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| * |
| * Contributors: |
| * IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation |
| *******************************************************************************/ |
| package org.eclipse.jdt.core.eval; |
| |
| /** |
| * A global variable declared in an evaluation context. |
| * <p><code>IEvaluationContext.newVariable</code> can be used to obtain an instance. |
| * </p> |
| * |
| * @see IEvaluationContext#newVariable(String, String, String) |
| * @noimplement This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients. |
| */ |
| public interface IGlobalVariable { |
| /** |
| * Returns the initializer of this global variable. |
| * The syntax for an initializer corresponds to VariableInitializer (JLS2 8.3). |
| * |
| * @return the initializer expression, or <code>null</code> if this global does |
| * not have an initializer |
| */ |
| public String getInitializer(); |
| /** |
| * Returns the name of this global variable. |
| * |
| * @return the name of the global variable |
| */ |
| public String getName(); |
| /** |
| * Returns the fully qualified name of the type of this global |
| * variable, or its simple representation if it is a primitive type |
| * (<code>int</code>, <code>boolean</code>, etc.). |
| * <p> |
| * The syntax for a type name corresponds to Type in Field Declaration (JLS2 8.3). |
| * </p> |
| * @return the type name |
| */ |
| public String getTypeName(); |
| } |