[JavaWannaBe]

* @param customerName A customer on one of the loans.
* @return The Loan corresponding to the customer. If there is no
* loan for this customer, return null.
*/

public Loan find(String customerName) //***************method getting errors************///
//***************method getting errors************///
{

String compare;
String name = customerName;
//int namelength = name.length();

for (int i = 0; i < loanArray.length; i++)
{
compare = loanArray[i].getCustomerName();
//compare = loanArray[i].substring(0, (namelength)); statement wouldn't work

if (name.equalsIgnoreCase(compare))
{
//rtval = true;
return loanArray[i];
}

else
return null;
}
} ///////////************* I'm getting missing return statement
/////////////////////////////////// error ---here,,,,,WHY???

[1lacca]

Because the for cycle might not execute at all (if the condition is false right at start), and after the for there is no return statement.

Also, I think you have a fault in your program's logic, as your for cycle will only examine the first object of the array (due to the else branch of the if statement).

[Jayman]

public Loan find(String customerName)

Per your method statement, you need to return a Loan object.

return loanArray[i];

Here you are returning an array, not a Loan object.

This post has been edited by jayman9: 25 March 2006 - 02:11 PM