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## 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, 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
`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`).

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