HierarchicalMessageSource (Spring Framework 3.2.1.RELEASE API)
Date: 2013-01-24

org.springframework.context

## Interface HierarchicalMessageSource

- All Superinterfaces:
    MessageSource
  All Known Implementing Classes:
    AbstractMessageSource, DelegatingMessageSource, ReloadableResourceBundleMessageSource, ResourceBundleMessageSource, StaticMessageSource

      public interface HierarchicalMessageSource
      extends MessageSource

  Sub-interface of MessageSource to be implemented by objects that can resolve messages hierarchically.
  Author:
    Rod Johnson, Juergen Hoeller

- - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `MessageSource` | `getParentMessageSource()` Return the parent of this MessageSource, or `null` if none.
    `void` | `setParentMessageSource(MessageSource parent)` Set the parent that will be used to try to resolve messages that this object can't resolve.

    - ### Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.context.MessageSource

      `getMessage, getMessage, getMessage`

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### setParentMessageSource

          void setParentMessageSource(MessageSource parent)

      Set the parent that will be used to try to resolve messages that this object can't resolve.
      Parameters:
        `parent` - the parent MessageSource that will be used to resolve messages that this object can't resolve. May be `null`, in which case no further resolution is possible.

    - #### getParentMessageSource

          MessageSource getParentMessageSource()

      Return the parent of this MessageSource, or `null` if none.