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016
017package org.springframework.context;
018
019import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
020
021/**
022 * Sub-interface of MessageSource to be implemented by objects that
023 * can resolve messages hierarchically.
024 *
025 * @author Rod Johnson
026 * @author Juergen Hoeller
027 */
028public interface HierarchicalMessageSource extends MessageSource {
029
030        /**
031         * Set the parent that will be used to try to resolve messages
032         * that this object can't resolve.
033         * @param parent the parent MessageSource that will be used to
034         * resolve messages that this object can't resolve.
035         * May be {@code null}, in which case no further resolution is possible.
036         */
037        void setParentMessageSource(@Nullable MessageSource parent);
038
039        /**
040         * Return the parent of this MessageSource, or {@code null} if none.
041         */
042        @Nullable
043        MessageSource getParentMessageSource();
044
045}