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Thread: If Statement Help

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    Hi,

    I currently have the following code written

    /**
    * Checks if ball is touching or beyound the left- or right-hand boundary of the shapes window
    */
    public boolean isTouchingLeftOrRight()
    {
    if (getBallXPos() <= 0 || getBallXPos() + 20 <= bottomEdge) {
    System.out.println ("true");
    } else {
    System.out.println ("false");
    }
    }

    however I receive a missing return statement. Any ideas on how to resolve?

    Missing return.jpg


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    Default Re: If Statement Help

    Welcome! Please read this topic to learn how to post code in code or highlight tags and other useful info for newcomers.

    If you want to return a boolean from the method as currently specified, then return a boolean instead of printing true or false, as in replacing the println statements with:

    return true;

    and

    return false;

    appropriately. If you don't want to return a boolean from the method, then change the method's return type from 'boolean' to 'void'.

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