# File lib/cucumber/parser/gherkin_builder.rb, line 27
      def background(statement)
        @background = Ast::Background.new(
          Ast::Comment.new(statement.comments.map{|comment| comment.value}.join("\n")), 
          statement.line, 
          statement.keyword, 
          legacy_name_for(statement.name, statement.description), 
          steps=[]
        )
        @feature.background = @background
        @background.feature = @feature
        @step_container = @background
      end