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From: Scott Dunning <scottwd01@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Help understanding methods
Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2014 18:19:53 -0700
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> The return statement ends the code path so the System.out line can never
> be reached.
>
> The second error is because there is not a return statement as the last
> thing in the method.
>
> To fix it: move the print statement to the main method
>
> That should do it.
>
Awesome, thanks Knute!

I have a couple other questions about this if you guys don't mind.

What I'm a little unclear about is when calling the function why I need 
maxValue? I kinda just added that because of other methods I've seen. 
Why isn't (like python) I'm just calling the method like this...
max3(a, b, c);?

Why do I need a new (..variable I guess)?