IGlobalVariable (Eclipse JDT API Specification)

```
public interface IGlobalVariable
```
A global variable declared in an evaluation context.
IEvaluationContext.newVariable can be used to obtain an instance.

See Also:

IEvaluationContext.newVariable(String, String, String)

Restriction:

This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.String`	`getInitializer()`	Returns the initializer of this global variable.
`java.lang.String`	`getName()`	Returns the name of this global variable.
`java.lang.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
```
java.lang.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
```
java.lang.String getName()
```
    Returns the name of this global variable.
    
    Returns:
    
    the name of the global variable
  - getTypeName
```
java.lang.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