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Re: telling the javac that a method doesn't return at all...

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On 2/28/14 11:10 AM, Andreas Leitgeb wrote:
>
> Suppose I have some "doCleanUpAndExit" method, that in the
> end either calls System.exit() or throws some Error or custom
> RuntimeException.
>
> I'd like the compiler to *know* that this method cannot possibly
> return, and that any code following it should be considered
> as "unreachable" code by the compiler.
>
> PS: I've already defined a "WontEverGetHereException" to throw
>    at certain places, where the compiler otherwise barfed about
>    possible non-returning exits from value returning methods, so
>    I'm rather asking out of curiosity for nicer solutions than
>    facing a real problem. Still I'd rather have it a compile-time
>    barf than a run-time barf if my assumptions were wrong w.r.t
>    possible flow...

I've wanted this, too. AFAIK, the only way is to follow each call to a 
doCleanUpAndExit or similar method with something the compiler does 
recognize, such as a return or a throw. It's unfortunate that this has 
to be done at each call, rather than once at the method declaration.

Mike Amling
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telling the javac that a method doesn't return at all... Andreas Leitgeb <avl@auth.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2014-02-28 17:10 +0000
  Re: telling the javac that a method doesn't return at all... Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2014-02-28 16:13 -0800
    Re: telling the javac that a method doesn't return at all... Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2014-03-01 09:12 -0500
      Re: telling the javac that a method doesn't return at all... Andreas Leitgeb <avl@auth.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2014-03-05 13:06 +0000
  Re: telling the javac that a method doesn't return at all... Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2014-03-01 01:10 -0800
    Re: telling the javac that a method doesn't return at all... Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2014-03-01 08:44 -0500
  Re: telling the javac that a method doesn't return at all... Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2014-03-01 22:02 -0500
    Re: telling the javac that a method doesn't return at all... Andreas Leitgeb <avl@auth.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2014-03-05 13:31 +0000
      Re: telling the javac that a method doesn't return at all... Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2014-03-11 20:11 -0400
        Re: telling the javac that a method doesn't return at all... Andreas Leitgeb <avl@auth.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2014-03-12 10:17 +0000
  Re: telling the javac that a method doesn't return at all... Mike Amling <mamling@chaff.us> - 2014-03-04 13:19 -0600
    Re: telling the javac that a method doesn't return at all... Andreas Leitgeb <avl@auth.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2014-03-05 13:39 +0000
  Re: telling the javac that a method doesn't return at all... mike.s.schilling@gmail.com - 2014-03-04 19:30 -0800
    Re: telling the javac that a method doesn't return at all... Andreas Leitgeb <avl@auth.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2014-03-09 14:33 +0000
  Re: telling the javac that a method doesn't return at all... Silvio <silvio@internet.com> - 2014-03-12 14:03 +0100
  Re: telling the javac that a method doesn't return at all... Michal Kleczek <michal_wytnijto@kleczek.org> - 2014-03-19 11:51 +0100
    Re: telling the javac that a method doesn't return at all... Andreas Leitgeb <avl@auth.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2014-03-19 12:28 +0000
      Re: telling the javac that a method doesn't return at all... Michal Kleczek <michal_wytnijto@kleczek.org> - 2014-03-23 11:15 +0100

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