edu.umd.cs.findbugs.annotations

Annotation Type Nullable

Deprecated.

- use Nullable instead.

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

The annotated element could be null under some circumstances. In general, this means developers will have to read the documentation to determine when a null value is acceptable and whether it is necessary to check for a null value. When this annotation is applied to a method it applies to the method return value.