# Return the local runtime_variable associated to a Nit local variable
	fun variable(variable: Variable): RuntimeVariable
	do
		if self.variables.has_key(variable) then
			return self.variables[variable]
		else
			var name = self.get_name("var_{variable.name}")
			var mtype = variable.declared_type.as(not null)
			mtype = self.anchor(mtype)
			var res = new RuntimeVariable(name, mtype, mtype)
			self.add_decl("{mtype.ctype} {name} /* var {variable}: {mtype} */;")
			self.variables[variable] = res
			return res
		end
	end