Unnecessary 'else' statement [duplicate]

Answer 1

Well, I think that using multiple return is not readable.

I prefer code as:

String result = null;

doLotOfStuff();
if (condition) { 
    result = foo; 
} else {
    result = bar; 
}

return result;

Multiple returns is complicated to understand. But in your case I will prefer the postCheck

doLotOfStuff();
if (condition) { 
    return foo; 
} else {
    return bar; 
}