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package org.checkerframework.checker.calledmethods.qual;
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.DefaultQualifierInHierarchy;
import org.checkerframework.framework.qual.SubtypeOf;
/**
* If an expression has type {@code @CalledMethods({"m1", "m2"})}, then methods {@code m1} and
* {@code m2} have definitely been called on its value. Other methods might or might not have been
* called. "Been called" is defined as having been invoked: a method has "been called" even if it
* might never return or might throw an exception.
*
* The subtyping relationship is:
*
*
{@code @CalledMethods({"m1", "m2", "m3"}) <: @CalledMethods({"m1", "m2"})}
*
* @checker_framework.manual #called-methods-checker Called Methods Checker
*/
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target({ElementType.TYPE_USE, ElementType.TYPE_PARAMETER})
@SubtypeOf({})
@DefaultQualifierInHierarchy
public @interface CalledMethods {
/**
* Methods that have definitely been called on the expression whose type is annotated.
*
* @return methods that have definitely been called
*/
public String[] value() default {};
}