IHasParent (ph-commons 11.1.0 API)

Type Parameters:

PARENTTYPE - The type of the parent objects

Functional Interface:

This is a functional interface and can therefore be used as the assignment target for a lambda expression or method reference.
```
@FunctionalInterface
public interface IHasParent<PARENTTYPE>
```
This helper interface is required to build a hierarchy of objects.

Author:

Philip

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`PARENTTYPE`	`getParent()`	Get the parent object of this object.
`default boolean`	`hasParent()`	Check if this element has a parent.

- Method Detail
  - getParent
```
@Nullable
PARENTTYPE getParent()
```
    Get the parent object of this object.
    
    Returns:
    
    The parent object or null if this object has no parent.
  - hasParent
```
default boolean hasParent()
```
    Check if this element has a parent.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this element has a parent, false otherwise.
    
    Since:
    
    8.5.2