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42 package org.apache.catalina;
43
44
45 /**
46 * <p>Decoupling interface which specifies that an implementing class is
47 * associated with at most one <strong>Container</strong> instance.</p>
48 *
49 * @author Craig R. McClanahan
50 * @author Peter Donald
51 * @version $Revision: 1.3 $ $Date: 2007/05/05 05:31:51 $
52 */
53
54 public interface Contained {
55
56
57 //-------------------------------------------------------------- Properties
58
59
60 /**
61 * Return the <code>Container</code> with which this instance is associated
62 * (if any); otherwise return <code>null</code>.
63 */
64 public Container getContainer();
65
66
67 /**
68 * Set the <code>Container</code> with which this instance is associated.
69 *
70 * @param container The Container instance with which this instance is to
71 * be associated, or <code>null</code> to disassociate this instance
72 * from any Container
73 */
74 public void setContainer(Container container);
75
76
77 }
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