https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework: Spring Beans (Spring IO)
  • Juergen Hoeller 
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package org.springframework.beans;

import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;


Interface to be implemented by bean metadata elements
that carry a configuration source object.

Author:Juergen Hoeller
Since:2.0
/**
 * Interface to be implemented by bean metadata elements
 * that carry a configuration source object.
 *
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @since 2.0
 */
public interface BeanMetadataElement {

	
Return the configuration source Object for this metadata element (may be null). 
/**
	 * Return the configuration source {@code Object} for this metadata element
	 * (may be {@code null}).
	 */
	@Nullable
	default Object getSource() {
		return null;
	}

}