org.checkerframework.checker.signature.qual.InternalForm Maven / Gradle / Ivy
package org.checkerframework.checker.signature.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.SubtypeOf;
/**
* The syntax for binary names that appears in a class file, as defined in the JVM
* Specification, section 4.2. A {@linkplain BinaryName binary name} is conceptually the name
* for the class or interface in a compiled binary, but the actual representation of that name in
* its class file is slightly different.
*
* Internal form is the same as the binary name, but with periods ({@code .}) replaced by forward
* slashes ({@code /}).
*
*
Programmers more often use the binary name, leaving the internal form as a JVM implementation
* detail.
*
* @see BinaryName
* @checker_framework.manual #signature-checker Signature Checker
*/
@Documented
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target({ElementType.TYPE_USE, ElementType.TYPE_PARAMETER})
@SubtypeOf(SignatureUnknown.class)
public @interface InternalForm {}