having trouble again with certain erros message

[Sally Curtis]

ok i cannot do an array in my program! so is there any other way i can return more that one string in my if's statements. Also, i keep getting the following error message againg with each if statement (unreachable statement) i made the if statement print out the word then return it and it still is giving this error. so i dont know what to do

public class Meds2
{
  private static String pill;//
  private static int clock;//
  //Constructors
  public Meds2()
  {
  int clock =0;
  }
  public Meds2 (int time)
  {
 clock = time;
  }
  //Accessors
  String getPill()
    {
     String medOne ="IronPills";
     String medTwo ="Calcium";
     String medThree ="Vitamin";
     String medFour = "Antibiotic";
     String medFive = "None";
     String medCombo= "IronPills,Vitamin,Antibiotic";
     String medCombo1="IronPills,Antibiotic";
     String medCombo2="Calcium,Antibiotic";
    if (clock ==400)
      {
      System.out.println("Antibiotic");
      return medFour;
      }
          else
         {
            System.out.println("None");
            return medFive;
         }
    if (clock==800)
      {
       System.out.println("IronPills");
       System.out.println("Vitamin");
       System.out.println("Antibiotic");
       return medCombo;
      }
          else
         {
            System.out.println("None");
            return medFive;
          }
    if (clock==1100)
      {
       System.out.println("Calcium");
       return medTwo;
      }
         else
        {
          System.out.println("None");
          return medFive;
         }
    if(clock==1200)
    {
    System.out.println("IronPills");
    System.out.println("Antibiotic");
    return medCombo1;
    }
         else
      {
        System.out.println("None");
         return medFive;
      }
    if (clock ==1600)
    {
      System.out.println("Antibiotics");
      return medFour;
}
     else
     {
    System.out.println("None");
             return medFive;
         }
    if (clock ==1800)
    {
System.out.println("IronPills");
return medOne;
    }
         else
         {
          System.out.println("None");
  return medFive;
         }
    if(clock== 2000)
    {
System.out.println("Calcium");
System.out.println("Antibiotic");
return medCombo2;
}
     else
         {
System.out.println("None");
return medFive;
         }
     if (clock ==2100)
     {
    System.out.println("Vitamin");
    return medThree;
 }
     else
 {
        System.out.println("None");
 return medFive;
 }

}
}
  

[Joel McNary]

Part of the problem seems to be formatting. Take a look at this code (better formatted), and the "unreachable statement" error becomesw clearer:

    String getPill(){
        String medOne = "IronPills";
        String medTwo = "Calcium";
        String medThree = "Vitamin";
        String medFour = "Antibiotic";
        String medFive = "None";
        String medCombo = "IronPills,Vitamin,Antibiotic";
        String medCombo1 = "IronPills,Antibiotic";
        String medCombo2 = "Calcium,Antibiotic";
        if (clock == 400){                       // Line A
            System.out.println("Antibiotic");
            return medFour;                      // Line B
        }
        else{                                    // Line C
            System.out.println("None");
            return medFive;                      // Line D
        }
                                                 // Line E
        if (clock == 800){
            System.out.println("IronPills");
            System.out.println("Vitamin");
            System.out.println("Antibiotic");
            return medCombo;
        }

In line A you create an "if"
In line B you return.
In line C you create an else for your if.
IN line D you return within the else.
At this point, you have either returned at line B or you have returned at line D. Anything Line E and beyond is "unreachable"; there is no logical way to get to this code.
Why are you asking about returning multiple values? This code does not seem to reflect that need. Arrays are, of course, the easiest way to do that, but if your professor does not want you to return arrays, you might consider using output parameters. Unfortunately, the easiest way to implement output parameters in Java is with an array....although you could use a List.