VariableTree (Java SE 9 & JDK 9 )

All Superinterfaces:

StatementTree, Tree
```
public interface VariableTree
extends StatementTree
```
A tree node for a variable declaration. For example:
```
   modifiers type name initializer ;
   modifiers type qualified-name.this
 
```
Since:

1.6

See The Java™ Language Specification:

sections 8.3 and 14.4

Nested Class Summary
- Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface com.sun.source.tree.Tree
  Tree.Kind

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`ExpressionTree`	`getInitializer()`	Returns the initializer for the variable, or `null` if none.
`ModifiersTree`	`getModifiers()`	Returns the modifiers, including any annotations, on the declaration.
`Name`	`getName()`	Returns the name of the variable being declared.
`ExpressionTree`	`getNameExpression()`	Returns the qualified identifier for the name being "declared".
`Tree`	`getType()`	Returns the type of the variable being declared.

Methods inherited from interface com.sun.source.tree.Tree
accept, getKind

- Method Detail
  - getModifiers
```
ModifiersTree getModifiers()
```
    Returns the modifiers, including any annotations, on the declaration.
    
    Returns:
    
    the modifiers
  - getName
```
Name getName()
```
    Returns the name of the variable being declared.
    
    Returns:
    
    the name
  - getNameExpression
```
ExpressionTree getNameExpression()
```
    Returns the qualified identifier for the name being "declared". This is only used in certain cases for the receiver of a method declaration. Returns null in all other cases.
    
    Returns:
    
    the qualified identifier of a receiver declaration
  - getType
```
Tree getType()
```
    Returns the type of the variable being declared.
    
    Returns:
    
    the type
  - getInitializer
```
ExpressionTree getInitializer()
```
    Returns the initializer for the variable, or null if none.
    
    Returns:
    
    the initializer