Thread: missing return statement }

Hi,

Newbie java question. I have the following simple program that is failing. Any assistance is appreciated!

# javac CheckingAndSavingsOutputDemo.java
CheckingAndSavingsOutputDemo.java:19: missing return statement
}
^
1 error


//first of two classes

class Checking
{
// field
double balanceOfChecking = 0.0;

// parameterized constructor
Checking(double balanceOfChecking)
{
// assign value of formal variable to field, weight refers to the field above
this.balanceOfChecking = balanceOfChecking;
}

// define a method
double getBalance()
{
System.out.println("My checking account has " + balanceOfChecking + ".");
}
} <<<<<<<<<<<<<< failing here at line 19

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When the method was declared, it was defined as returning a double. The body of the method prints but does not return a value.
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