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Diffstat (limited to 'org.eclipse.jdt.annotation/src/org/eclipse/jdt/annotation/NonNullByDefault.java')
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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jdt.annotation/src/org/eclipse/jdt/annotation/NonNullByDefault.java b/org.eclipse.jdt.annotation/src/org/eclipse/jdt/annotation/NonNullByDefault.java index bb0f9b9460..d5e5aa7077 100644 --- a/org.eclipse.jdt.annotation/src/org/eclipse/jdt/annotation/NonNullByDefault.java +++ b/org.eclipse.jdt.annotation/src/org/eclipse/jdt/annotation/NonNullByDefault.java @@ -23,8 +23,14 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Target; /** * This annotation can be applied to a package, type, method or constructor in order to - * define that all contained entities for which a null annotation is otherwise lacking - * should be considered as {@link NonNull @NonNull}. + * define that contained entities for which a null annotation is otherwise lacking + * should be considered as {@link NonNull @NonNull}. Entities affected by + * <code>@NonNullByDefault</code> are: + * <ul> + * <li>method return values</li> + * <li>parameters of a method or constructor.</li> + * </ul> + * Local variables are <em>not</em> affected. * <dl> * <dt>Canceling a default</dt> * <dd>By using a <code>@NonNullByDefault</code> annotation with the argument <code>false</code>, |