/* * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors. * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ package org.springframework.beans.factory.parsing; import org.springframework.beans.BeanMetadataElement; /** * Marker interface for a defaults definition, * extending BeanMetadataElement to inherit source exposure. * * <p>Concrete implementations are typically based on 'document defaults', * for example specified at the root tag level within an XML document. * * @author Juergen Hoeller * @since 2.0.2 * @see org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.DocumentDefaultsDefinition * @see ReaderEventListener#defaultsRegistered(DefaultsDefinition) */ public interface DefaultsDefinition extends BeanMetadataElement { }