Unreachable code in jdk.javadoc.internal.doclets.formats.html. HtmlDocletWriter. getAnnotations()

Unreachable code in jdk.javadoc.internal.doclets.formats.html.HtmlDocletWriter.getAnnotations(int indent, List<? extends AnnotationMirror> descList, boolean linkBreak, boolean isJava5DeclarationLocation):
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if (annotationValue.getValue() instanceof AnnotationValue[]) {
                        AnnotationValue[] annotationArray =
                                (AnnotationValue[]) annotationValue.getValue();
                        annotationTypeValues.addAll(Arrays.asList(annotationArray));
                    }
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The initialization of checked value by AnnotationValue[] is not observed in the source code.