src/java.compiler/share/classes/javax/lang/model/element/VariableElement.java

@@ -24,10 +24,11 @@
  */
 
 package javax.lang.model.element;
 
 import javax.lang.model.util.Elements;
+import javax.lang.model.type.TypeMirror;
 
 /**
  * Represents a field, {@code enum} constant, method or constructor
  * parameter, local variable, resource variable, or exception
  * parameter.

@@ -36,10 +37,16 @@
  * @author Scott Seligman
  * @author Peter von der Ahé
  * @since 1.6
  */
 public interface VariableElement extends Element {
+    /**
+     * Returns the type of this variable.
+     * @return the type of this variable
+     */
+    @Override
+    TypeMirror asType();
 
     /**
      * Returns the value of this variable if this is a {@code final}
      * field initialized to a compile-time constant.  Returns {@code
      * null} otherwise.  The value will be of a primitive type or a