findVariable
public Element findVariable(String reference,
TreePath path)
Finds the variable referenced in the passed String.
This method may only operate on variable references, e.g. local
variables, parameters, fields.
The reference string may be either an single Java identifier (e.g. "field")
or dot-separated identifiers (e.g. "Collections.EMPTY_LIST").
The method adheres to all the rules of Java's scoping (while also
considering the imports) for name resolution.
- Parameters:
reference - the variable reference string
path - the tree path to the local scope
- Returns:
- the variable reference