[Checkers] @Raw in the nullness type qualifier hierarchy
Mahmood Ali
mahmood at MIT.EDU
Mon May 25 01:24:49 EDT 2009
Greetings,
> In particular, I could have a reference that is
> nullable and raw, or one that is non-null and raw.
What does it mean for a reference to be nullable and raw? In your
understanding, can you have a type that is both nullable and not-raw?
I think we have different meanings for NonNull and Raw. My
understanding is the following:
1. Nullable: the type could representing a null reference.
2. NonNull: the type could represent a not null reference whose fields
are properly initialized. This is typically the case when a
constructor is fully executed (or after all the fields have been
initialized)
3. Raw: the type could represent a not-null reference whose fields are
not fully initalized. This is usually the case during the execution
of a constructor.
In this understanding, each annotation is disjoin annotation, with the
following subtype hierarchy: nonnull < raw < nullable.
Regards,
Mahmood
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