GuardedBy
@Target(allowedTargets = [AnnotationTarget.FIELD, AnnotationTarget.FUNCTION, AnnotationTarget.PROPERTY_GETTER, AnnotationTarget.PROPERTY_SETTER])
@Retention(value = AnnotationRetention.BINARY)
public annotation GuardedBy
Denotes that the annotated method or field can only be accessed when holding the referenced lock.
Example:
final Object objectLock = new Object();
@GuardedBy("objectLock")
volatile Object object;
Object getObject() {
synchronized (objectLock) {
if (object == null) {
object = new Object();
}
}
return object;
}