public abstract class CFAbstractValue<V extends CFAbstractValue<V>> extends Object implements AbstractValue<V>
A value holds a set of annotations and a type mirror. The set of annotations represents the primary annotation on a type; therefore, the set of annotations must have an annotation for each hierarchy unless the type mirror is a type variable or a wildcard that extends a type variable. Both type variables and wildcards may be missing a primary annotation. For this set of annotations, there is an additional constraint that only wildcards that extend type variables can be missing annotations.
In order to compute leastUpperBound(CFAbstractValue) and mostSpecific(CFAbstractValue, CFAbstractValue), the case where one value has an annotation in a
 hierarchy and the other does not must be handled. For type variables, the AnnotatedTypeMirror.AnnotatedTypeVariable for the declaration of the type variable is used. The AnnotatedTypeMirror.AnnotatedTypeVariable is computed using the type mirror. For wildcards, it is not always
 possible to get the AnnotatedTypeMirror.AnnotatedWildcardType for the type mirror. However, a
 CFAbstractValue's type mirror is only a wildcard if the type of some expression is a wildcard.
 The type of an expression is only a wildcard because the Checker Framework does not implement
 capture conversion. For these uses of uncaptured wildcards, only the primary annotation on the
 upper bound is ever used. So, the set of annotations represents the primary annotation on the
 wildcard's upper bound. If that upper bound is a type variable, then the set of annotations could
 be missing an annotation in a hierarchy.
| Modifier and Type | Class and Description | 
|---|---|
| protected class  | CFAbstractValue.AnnotationSetCombinerCombines two sets of AnnotationMirrors by hierarchy. | 
| protected class  | CFAbstractValue.ValueGlbComputes the GLB of two sets of annotations. | 
| protected class  | CFAbstractValue.ValueLubComputes the least upper bound or, if  shouldWidenis true, an upper bounds of two sets
 of annotations. | 
| Modifier and Type | Field and Description | 
|---|---|
| protected CFAbstractAnalysis<V,?,?> | analysisThe analysis class this value belongs to. | 
| protected Set<AnnotationMirror> | annotationsThe annotations in this abstract value. | 
| protected TypeMirror | underlyingTypeThe underlying (Java) type in this abstract value. | 
| Modifier | Constructor and Description | 
|---|---|
| protected  | CFAbstractValue(CFAbstractAnalysis<V,?,?> analysis,
               Set<AnnotationMirror> annotations,
               TypeMirror underlyingType)Creates a new CFAbstractValue. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| boolean | canBeMissingAnnotations()Returns whether or not the set of annotations can be missing an annotation for any hierarchy. | 
| boolean | equals(@Nullable Object obj) | 
| Set<AnnotationMirror> | getAnnotations()Returns a set of annotations. | 
| TypeMirror | getUnderlyingType() | 
| V | greatestLowerBound(V other)Compute the greatest lower bound of two values. | 
| int | hashCode() | 
| V | leastUpperBound(V other)Compute the least upper bound of two values. | 
| V | mostSpecific(V other,
            V backup)Returns the more specific version of two values  thisandother. | 
| String | toString()Returns the string representation. | 
| String | toStringFullyQualified()Returns the string representation, using fully-qualified names. | 
| String | toStringSimple()Returns the string representation, using simple (not fully-qualified) names. | 
| static boolean | validateSet(Set<AnnotationMirror> annos,
           TypeMirror typeMirror,
           QualifierHierarchy hierarchy)Returns true if the set has an annotation from every hierarchy (or if it doesn't need to);
 returns false if the set is missing an annotation from some hierarchy. | 
| V | widenUpperBound(V previous)Compute an upper bound of two values that is wider than the least upper bound of the two
 values. | 
protected final CFAbstractAnalysis<V extends CFAbstractValue<V>,?,?> analysis
protected final TypeMirror underlyingType
protected final Set<AnnotationMirror> annotations
protected CFAbstractValue(CFAbstractAnalysis<V,?,?> analysis, Set<AnnotationMirror> annotations, TypeMirror underlyingType)
analysis - the analysis class this value belongs toannotations - the annotations in this abstract valueunderlyingType - the underlying (Java) type in this abstract valuepublic static boolean validateSet(Set<AnnotationMirror> annos, TypeMirror typeMirror, QualifierHierarchy hierarchy)
annos - set of annotationstypeMirror - where the annotations are writtenhierarchy - the qualifier hierarchypublic boolean canBeMissingAnnotations()
@Pure public Set<AnnotationMirror> getAnnotations()
canBeMissingAnnotations() returns true, then the set
 of annotations may not have an annotation for every hierarchy.
 To get the single annotation in a particular hierarchy, use QualifierHierarchy.findAnnotationInHierarchy(java.util.Collection<? extends javax.lang.model.element.AnnotationMirror>, javax.lang.model.element.AnnotationMirror).
@Pure public TypeMirror getUnderlyingType()
@SideEffectFree public String toStringFullyQualified()
@SideEffectFree public String toStringSimple()
@SideEffectFree public String toString()
public V mostSpecific(V other, V backup)
this and other. If they do not
 contain information for all hierarchies, then it is possible that information from both this and other are taken.
 If neither of the two is more specific for one of the hierarchies (i.e., if the two are
 incomparable as determined by QualifierHierarchy.isSubtype(AnnotationMirror,
 AnnotationMirror), then the respective value from backup is used.
public V leastUpperBound(V other)
AbstractValueImportant: This method must fulfill the following contract:
this.
   other.
   this, even if the signature is
       more permissive.
   leastUpperBound in interface AbstractValue<V extends CFAbstractValue<V>>public V widenUpperBound(V previous)
Analysis.
 A particular analysis might not require widening and should implement this method by calling leastUpperBound.
Important: This method must fulfill the following contract:
this.
   previous.
   this, even if the signature is
       more permissive.
   previous - must be the previous valuepublic V greatestLowerBound(V other)
Important: This method must fulfill the following contract:
this.
   other.
   this, even if the signature is
       more permissive.
   other - another value