When compiling code including try-catch blocks, if a return statement
is in the try block I get the compiler error:
DigitStringTag.java [30:1] missing return statement

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When compiling code including try-catch blocks, if a return statement
is in the try block I get the compiler error:
  DigitStringTag.java [30:1] missing return statement
The code generating this error is:

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