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package org.springframework.boot.context.properties.bind;

import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.source.ConfigurationPropertyName;
import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.source.ConfigurationPropertySource;

Binder that can be used by AggregateBinder implementations to recursively bind elements. 
Author:
Phillip Webb, Madhura Bhave/**
 * Binder that can be used by {@link AggregateBinder} implementations to recursively bind
 * elements.
 *
 * @author Phillip Webb
 * @author Madhura Bhave
 */
@FunctionalInterface
interface AggregateElementBinder {

	
Bind the given name to a target bindable.
Params:
name – the name to bind
target – the target bindable
Returns:
a bound object or null/**
	 * Bind the given name to a target bindable.
	 * @param name the name to bind
	 * @param target the target bindable
	 * @return a bound object or {@code null}
	 */
	default Object bind(ConfigurationPropertyName name, Bindable<?> target) {
		return bind(name, target, null);
	}

	
Bind the given name to a target bindable using optionally limited to a single
source.
Params:
name – the name to bind
target – the target bindable
source – the source of the elements or null to use all sources
Returns:
a bound object or null/**
	 * Bind the given name to a target bindable using optionally limited to a single
	 * source.
	 * @param name the name to bind
	 * @param target the target bindable
	 * @param source the source of the elements or {@code null} to use all sources
	 * @return a bound object or {@code null}
	 */
	Object bind(ConfigurationPropertyName name, Bindable<?> target, ConfigurationPropertySource source);

}