1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/value/src/main/java/com/google/auto/value/processor/ErrorReporter.java b/value/src/main/java/com/google/auto/value/processor/ErrorReporter.java
index e2a3d839..3ec9a0ef 100644
--- a/value/src/main/java/com/google/auto/value/processor/ErrorReporter.java
+++ b/value/src/main/java/com/google/auto/value/processor/ErrorReporter.java
@@ -81,9 +81,12 @@ class ErrorReporter {
    * @param e the element to which it pertains
    * @param format the format string for the text of the error
    * @param args arguments for the format string
+   * @return This method does not return, but is declared with an exception return type so you
+   *     can write {@code throw abortWithError(...)} to tell the compiler that.
+   * @throws AbortProcessingException always
    */
   @FormatMethod
-  void abortWithError(Element e, String format, Object... args) {
+  AbortProcessingException abortWithError(Element e, String format, Object... args) {
     reportError(e, format, args);
     throw new AbortProcessingException();
   }