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org.springframework.beans.factory

Interface HierarchicalBeanFactory

public interface HierarchicalBeanFactory
extends BeanFactory

Sub-interface implemented by bean factories that can be part of a hierarchy.

The corresponding setParentBeanFactory method for bean factories that allow setting the parent in a configurable fashion can be found in the ConfigurableBeanFactory interface.

Since07.07.2003

VersionNot specified.

AuthorRod Johnson, Juergen Hoeller

See also

setParentBeanFactory(BeanFactory)

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Method Summary
boolean	containsLocalBean( String name ) Return whether the local bean factory contains a bean of the given name, ignoring beans defined in ancestor contexts.
BeanFactory	getParentBeanFactory() Return the parent bean factory, or `null` if there is none.

Methods inherited from org.springframework.beans.factoryBeanFactory
containsBean (String) getAliases (String) getBean (String) getBean (String, Class) getType (String) isSingleton (String)

Method Detail

containsLocalBean

public boolean containsLocalBean ( String name )

Return whether the local bean factory contains a bean of the given name, ignoring beans defined in ancestor contexts.

This is an alternative to containsBean, ignoring a bean of the given name from an ancestor bean factory.

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
String	name	the name of the bean to query