SafeVarargs

Annotation Type SafeVarargs

@Documented
 @Retention(value=RUNTIME)
 @Target(value={CONSTRUCTOR,METHOD})
public @interface SafeVarargs

A programmer assertion that the body of the annotated method or constructor does not perform potentially unsafe operations on its varargs parameter. Applying this annotation to a method or constructor suppresses unchecked warnings about a non-reifiable variable arity (vararg) type and suppresses unchecked warnings about parameterized array creation at call sites.

In addition to the usage restrictions imposed by its @Target meta-annotation, compilers are required to implement additional usage restrictions on this annotation type; it is a compile-time error if a method or constructor declaration is annotated with a @SafeVarargs annotation, and either: