public java.util.Map<String, String> getVariables() {
        return variables;
    }
<p>
A map that defines the stage variables for the Stage resource that is associated with the new deployment.
Variable names can have alphanumeric and underscore characters, and the values must match
<code>[A-Za-z0-9-._~:/?#&amp;=,]+</code>.
</p>

@return A map that defines the stage variables for the Stage resource that is associated with the new deployment.
        Variable names can have alphanumeric and underscore characters, and the values must match
        <code>[A-Za-z0-9-._~:/?#&amp;=,]+</code>.
aws-java-sdk-api-gateway/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/apigateway/model/CreateDeploymentRequest.java