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org.eclipse.jdt.core.eval
Interface IGlobalVariable


public interface IGlobalVariable

A global variable declared in an evaluation context.

This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients. IEvaluationContext.newVariable can be used to obtain an instance.

See Also:
IEvaluationContext.newVariable(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.String)

Method Summary
 String getInitializer()
          Returns the initializer of this global variable.
 String getName()
          Returns the name of this global variable.
 String getTypeName()
          Returns the fully qualified name of the type of this global variable, or its simple representation if it is a primitive type (int, boolean, etc.).
 

Method Detail

getInitializer

public String getInitializer()
Returns the initializer of this global variable. The syntax for an initializer corresponds to VariableInitializer (JLS2 8.3).
Returns:
the initializer expression, or null if this global does not have an initializer

getName

public String getName()
Returns the name of this global variable.
Returns:
the name of the global variable

getTypeName

public String getTypeName()
Returns the fully qualified name of the type of this global variable, or its simple representation if it is a primitive type (int, boolean, etc.).

The syntax for a type name corresponds to Type in Field Declaration (JLS2 8.3).

Returns:
the type name

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