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Implicit Constraints

Since the execution of certain Java/BSL operators can throw run-time exceptions (e.g., NullPointerException), expressions containing such operators are conjoined with implicit constraints prohibiting such exceptions (which might otherwise interfere with the model checking). For example, the predicate expression x.f is interpretted as (x != null) && x.f--if x == null, the predicate is false. If static analysis can determine that such exceptions will not be thrown, then the constraints can be omitted.



Roby Joehanes
Wed Mar 7 18:30:51 CST 2001