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package org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual;
import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import org.checkerframework.framework.qual.DefaultFor;
import org.checkerframework.framework.qual.DefaultQualifierInHierarchy;
import org.checkerframework.framework.qual.LiteralKind;
import org.checkerframework.framework.qual.QualifierForLiterals;
import org.checkerframework.framework.qual.SubtypeOf;
import org.checkerframework.framework.qual.TypeKind;
import org.checkerframework.framework.qual.TypeUseLocation;
import org.checkerframework.framework.qual.UpperBoundFor;
/**
* If an expression's type is qualified by {@code @NonNull}, then the expression never evaluates to
* {@code null}. (Unless the program has a bug; annotations specify intended behavior.)
*
* For fields of a class, the {@link NonNull} annotation indicates that this field is never
* {@code null} after the class has been fully initialized. For static fields, the {@link
* NonNull} annotation indicates that this field is never {@code null} after the containing
* class is initialized. "Fully initialized" essentially means that the Java constructor has
* completed. See the Initialization Checker
* documentation for more details.
*
*
This annotation is rarely written in source code, because it is the default.
*
* @see Nullable
* @see MonotonicNonNull
* @checker_framework.manual #nullness-checker Nullness Checker
* @checker_framework.manual #initialization-checker Initialization Checker
* @checker_framework.manual #bottom-type the bottom type
*/
@Documented
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target({ElementType.TYPE_USE, ElementType.TYPE_PARAMETER})
@SubtypeOf(MonotonicNonNull.class)
@QualifierForLiterals(LiteralKind.STRING)
@DefaultQualifierInHierarchy
@DefaultFor(TypeUseLocation.EXCEPTION_PARAMETER)
@UpperBoundFor(
typeKinds = {
TypeKind.PACKAGE,
TypeKind.INT,
TypeKind.BOOLEAN,
TypeKind.CHAR,
TypeKind.DOUBLE,
TypeKind.FLOAT,
TypeKind.LONG,
TypeKind.SHORT,
TypeKind.BYTE
})
public @interface NonNull {}