BeanMetadataElement

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} for this metadata element
     * (may be {@code null}).
     */
    Object getSource();

}