Can u please mail the complete program I mean the cource code of the class in
which this error  is occuring.

You must be having a return statement  above that line which is not
allowed.... return statement should always be last if not in some
condition...

This is probably because that code can't be reached. Is there a 'if
(false)' before that line? Show us a few more lines before that line, I
don't think the problem is in the line itself.

I think ur problem with the if statement  is raising
due the face that, when the control comes to the if
-else block , then it statements in either if block or
else block are bound to be executed. But in case if
you mention some return statements in those blocks
then obviously the statements after this block cannot
be executed under any circumstances. And any
unreachable code is a error  in java.
consider the following eg:

public class Test {
public static void main(String args[]){
check();
}
public static int check(){
if(true)
{
return 10; //1
}
return 20; //2
}
}

In the above code the return statement in the if block
gets executed under all situation. And the return
statement at 2 never gets opportunity to execute. So
this code is unreachable. Hence the error "UNREACHABLE
STATEMENT"

Your compiler is complaining that it can't find a way for the program
execution to ever reach that statement.

The only time I remember geting that error  is when there is a return before the
statment.
it returns before the statment. hope this helps

unreachable statement  means the statement is out of scope.. so check the braces
in the program..

if u still get the error  mail the program...