tModLoader Not all code paths return a value

aSnek147

aSnek147

Terrarian
Attached is the only custom content that currently exists in my new mod. When I use the "build + reload" option in tModloader, I get an error, telling me that not all code paths are returning a value, and directing me to line 48. What have I done wrong here, and how do I fix it?
 

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I don't know Terraria modding but have programmed professionally in C# for many years. My advice here addresses C# itself, with an informed guess as to the Terraria side of the affair.

If you declare a return type for a function, you must return a value of that type. CanUseItem() doesn't return a bool, or for that matter any value at all. Unless the function is misnamed, it needs to return true if the player can use the item and false if the player can't use it.
 
Sorry, I'm not even sure how to use C#, so I wouldn't be sure how to return the function as true. What would I need to write to do this?
 
Right, so I fixed my original issue and the mod can run correctly. However when I use the alt-function, it's exactly the same as the base function. The alt-function is supposed to fire the "Starfury" projectile, deal 12 damage, and cost 6 mana, however for some reason it's exactly the same as the base function, which fires the "FallingStar" projectile, deals 10 damage, and costs 3 mana. How can I fix this? Attached is the new code
 

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You have return true; immediately in your CanUseItem method, so none of the other code is executed. Move it to the end.

Also, you need brackets for your if statement there { } otherwise all you are setting is Item.mana for altFunctionUse.
 
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