Spring源码阅读-BeanFactory子接口HierarchicalBeanFactory注释翻译

package org.springframework.beans.factory;

/**
 * Sub-interface implemented by bean factories that can be part
 * of a hierarchy.
 * 
 * 可以被作为分层结构中的一部分的bean工厂实现
 *
 * <p>The corresponding {@code setParentBeanFactory} method for bean
 * factories that allow setting the parent in a configurable
 * fashion can be found in the ConfigurableBeanFactory interface.
 * 
 * 那些允许以配置的方式设置其父工厂的bean工厂对应的方法setParentBeanFactory可以在接口setParentBeanFactory
 * 中找到
 *
 * @author Rod Johnson
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @since 07.07.2003
 * @see org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory#setParentBeanFactory
 */
public interface HierarchicalBeanFactory extends BeanFactory {

    /**
     * Return the parent bean factory, or {@code null} if there is none.
     * 返回其父工厂，如果没有返回Null
     */
    BeanFactory getParentBeanFactory();

    /**
     * Return whether the local bean factory contains a bean of the given name,
     * ignoring beans defined in ancestor contexts.
     * 
     * 返回当前bean工厂上下文是否存在给定bean名字的bean，忽略定义在其继承层次中的工厂上下文。
     * 
     * <p>This is an alternative to {@code containsBean}, ignoring a bean
     * of the given name from an ancestor bean factory.
     * 
     * containsBean方法与此方法是二选一的，都忽略其继承层次中的bean定义，只在当前层次中查找 
     * 
     * @param name the name of the bean to query
     * @return whether a bean with the given name is defined in the local factory
     * @see BeanFactory#containsBean
     */
    boolean containsLocalBean(String name);

}