Java unreachable code error -

i following tutorial on youtube , when got part i'm supposed use "this.path" , things that, seem getting errors. can't seem find solution this.

here link video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7pfq0w3e4i

package gfx;  import java.awt.image.bufferedimage; import java.io.ioexception;  import javax.imageio.imageio;  public class spritesheet {  public string path; public int width; public int height;  public int[] pixels;   public spritesheet(string path) {     bufferedimage image = null;          try { image =     imageio.read(spritesheet.class.getresourceasstream(path));         } catch (ioexception e) {             e.printstacktrace();         }       if(image == null);{         return;     }       this.path = path;     this.width = image.getwidth();     this.height = image.getheight();          pixels = image.getrgb(0, 0, width, height, null, 0, width);      for(int = 0; <= pixels.length;i++){         pixels[i] = (pixels[i] & 0xff)/64;     }       for(int = 0;i <= 8;i++) {         system.out.println(pixels[i]);     }   }        } 

your error here:

if(image == null);{     return; } 

you have additional semicolon after if statement. should instead be:

if(image == null) {     return; } 

the semicolon ends if statement; in other words, if(image == null), nothing, run return;

java not allow unreachable code. since return statement being run regardless of if-condition, past point cannot reached.