checker-qual/src/main/java/org/checkerframework/checker/nullness/qual/PolyNull.java

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.PolymorphicQualifier;

/**
 * A polymorphic qualifier for the non-null type system.
 *
 * <p>Any method written using {@link PolyNull} conceptually has two versions: one in which every
 * instance of {@link PolyNull} has been replaced by {@link NonNull}, and one in which every
 * instance of {@link PolyNull} has been replaced by {@link Nullable}.
 *
 * @checker_framework.manual #nullness-checker Nullness Checker
 * @checker_framework.manual #qualifier-polymorphism Qualifier polymorphism
 */
@Documented
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target({ElementType.TYPE_USE, ElementType.TYPE_PARAMETER})
@PolymorphicQualifier(Nullable.class)
public @interface PolyNull {}