public void visitVarDef(JCVariableDecl tree) {
        // Local variables have not been entered yet, so we need to do it now:
        if (env.info.scope.owner.kind == MTH) {
            if (tree.sym != null) {
                // parameters have already been entered
                env.info.scope.enter(tree.sym);
            } else {
                memberEnter.memberEnter(tree, env);
                annotate.flush();
            }
            tree.sym.flags_field |= EFFECTIVELY_FINAL;
        }

        VarSymbol v = tree.sym;
        Lint lint = env.info.lint.augment(v.attributes_field, v.flags());
        Lint prevLint = chk.setLint(lint);

        // Check that the variable's declared type is well-formed.
        chk.validate(tree.vartype, env);
        deferredLintHandler.flush(tree.pos());

        try {
            chk.checkDeprecatedAnnotation(tree.pos(), v);

            if (tree.init != null) {
                if ((v.flags_field & FINAL) != 0 && tree.init.getTag() != JCTree.NEWCLASS) {
                    // In this case, `v' is final.  Ensure that it's initializer is
                    // evaluated.
                    v.getConstValue(); // ensure initializer is evaluated
                } else {
                    // Attribute initializer in a new environment
                    // with the declared variable as owner.
                    // Check that initializer conforms to variable's declared type.
                    Env<AttrContext> initEnv = memberEnter.initEnv(tree, env);
                    initEnv.info.lint = lint;
                    // In order to catch self-references, we set the variable's
                    // declaration position to maximal possible value, effectively
                    // marking the variable as undefined.
                    initEnv.info.enclVar = v;
                    attribExpr(tree.init, initEnv, v.type);
                }
            }
            result = tree.type = v.type;
            chk.validateAnnotations(tree.mods.annotations, v);
        }
        finally {
            chk.setLint(prevLint);
        }
    }