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## org.eclipse.jdt.core.eval
Interface IGlobalVariable

public interface IGlobalVariable

A global variable declared in an evaluation context.

This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients. `IEvaluationContext.newVariable` can be used to obtain an instance.

See Also:
  `IEvaluationContext.newVariable(String, String, String)`

Method Summary
`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 Detail

### getInitializer

    public 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

    public String getName()

  Returns the name of this global variable.

  Returns:
    the name of the global variable

### getTypeName

    public 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

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