Package org.eclipse.jdt.core.eval

Interface IGlobalVariable

public interface IGlobalVariable
A global variable declared in an evaluation context.

IEvaluationContext.newVariable can be used to obtain an instance.

See Also:
Restriction:
This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    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 Details

    • getInitializer

      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

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

    • getTypeName

      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