HasParent (Speedment - Common - CodeGen 3.2.10 API)

Type Parameters:

P - the model type of the parent

T - the extending type

All Known Subinterfaces:

Class, ClassOrInterface<T>, Constructor, Enum, EnumConstant, Field, Import, Initializer, Interface, InterfaceField, InterfaceMethod, Javadoc, LicenseTerm, Method
```
public interface HasParent<P,T extends HasParent<P,T>>
```
Trait for all models that has a parent. Models that are designed to be reused typically don't have a parent.
If the model implementing this trait also implements HasCopy, then the parent property will not be copied when HasCopy.copy() is invoked.

Since:

2.5

Author:

Emil Forslund

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Optional<P>`	`getParent()`	Returns the parent model if one exists, otherwise an empty `Optional`.
`T`	`setParent(P parent)`	Sets the parent of this model.

- Method Detail
  - setParent
```
T setParent(P parent)
```
    Sets the parent of this model. This method should only be invoked by other models when they add a new child, it should not be invoked directly.
    
    Parameters:
    
    parent - the parent
    
    Returns:
    
    this instance
  - getParent
```
Optional<P> getParent()
```
    Returns the parent model if one exists, otherwise an empty Optional.
    
    Returns:
    
    the parent node if one exists