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046    package org.codehaus.groovy.ast;
047    
048    import org.codehaus.groovy.ast.expr.Expression;
049    
050    /**
051     * interface to mark a AstNode as Variable. Typically these are 
052     * VariableExpression, FieldNode, PropertyNode and Parameter
053     * 
054     * @author Jochen Theodorou
055     */
056    public interface Variable {
057        
058        /**
059         * the type of the variable
060         */
061        public ClassNode getType();
062        /**
063         * the name of the variable
064         */
065        public String getName();
066        /**
067         * expression used to initialize the variable or null of there
068         * is no initialization.
069         */
070        public Expression getInitialExpression();
071        /**
072         * returns true if there is an initialization expression
073         */
074        public boolean hasInitialExpression();
075        /**
076         * returns true if this variable is used in a static context.
077         * A static context is any static initializer block, when this variable
078         * is declared as static or when this variable is used in a static method 
079         */
080        public boolean isInStaticContext();
081        
082        public boolean isDynamicTyped();
083    }