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Bug 256484

Summary:	Method @NotNull outcome or parameter suggestion
Product:	java	Reporter:	Svata Dedic <sdedic>
Component:	Hints	Assignee:	Svata Dedic <sdedic>
Status:	NEW ---
Severity:	normal
Priority:	P2
Version:	8.1
Hardware:	PC
OS:	Linux
Issue Type:	ENHANCEMENT	Exception Reporter:
Bug Depends on:
Bug Blocks:	256485

Description Svata Dedic 2015-11-10 07:28:42 UTC

1/ The IDE should suggest @NonNull annotation for methods, which, on all its normal exit paths, produce non-null result. Even lazy getters have often such a property 

2/ If a method parameter si blindly dereferenced, the IDE could offer @NonNull annotation to the parameter or assert param != null guard, to help the programmer if the non-nullness is a designed property.