/*
* FindBugs - Find Bugs in Java programs
* Copyright (C) 2003-2007 University of Maryland
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
* version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
*
* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
* Lesser General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
*/
package edu.umd.cs.findbugs.annotations;
import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
import javax.annotation.meta.TypeQualifierDefault;
/**
* This annotation can be applied to a package, class or method to indicate that the methods
* in that element have nonnull return values by default unless there is:
* <ul>
* <li>An explicit nullness annotation
* <li>The method overrides a method in a superclass (in which case the annotation of the corresponding
* parameter in the superclass applies)
* <li> there is a default annotation applied to a more tightly nested element.
* </ul>
*
*/
@Documented
@Nonnull
@TypeQualifierDefault(ElementType.METHOD)
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
public @interface ReturnValuesAreNonnullByDefault {
}