Re: UB when flowing off end of value-returning function
"Scott Meyers" <NeverRead@aristeia.com>
And again I ask what Java and C# do with this kind of code? I'm a
programming monoglot, so I can't test it myself. I have an opinion about
what one might reasonably expect of a compiler given the above code, but
I'd like to know what decision was reached by people designing languages
for a living.
java langspec 3
8.4.7 Method Body
....
If a method is declared void, then its body must not contain any return
statement (?14.17) that has an Expression.
If a method is declared to have a return type, then every return statement
(?14.17) in its body must have an Expression. A compile-time error occurs if
the body of the method can complete normally (?14.1).
In other words, a method with a return type must return only by using a
return statement that provides a value return; it is not allowed to "drop
off the end of its body."
Note that it is possible for a method to have a declared return type and yet
contain no return statements. Here is one example:
class DizzyDean {
int pitch() { throw new RuntimeException("90 mph?!"); }
}
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