Returning a value instead of false for a boolean

[NewToJava_99]

I would appreciate if anyone could help me with what seems to be a very simple question but i cannot get it to work. I have the following method:

public boolean search (int parameter)

{

for (int i = 0; i < intArray.length; i++)
{
if (parameter >= 0 && parameter <= i){
return true;
}

}
return false;


}

However instead of returning false i would like to return -1. Java does not compile as it expects a boolean. I know this is a basic question but can anyone please help.

[Junky]

In that case you will need to change the return type of the method to int and have both return statements changed. You CANNOT have a method return two different types: true or -1.

[NewToJava_99]

Thank you Junky, that was it. I read over that peace of code so many times and still missed it. Talk about missing the obvious.