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 public interface VariableElement extends Element Represents a field,enumconstant, method or constructor parameter, local variable, resource variable, or exception parameter.- Since:
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Method SummaryAll Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Modifier and Type Method Description ObjectgetConstantValue()Returns the value of this variable if this is afinalfield initialized to a compile-time constant.ElementgetEnclosingElement()Returns the enclosing element of this variable.NamegetSimpleName()Returns the simple name of this variable element.- 
Methods declared in interface javax.lang.model.AnnotatedConstructgetAnnotationsByType
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Methods declared in interface javax.lang.model.element.Elementaccept, asType, equals, getAnnotation, getAnnotationMirrors, getEnclosedElements, getKind, getModifiers, hashCode
 
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getConstantValueObject getConstantValue() Returns the value of this variable if this is afinalfield initialized to a compile-time constant. Returnsnullotherwise. The value will be of a primitive type or aString. If the value is of a primitive type, it is wrapped in the appropriate wrapper class (such asInteger).Note that not all finalfields will have constant values. In particular,enumconstants are not considered to be compile-time constants. To have a constant value, a field's type must be either a primitive type orString.- Returns:
- the value of this variable if this is a finalfield initialized to a compile-time constant, ornullotherwise
- See Also:
- Elements.getConstantExpression(Object)
- See The Java™ Language Specification:
- 15.28 Constant Expression, 4.12.4 final Variables
 
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getSimpleNameName getSimpleName() Returns the simple name of this variable element.For method and constructor parameters, the name of each parameter must be distinct from the names of all other parameters of the same executable. If the original source names are not available, an implementation may synthesize names subject to the distinctness requirement above. - Specified by:
- getSimpleNamein interface- Element
- Returns:
- the simple name of this variable element
- See Also:
- PackageElement.getSimpleName(),- ExecutableElement.getSimpleName(),- TypeElement.getSimpleName(),- getSimpleName(),- ModuleElement.getSimpleName()
 
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getEnclosingElementElement getEnclosingElement() Returns the enclosing element of this variable. The enclosing element of a method or constructor parameter is the executable declaring the parameter.- Specified by:
- getEnclosingElementin interface- Element
- Returns:
- the enclosing element of this variable
- See Also:
- Elements.getPackageOf(javax.lang.model.element.Element)
 
 
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