iOS Question Compile Error: init methods must return a type related to the receiver type

[Jack Cole]

I receive this error when attempting to compile a project. B4i takes me to the end of a sub. If I comment out all the code in the sub it does the same thing. If I comment out the calls to that sub, it goes to the end of the next sub in the project. If I comment out all the subs but the default subs, it compiles and installs. Then if I uncomment everything after a successful install, it compiles and installs correctly.

Parsing code.                           0.06
Compiling code.                         0.11
Compiling layouts code.                 0.05
Compiling debugger engine code.         3.03
Building Xcode project                  0.05
Sending data to remote compiler.        Error
B4i line: 769
End Sub
init methods must return a type related to the receiver type

Out: Build settings from command line:
    ARCHS = armv7
    CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY = iPhone
    CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR = /Users/administrator/Documents/UploadedProjects/xxxxx/Payload
    OTHER_CODE_SIGN_FLAGS = --keychain xxxxxxx
    PRODUCT_NAME = Minesweeper
    PROVISIONING_PROFILE = xxxxx

Any ideas?

 

[klaus]

Without seeing your code impossible to help.

 

[Jack Cole]

Ok, this is fairly easy for me to reproduce. You can do it in a brand new project. It only requires the sub declarations (not even the code contained within them). Paste the following code at the bottom of a new project. It gives me the error at End Sub of clear_spaces.

Sub SetGameLevel_click(ButtonText As String)

End Sub
Sub Load_Themes
  
End Sub

Sub Initialize_Tabber()

End Sub

Sub settings_tab_setup

End Sub


Sub Load_top_scores

End Sub

Sub Top_Score_Header(l As String)

End Sub

Sub Add_Counts()

End Sub

Sub Add_Minefield(nummines As Int,x1 As Int, y1 As Int)
End Sub

Sub Reveal_Field
End Sub

Sub Init_Minefield(minepanel As Panel)
  
End Sub



Sub setup_field
  
End Sub

Sub Set_Grid_Size(c As Int)
End Sub

Sub set_theme
End Sub

Sub Set_Colors(c As Int,d As Int)
End Sub

Sub update_marked
End Sub

Sub Spaces(x2 As Int, y2 As Int)

End Sub

Sub win

End Sub

Sub clear_square(b As ImageView)

End Sub
Sub loseTmr_tick

End Sub
Sub playagain_click(ButtonText As String)
End Sub
Sub timer_start(x3 As Int,y3 As Int)
End Sub
Sub mark_mine(b As ImageView)
End Sub
Sub longpressTmr_tick
End Sub

Sub button_Click
End Sub

Sub Button1_Click
End Sub


Sub Re_Create
End Sub

Sub load_chrome_nums
End Sub

 

[Jack Cole]

Systematically commenting out the above subs, I found the one that is a problem: Init_Minefield. If I change it to Initialize_Minefield, it works. Is this a problem with the compiler?

Here is the simplest way to reproduce:

Sub Init_test
End Sub

Change the name to Initialize_test and it works fine.

 

[Erel]

Currently the compiler will throw an error if the sub name is init. It will be updated to throw an error in this case as well.