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0N/Apackage javax.lang.model.element;
0N/A
0N/Aimport javax.lang.model.type.TypeMirror;
0N/Aimport javax.lang.model.util.Elements;
0N/A
0N/A/**
0N/A * Represents a field, {@code enum} constant, method or constructor
848N/A * parameter, local variable, resource variable, or exception
848N/A * parameter.
0N/A *
0N/A * @author Joseph D. Darcy
0N/A * @author Scott Seligman
0N/A * @author Peter von der Ahé
0N/A * @since 1.6
0N/A */
0N/Apublic interface VariableElement extends Element {
0N/A
0N/A /**
0N/A * Returns the value of this variable if this is a {@code final}
0N/A * field initialized to a compile-time constant. Returns {@code
0N/A * null} otherwise. The value will be of a primitive type or a
0N/A * {@code String}. If the value is of a primitive type, it is
0N/A * wrapped in the appropriate wrapper class (such as {@link
0N/A * Integer}).
0N/A *
0N/A * <p>Note that not all {@code final} fields will have
0N/A * constant values. In particular, {@code enum} constants are
0N/A * <em>not</em> considered to be compile-time constants. To have a
0N/A * constant value, a field's type must be either a primitive type
0N/A * or {@code String}.
0N/A *
0N/A * @return the value of this variable if this is a {@code final}
0N/A * field initialized to a compile-time constant, or {@code null}
0N/A * otherwise
0N/A *
0N/A * @see Elements#getConstantExpression(Object)
971N/A * @jls 15.28 Constant Expression
971N/A * @jls 4.12.4 final Variables
0N/A */
0N/A Object getConstantValue();
0N/A}