Non-null references by default in the Java modeling language.

Based on our experiences and those of our peers, we hypothesized that in Java code, the majority of declarations that are of reference types are meant to be non-null. Unfortunately, the Java Modeling Language (JML), like most interface specification and object-oriented programming languages, assumes...

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Bibliografiska uppgifter
I publikationen:	Software engineering notes. 31, 2 (2006).
Huvudupphovsman:	Chalin, Patrice
Materialtyp:	Artikel
Språk:	English
Ämnen:	Software. Software Engineering. Software / Program Verification. Programming by contract. Programming languages. Language constructs and features. Theory of Computation. Logics and meanings of programs. Specifying and verifying and reasoning about programs. Design. Documentation. Languages. Theory. Verification. JML. Contracts. Java modeling language. Non-null references. Reference types.