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package org.apache.woden.wsdl20;

/**
 * Represents a super-type of all WSDL Components which are 'nested' directly
 * or indirectly within the 'top-level' WSDL components; Interface, Binding 
 * and Service. 
 * This interface defines behaviour for retrieving the parent WSDL component.
 * 
 * The nested WSDL components are:
 * 

 *   InterfaceFault
 *   InterfaceOperation
 *   InterfaceFaultReference
 *   InterfaceMessageReference
 *   BindingFault
 *   BindingOperation
 *   BindingFaultReference
 *   BindingMessageReference
 *   Endpoint
 * 
 * 
 * @author John Kaputin ([email protected])
 */
public interface NestedComponent extends WSDLComponent {

    /**
     * Returns a WSDLComponent representing the parent of this nested component.
     * 
     * @return the parent WSDLComponent
     */
    public WSDLComponent getParent();
    
}