--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/jaxws/src/share/jaxws_classes/com/sun/istack/internal/NotNull.java	Tue Mar 06 16:09:35 2012 -0800
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 1997, 2010, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Oracle designates this
+ * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
+ * by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+package com.sun.istack.internal;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+
+/**
+ * Designates that a field, return value, argument, or a variable is guaranteed to be non-null.
+ *
+ * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
+ */
+@Documented
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.CLASS)
+@Target({ElementType.FIELD,ElementType.METHOD,ElementType.PARAMETER,ElementType.LOCAL_VARIABLE})
+public @interface NotNull {
+}