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16
17 package org.springframework.context;
18
19 /**
20  * Sub-interface of MessageSource to be implemented by objects that
21  * can resolve messages hierarchically.
22  *
23  * @author Rod Johnson
24  * @author Juergen Hoeller
25  */
26 public interface HierarchicalMessageSource extends MessageSource {
27     
28     /**
29      * Set the parent that will be used to try to resolve messages
30      * that this object can't resolve.
31      * @param parent the parent MessageSource that will be used to
32      * resolve messages that this object can't resolve.
33      * May be <code>null</code>, in which case no further resolution is possible.
34      */
35     void setParentMessageSource(MessageSource parent);
36
37     /**
38      * Return the parent of this MessageSource, or <code>null</code> if none.
39      */
40     MessageSource getParentMessageSource();
41
42 }
43
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