Java: missing return staement error? (Probably easy fix...)

Question

Please look at attached pictures.

The main purpose of SelectCharacter.
- General 3 in-game "characters" and lets the user select one by 1,2 or 3
- return the selected character (Archer, Ninja, Warrior)
- This will then be instantiated in the Main class

Getting following error: Error:(32, 5) java: missing return statement

I've tried case statements and not too sure what the issue is now.
Any Advise is appreciated
if I've missed something please let me know and I can provide more if required :)

SelectCharacter Class

Main Class

Does this answer your question? ["Missing return statement" within if / for / while](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/23058029/missing-return-statement-within-if-for-while) — Arnaud Claudel, Mar 07 '20 at 11:32
Please post code as text and in the question, not as a link and not as a picture. — Federico klez Culloca, Mar 07 '20 at 11:33
Anyway, what if `input` is neither 1, 2 or 3? What does the method return? — Federico klez Culloca, Mar 07 '20 at 11:34
And as a side note, in java method names should start with a lowercase letter (so `chooseCharacter` in this case) — Federico klez Culloca, Mar 07 '20 at 11:35

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 07 '20 at 11:35

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You are not handling condition, when input != [1,2,3], say input =4.

Either make the last else-if in ChooseCharacter() as else only

OR

Add a return statement after your if - else if - else if ,returning a Person Object

answered Mar 07 '20 at 11:35

Aditya Rewari

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Went with a else only, it will only be reached if a correct result is selected anyways much aporeciated – MysticalGoat Mar 07 '20 at 12:04

Java: missing return staement error? (Probably easy fix...)

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