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46 package org.codehaus.groovy.ast;
47
48 import org.codehaus.groovy.ast.expr.Expression;
49
50 /***
51 * interface to mark a AstNode as Variable. Typically these are
52 * VariableExpression, FieldNode, PropertyNode and Parameter
53 *
54 * @author Jochen Theodorou
55 */
56 public interface Variable {
57
58 /***
59 * the type of the variable
60 */
61 public ClassNode getType();
62
63 /***
64 * the name of the variable
65 */
66 public String getName();
67
68 /***
69 * expression used to initialize the variable or null of there
70 * is no initialization.
71 */
72 public Expression getInitialExpression();
73
74 /***
75 * returns true if there is an initialization expression
76 */
77 public boolean hasInitialExpression();
78
79 /***
80 * returns true if this variable is used in a static context.
81 * A static context is any static initializer block, when this variable
82 * is declared as static or when this variable is used in a static method
83 */
84 public boolean isInStaticContext();
85
86 public boolean isDynamicTyped();
87 public boolean isClosureSharedVariable();
88 public void setClosureSharedVariable(boolean inClosure);
89
90 }