PropertySources.java

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package org.springframework.core.env;

/**
 * Holder containing one or more {@link PropertySource} objects.
 *
 * @author Chris Beams
 * @since 3.1
 */
public interface PropertySources extends Iterable<PropertySource<?>> {

	/**
	 * Return whether a property source with the given name is contained.
	 * @param name the {@linkplain PropertySource#getName() name of the property source} to find
	 */
	boolean contains(String name);

	/**
	 * Return the property source with the given name, {@code null} if not found.
	 * @param name the {@linkplain PropertySource#getName() name of the property source} to find
	 */
	PropertySource<?> get(String name);

}