public interface HierarchicalBeanFactory extends BeanFactory
The corresponding setParentBeanFactory method for bean
 factories that allow setting the parent in a configurable
 fashion can be found in the ConfigurableBeanFactory interface.
ConfigurableBeanFactory.setParentBeanFactory(org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactory)FACTORY_BEAN_PREFIX| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| boolean | containsLocalBean(String name)Return whether the local bean factory contains a bean of the given name,
 ignoring beans defined in ancestor contexts. | 
| BeanFactory | getParentBeanFactory()Return the parent bean factory, or  nullif there is none. | 
containsBean, getAliases, getBean, getBean, getBean, getBean, getBean, getBeanProvider, getBeanProvider, getType, getType, isPrototype, isSingleton, isTypeMatch, isTypeMatch@Nullable BeanFactory getParentBeanFactory()
null if there is none.boolean containsLocalBean(String name)
This is an alternative to containsBean, ignoring a bean
 of the given name from an ancestor bean factory.
name - the name of the bean to queryBeanFactory.containsBean(java.lang.String)