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public interface HierarchicalBeanFactory
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.
ConfigurableBeanFactory.setParentBeanFactory(org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactory)| Field Summary | 
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| Fields inherited from interface org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactory | 
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| FACTORY_BEAN_PREFIX | 
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|  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 nullif there is none. | 
| Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactory | 
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| containsBean, getAliases, getBean, getBean, getBean, getType, isPrototype, isSingleton, isTypeMatch | 
| Method Detail | 
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BeanFactory getParentBeanFactory()
null if there is none.
boolean containsLocalBean(String name)
This is an alternative to containsBean, ignoring a bean
 of the given name from an ancestor bean factory.
name - the name of the bean to query
BeanFactory.containsBean(java.lang.String)| 
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