Annotation Interface IntRangeFromGTENegativeOne


@Documented @Retention(SOURCE) @Target({}) @SubtypeOf(UnknownVal.class) public @interface IntRangeFromGTENegativeOne
An expression with this type is exactly the same as an IntRange annotation whose from field is -1 and whose to field is the maximum value for its type. However, this annotation is derived from an org.checkerframework.checker.index.qual.GTENegativeOne annotation.

The Value Checker trusts this annotation. For soundness, the Index Checker must be run on any code with @GTENegativeOne annotations on the left-hand side of assignments.

It is an error to write this annotation directly. @GTENegativeOne, or an @IntRange annotation whose from element is -1 and whose to element is the maximum value of the annotated type, should always be written instead. This annotation is not retained in bytecode, but is replaced with @UnknownVal, so that it is not enforced on method boundaries. The @GTENegativeOne annotation it replaced is retained in bytecode by the Lower Bound Checker instead.

See the Checker Framework Manual:
Constant Value Checker