@Documented @Retention(value=RUNTIME) @Target(value={METHOD,CONSTRUCTOR}) public @interface TerminatesExecution
TerminatesExecution is a method annotation that indicates that a method terminates the
execution of the program. This can be used to annotate methods such as System.exit(), or
methods that unconditionally throw an exception.
The annotation enables flow-sensitive type refinement to be more precise. For example, after
if (x == null) {
System.err.println("Bad value supplied");
System.exit(1);
}
the Nullness Checker can determine that x is non-null.
The annotation is a trusted annotation, meaning that it is not checked whether the annotated method really does terminate the program.