Can a Constructor Body have a return statement?

[Morgan Subram]

public class ConsTest{
public ConsTest(){
int i=0;
int j=3;
return;
}
public static void main(String args[]){ConsTest t=new ConsTest();}
}
This compiles and runs perfectly
Java specifications says that a constructor body can have
a return statement but the return statement should not
have a expression
Can anybody explain then what is the purpose of
a return statement at all in a constructor body

[Ajith Kallambella]

The return statement here is used to "stop" execution of the code, just the way you do it in a void method. Sometimes such a strategy will help you to exit from deeply nested control structures, a nested-if block which has, lets say 3 levels of nesting.
Ajith