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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi team,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For some reason, compiler rejects “return” in lambda if it’s declared in the early construction context. But a similar lambda without “return” is accepted. Is this by design?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">interface Foo { int get(); }<o:p></o:p></p>
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class Test {<br>
Test() {<br>
Foo lmb = () -> 1; //is okay<br>
Foo lmb2 = () -> {<br>
return 1; //fails with a compilation error<br>
};<br>
super();<br>
Foo lmb3 = () -> {<br>
return 1; //is okay<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Main.java:13: error: 'return' not allowed before explicit constructor invocation<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> return 1;<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">java --version<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">openjdk 24-ea 2025-03-18<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 24-ea+24-2960)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 24-ea+24-2960, mixed mode, sharing)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ella<o:p></o:p></p>
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