--- old/src/share/classes/javax/lang/model/element/VariableElement.java	2013-01-08 17:39:26.000000000 -0800
+++ new/src/share/classes/javax/lang/model/element/VariableElement.java	2013-01-08 17:39:26.000000000 -0800
@@ -62,4 +62,29 @@
      * @jls 4.12.4 final Variables
      */
     Object getConstantValue();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the simple name of this variable element.
+     *
+     * <p>For method and constructor parameters, the names of each
+     * parameter must be distinct from the names of the other
+     * parameters on the same executable.  If the original source
+     * names are not available, an implementation may synthesize
+     * names subject to the distinctness requirement above.
+     *
+     * @return the simple name of this variable element
+     */
+    @Override
+    Name getSimpleName();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the enclosing element of this variable.
+     *
+     * The enclosing element of a method or constructor parameter is
+     * the executable declaring the parameter.
+     *
+     * @return the enclosing element of this variable
+     */
+    @Override
+    Element getEnclosingElement();
 }