Why does a Java Compiler not produce an unreachable statement error for an unreachable then statement?

Question

If I try to compile

for(;;)
{

}
System.out.println(\"End\");

The Java compiler produces an error saying Unreachable statement

Answer 1

As explained in my answer to a similar question, the specific construct if(compile-time-false) is exempt from the unreachability rules as an explicit backdoor. In this case, the compiler treats your break as reachable because of that.