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

org.springframework.beans

## Interface BeanMetadataElement

- All Known Subinterfaces:
    AnnotatedBeanDefinition, BeanDefinition, BeanReference, ComponentDefinition, DefaultsDefinition
  All Known Implementing Classes:
    AbstractBeanDefinition, AbstractComponentDefinition, AdvisorComponentDefinition, AliasDefinition, AnnotatedGenericBeanDefinition, AspectComponentDefinition, AutowireCandidateQualifier, BeanComponentDefinition, BeanDefinitionHolder, BeanMetadataAttribute, BeanMetadataAttributeAccessor, ChildBeanDefinition, CompositeComponentDefinition, ConstructorArgumentValues.ValueHolder, DocumentDefaultsDefinition, GenericBeanDefinition, ImportDefinition, LookupOverride, ManagedArray, ManagedList, ManagedMap, ManagedProperties, ManagedSet, MethodOverride, PointcutComponentDefinition, PropertyValue, ReplaceOverride, RootBeanDefinition, RuntimeBeanNameReference, RuntimeBeanReference, ScannedGenericBeanDefinition, TypedStringValue

      public interface BeanMetadataElement

  Interface to be implemented by bean metadata elements that carry a configuration source object.
  Since:
    2.0
  Author:
    Juergen Hoeller

- - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `Object` | `getSource()` Return the configuration source `Object` for this metadata element (may be `null`).

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### getSource

          Object getSource()

      Return the configuration source `Object` for this metadata element (may be `null`).