edu.umd.cs.findbugs.annotations

Annotation Type CheckForNull

Deprecated.

- use CheckForNull instead.

@Documented
 @Target(value={FIELD,METHOD,PARAMETER,LOCAL_VARIABLE})
 @Retention(value=CLASS)
 @Nonnull(when=MAYBE)
 @TypeQualifierNickname
 @Deprecated
public @interface CheckForNull

The annotated element might be null, and uses of the element should check for null. When this annotation is applied to a method it applies to the method return value.