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package org.apache.catalina;
/**
* Decoupling interface which specifies that an implementing class is associated with at most one
* <strong>Container</strong> instance.
*/
public interface Contained {
/**
* Get the {@link Container} with which this instance is associated.
*
* @return The Container with which this instance is associated or <code>null</code> if not associated with a
* Container
*/
Container getContainer();
/**
* Set the <code>Container</code> with which this instance is associated.
*
* @param container The Container instance with which this instance is to be associated, or <code>null</code> to
* disassociate this instance from any Container
*/
void setContainer(Container container);
}