Question

I trying to make recursive function but I get this error: not all code paths return a value I know why I get this error its because the if not returning something but I don’t want it to return something… How to bypass this error? (It should really be just warning)

    private double calculate(double money, int months)
    {
        months--;
        if (months != 0)
            calculate(profit * 0.3, months);
        else
            return profit;
    }

Edit: I call it like that when user click the button

    private void bCalculate_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        profit = double.Parse(tbMoney.Text);
        months = int.Parse(tbMonth.Text);
        tbPpofit.Text = calculate(profit,months+1).ToString();
    }

If I write return like you say it will not give the result that i need

Answer 1

Simply add a return to the recursive branch:

  if (months != 0)
        return calculate(profit * 0.3, months);
  ...