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How should we interpret If a method is declared to have a return type (§8.4.5), then a compile-time error occurs if the body of the method can complete normally (§14.1). (https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se11/html/jls-8.html#jls-8.4.7)?

javac rejects

public int foo() {
  if (true) {
    return 1;
  }
}

but allows

public int foo() {
  while (true) {
    return 1;
  }
}

and similar constructs where the expression of the while loop can be folded to a true boolean.

Are we allowed to reject such while constructions as well as long as there is no return after the while loop?