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package org.faktorips.runtime;

/**
 * Interface that defines a model object as dependent object, i.e. the object is part of another
 * object.
 * 
 * @author Jan Ortmann
 */
public interface IDependantObject {

    /**
     * Returns the parent this object belongs to. Returns null if this object is
     * (currently) not a part of another.
     */
    IModelObject getParentModelObject();

}