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+%module typemap_variables
+
+// Check typemap name matching rules for variables
+// Some of these are using qualified names, which is not right... the test will be adjusted as these get fixed
+
+// Scripting languages use varin/varout for variables (except non-static member variables where in/out are used ???)
+%typemap(varin)  int                           "this_will_not_compile_varin "
+%typemap(varout) int                           "this_will_not_compile_varout"
+%typemap(varin)  int globul                    "/*int globul varin */"
+%typemap(varout) int globul                    "/*int globul varout*/"
+%typemap(varin)  int Space::nspace             "/*int nspace varin */"
+%typemap(varout) int Space::nspace             "/*int nspace varout*/"
+//%typemap(varin)  int member                    "/*int member varin */"
+//%typemap(varout) int member                    "/*int member varout*/"
+%typemap(varin)  int Space::Struct::smember    "/*int smember varin */"
+%typemap(varout) int Space::Struct::smember    "/*int smember varout*/"
+
+// Statically typed languages use in/out for variables
+%typemap(in)  int                           "this_will_not_compile_in "
+%typemap(out) int                           "this_will_not_compile_out"
+%typemap(in)  int globul                    "/*int globul in */"
+%typemap(out) int globul                    "/*int globul out*/"
+%typemap(in)  int Space::nspace             "/*int nspace in */"
+%typemap(out) int Space::nspace             "/*int nspace out*/"
+%typemap(in)  int member                    "/*int member in */"
+%typemap(out) int member                    "/*int member out*/"
+%typemap(in)  int Space::Struct::smember    "/*int smember in */"
+%typemap(out) int Space::Struct::smember    "/*int smember out*/"
+
+%typemap(javain)  int                           "this_will_not_compile_javain "
+%typemap(javaout) int                           "this_will_not_compile_javaout"
+%typemap(javain)  int globul                    "/*int globul in */  $javainput"
+%typemap(javaout) int globul                    "/*int globul out*/  { return $jnicall; }"
+%typemap(javain)  int Space::nspace             "/*int nspace in */  $javainput"
+%typemap(javaout) int Space::nspace             "/*int nspace out*/  { return $jnicall; }"
+%typemap(javain)  int member                    "/*int member in */  $javainput"
+%typemap(javaout) int member                    "/*int member out*/  { return $jnicall; }"
+%typemap(javain)  int Space::Struct::smember    "/*int smember in */ $javainput"
+%typemap(javaout) int Space::Struct::smember    "/*int smember out*/ { return $jnicall; }"
+
+%inline %{
+
+int globul;
+
+namespace Space {
+  int nspace;
+  struct Struct {
+    int member;
+    static int smember;
+//    static short memberfunction() { return 0; } //javaout and jstype typemaps don't use fully qualified name, but other typemaps do
+  };
+}
+
+%}
+