All Known Subinterfaces:

DelegateCaseVariableInstance, DelegateVariableInstance<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

DelegateCaseVariableInstanceImpl, VariableInstanceEntity
```
public interface VariableInstance
```
A VariableInstance represents a variable in the execution of a process instance.

Author:

roman.smirnov

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`getActivityInstanceId()`	Returns the corresponding activity instance id.
`String`	`getBatchId()`	Returns the corresponding batch id.
`String`	`getCaseExecutionId()`	Returns the corresponding case execution id.
`String`	`getCaseInstanceId()`	Returns the corresponding case instance id.
`String`	`getErrorMessage()`	If the variable value could not be loaded, this returns the error message.
`String`	`getExecutionId()`	Returns the corresponding execution id.
`String`	`getId()`
`String`	`getName()`	Returns the name of this variable instance.
`String`	`getProcessDefinitionId()`	Return the corresponding process definition id.
`String`	`getProcessInstanceId()`	Returns the corresponding process instance id.
`String`	`getTaskId()`	Returns the corresponding task id.
`String`	`getTenantId()`	The id of the tenant this variable belongs to.
`TypedValue`	`getTypedValue()`	Returns the TypedValue of this variable instance.
`String`	`getTypeName()`	Returns the name of the type of this variable instance
`Object`	`getValue()`	Returns the value of this variable instance.

- Method Detail
  - getId
```
String getId()
```
    Returns:
    
    the Id of this variable instance
  - getName
```
String getName()
```
    Returns the name of this variable instance.
  - getTypeName
```
String getTypeName()
```
    Returns the name of the type of this variable instance
    
    Returns:
    
    the type name of the variable
  - getValue
```
Object getValue()
```
    Returns the value of this variable instance.
  - getTypedValue
```
TypedValue getTypedValue()
```
    Returns the TypedValue of this variable instance.
  - getProcessInstanceId
```
String getProcessInstanceId()
```
    Returns the corresponding process instance id.
  - getExecutionId
```
String getExecutionId()
```
    Returns the corresponding execution id.
  - getProcessDefinitionId
```
String getProcessDefinitionId()
```
    Return the corresponding process definition id.
  - getCaseInstanceId
```
String getCaseInstanceId()
```
    Returns the corresponding case instance id.
  - getCaseExecutionId
```
String getCaseExecutionId()
```
    Returns the corresponding case execution id.
  - getTaskId
```
String getTaskId()
```
    Returns the corresponding task id.
  - getBatchId
```
String getBatchId()
```
    Returns the corresponding batch id.
  - getActivityInstanceId
```
String getActivityInstanceId()
```
    Returns the corresponding activity instance id.
  - getErrorMessage
```
String getErrorMessage()
```
    If the variable value could not be loaded, this returns the error message.
    
    Returns:
    
    an error message indicating why the variable value could not be loaded.
  - getTenantId
```
String getTenantId()
```
    The id of the tenant this variable belongs to. Can be null if the variable belongs to no single tenant.

Interface VariableInstance

Method Summary

Method Detail

getId

getName

getTypeName

getValue

getTypedValue

getProcessInstanceId

getExecutionId

getProcessDefinitionId

getCaseInstanceId

getCaseExecutionId

getTaskId

getBatchId

getActivityInstanceId

getErrorMessage

getTenantId