Why is this code giving an "unreachable code" error?

Question

I can't seem to find a way to fix this problem. All i'm doing is declaring an integer and it's telling me that the code is unreachable.

private class myStack{
    Object [] myStack = new Object[50];

    private void push(Object a){
        int count = 50;
        while(count>0){
            myStack[count]=myStack[count-1];
            count--;
        }
        myStack[0]=a;
    }

    private Object pop(){
        return myStack[0];
        int count2 = 0; //Unreachable Code
    }   
}

Answer 1

Once you return from a method, you return to the method that called the method in the first place. Any statements you place after a return would be meaningless, as that is code that you can't reach without seriously violating the program counter (may not be possible in Java).