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19
20 package org.netbeans.api.gsf.annotations;
21
22 import java.lang.annotation.Documented JavaDoc;
23 import java.lang.annotation.ElementType JavaDoc;
24 import java.lang.annotation.Retention JavaDoc;
25 import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy JavaDoc;
26 import java.lang.annotation.Target JavaDoc;
27
28 /**
29  * The annotation target should never be null. This means that it is an error to set it to
30  * null (in the case of fields or variables), or pass in null (in the case of parameters), or
31  * return null (in the case of methods). It is also unnecessary to check whether these
32  * targets are null in client code.
33  */

34 @Documented JavaDoc
35 @Target JavaDoc({ElementType.FIELD, ElementType.METHOD, ElementType.PARAMETER, ElementType.LOCAL_VARIABLE})
36 @Retention JavaDoc(RetentionPolicy.CLASS)
37 public @interface NonNull {
38 }
39
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