import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable; class Test { void test(int x, float y){ Integer code = newMethod(x); if (code == null) return; System.out.println(code); } private @Nullable Integer newMethod(int x) { int code; if (x == 22) return null; if (x > 0) { code = 1; } else { code = 42; } return code; } }