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package org.springframework.beans;

/**
 * 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 <code>Object</code> for this metadata element
	 * (may be <code>null</code>).
	 */
	Object getSource();

}
