public static String getVariableType(String s) {
		s = s.toLowerCase();
		if (s.equals("i")) {
			return "int";
		} else if (s.equals("l")) {
			return "long";
		} else if (s.equals("s")) {
			return "short";
		} else if (s.equals("b")) {
			return "byte";
		} else if (s.equals("c")) {
			return "char";
		} else if (s.equals("f")) {
			return "float";
		} else if (s.equals("d")) {
			return "double";
		} else if (s.equals("v")) {
			return "void";
		}
		//if its not one of the above, it's an object reference, so just return the original
		return s;
	}