#region License
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*
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*
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#endregion
#region Imports
using System;
#endregion
namespace Spring.Objects.Factory{
/// <summary>
/// Sub-interface implemented by object factories that can be part
/// of a hierarchy.
/// </summary>
/// <author>Rod Johnson</author>
/// <author>Rick Evans (.NET)</author>
public interface IHierarchicalObjectFactory : IObjectFactory
{
/// <summary>
/// Return the parent object factory, or <see langword="null"/>
/// if this factory does not have a parent.
/// </summary>
/// <value>
/// The parent object factory, or <see langword="null"/>
/// if this factory does not have a parent.
/// </value>
IObjectFactory ParentObjectFactory { get; }
/// <summary>
/// Determines whether the local object factory contains a bean of the given name,
/// ignoring object defined in ancestor contexts, also resolving a given alias if necessary.
/// This is an alternative to <code>ContainsObject</code>, ignoring an object
/// of the given name from an ancestor object factory.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="name">The name of the object to query.</param>
/// <returns>
/// <c>true</c> if objects with the specified name is defined in the local factory; otherwise, <c>false</c>.
/// </returns>
bool ContainsLocalObject(string name);
}
}
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