package net.sourceforge.phpdt.internal.compiler.ast;


/**
 * An abstract variable declaration.
 * @author Matthieu Casanova
 */
public abstract class AbstractVariableDeclaration extends Expression {
  /** The name of the variable. */
  public char[] name;

  /**
   * Create a node giving starting and ending offset
   * @param sourceStart starting offset
   * @param sourceEnd ending offset
   * @param name the name of the variable
   */
  public AbstractVariableDeclaration(char[] name, int sourceStart, int sourceEnd) {
    super(sourceStart, sourceEnd);
    this.name = name;
  }

  /**
   * Get the name of the field as String.
   * @return the name of the String
   */
  public String name() {
    return new String(name);
  }
}