Module jdk.compiler

Package com.sun.source.tree

Interface VariableTree

All Superinterfaces:

StatementTree, Tree

public interface VariableTree
extends StatementTree

A tree node for a variable declaration. For example:

   modifiers type name initializer ;
   modifiers type qualified-name.this
 

See Java Language Specification:

8.3 Field Declarations
14.4 Local Variable Declaration Statements

Since:

1.6

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces declared in interface com.sun.source.tree.Tree

Tree.Kind

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
ExpressionTree	getInitializer()	Returns the initializer for the variable, or null if none.
ModifiersTree	getModifiers()	Returns the modifiers, including any annotations, on the declaration.
Name	getName()	Returns the name of the variable being declared or empty name if both the variable is unnamed and the preview features are enabled (Unnamed Patterns and Variables).
ExpressionTree	getNameExpression()	Returns the qualified identifier for the name being "declared".
Tree	getType()	Returns the type of the variable being declared.

Methods declared in interface com.sun.source.tree.Tree

accept, getKind

Method Details

getModifiers

ModifiersTree getModifiers()

Returns the modifiers, including any annotations, on the declaration.

Returns:

the modifiers

getName

Name getName()

Returns the name of the variable being declared or empty name if both the variable is unnamed and the preview features are enabled (Unnamed Patterns and Variables).

Returns:

the name

getNameExpression

ExpressionTree getNameExpression()

Returns the qualified identifier for the name being "declared". This is only used in certain cases for the receiver of a method declaration. Returns null in all other cases.

Returns:

the qualified identifier of a receiver declaration

getType

Tree getType()

Returns the type of the variable being declared.

Returns:

the type

getInitializer

ExpressionTree getInitializer()

Returns the initializer for the variable, or null if none.

Returns:

the initializer