diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d3e21505..07778e4c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ bin
 .DS_Store
 .project
 .settings/
+.vscode/
 /target/
 settings.json
 
diff --git a/src/main/antlr4/de/dhbwstuttgart/parser/antlr/Java8.g4 b/src/main/antlr4/de/dhbwstuttgart/parser/antlr/Java8.g4
index 5188ddf6..79ab6543 100644
--- a/src/main/antlr4/de/dhbwstuttgart/parser/antlr/Java8.g4
+++ b/src/main/antlr4/de/dhbwstuttgart/parser/antlr/Java8.g4
@@ -480,6 +480,7 @@ formalParameter
 	:	variableModifier* unannType? variableDeclaratorId
 	;
 
+//TODO: weitere erlaubte Modifiert für Variablen aufnehmen (https://www.w3schools.com/java/java_modifiers.asp)
 variableModifier
 	:	annotation
 	|	'final'
@@ -1434,6 +1435,11 @@ castExpression
 	|	'(' referenceType additionalBound* ')' lambdaExpression
 	;
 
+// Java17
+pattern
+    : variableModifier* referenceType annotation* Identifier
+    ;
+
 // LEXER
 
 // §3.9 Keywords