Top "Unreachable-code" questions

Unreachable code is part of the source code of a program which can never be executed because there exists no control flow path to the code from the rest of the program.

if(false) vs. while(false): unreachable code vs. dead code

I tried the following in Eclipse: if (false) {}: warning 'dead code' while (false) {}: compilation error 'unreachable code' I was wondering …

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Why unreachable code isn't an error in C++?

unreachable code is compile time error in languages like Java. But why it is just warning in C++ & C? …

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Why java does not detect unreachable catch block if I use multiple catch blocks?

Research following method: static private void foo() { try { throw new FileNotFoundException(); } catch (FileNotFoundException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } catch (IOException e) { e.…

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