
            return circOutput;
            }
        }
           }
    public static double areaRectangle(int rectOutput, int lengthRect, int widthRect, int shapeNum) {
            rectOutput = lengthRect*widthRect;
              if(shapeNum == 3 ) {
            return rectOutput;
      }  
         }
        private void exitMenuItemActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
            System.exit(0);
        }
     
        private void clearMenuItemActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
            // TODO add your handling code here:
        }
     
        /**
         * @param args the command line arguments
         */
        public static void main(String args[]) {
             double area = 0; 
     
            //<editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc=" Look and feel setting code (optional) ">
            /* If Nimbus (introduced in Java SE 6) is not available, stay with the default look and feel.
             * For details see http://download.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/lookandfeel/plaf.html 
             */
            try {
                for (javax.swing.UIManager.LookAndFeelInfo info : javax.swing.UIManager.getInstalledLookAndFeels()) {
                    if ("Nimbus".equals(info.getName())) {
                        javax.swing.UIManager.setLookAndFeel(info.getClassName());
                        break;
                    }
                }
            } catch (ClassNotFoundException ex) {
                java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(AreaCalculator.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
            } catch (InstantiationException ex) {
                java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(AreaCalculator.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
            } catch (IllegalAccessException ex) {
                java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(AreaCalculator.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
            } catch (javax.swing.UnsupportedLookAndFeelException ex) {
                java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(AreaCalculator.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
            }
            //</editor-fold>
     
            /* Create and display the form */
            java.awt.EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
                public void run() {
                    new AreaCalculator().setVisible(true);
                }
            });
        }
         double area = 0; 
     
        // Variables declaration - do not modify
        private javax.swing.JLabel areaLabel;
        private javax.swing.ButtonGroup buttonGroup1;
        private javax.swing.JButton calcAreaButton;
        private javax.swing.JRadioButton circleRadioButton;
        private javax.swing.JMenu clearMenuItem;
        private javax.swing.JLabel dimension1Label;
        private javax.swing.JTextField dimension1Text;
        private javax.swing.JLabel dimension2Label;
        private javax.swing.JTextField dimension2Text;
        private javax.swing.JMenu exitMenuItem;
        private javax.swing.JLabel inchesLabel1;
        private javax.swing.JLabel inchesLabel2;
        private javax.swing.JMenu jMenu1;
        private javax.swing.JMenuBar jMenuBar1;
        private javax.swing.JLabel outputLabel;
        private javax.swing.JRadioButton rectangleRadioButton;
        private javax.swing.JRadioButton triangleRadioButton;
        // End of variables declaration
    }


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    Default Re: Few errors. Returning.

    What will your areaCircle method return if shapeNum != 2?
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    Default Re: Few errors. Returning.

    ublic static double areaCircle (double circOutput,double circRadi, int shapeNum )
    {
    {
    circOutput = (Math.pow (circRadi, 2)*Math.PI);
    if(shapeNum == 2 ) {
    return circOutput;
    }

    {

    }
    }
    }

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    Default Re: Few errors. Returning.

    Congratulations, you know how to use bold. But it does not answer my question. The code you bolded is what is returned when shapeNum EQUALS 2. I asked what will your code return when shapeNum DOES NOT EQUAL 2?
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    Default Re: Few errors. Returning.

    What should I set it to return to If I dont want it to do anything?

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    Default Re: Few errors. Returning.

    If you want a method to return a value sometimes and not return a value sometimes then there is a possibility that you have a design flaw. On the other hand this might make sense. Take a look at the indexOf method in the String class for inspiration.
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