## org.springframework.beans.factory.parsing
Class AliasDefinition

    java.lang.Object
      org.springframework.beans.factory.parsing.AliasDefinition

All Implemented Interfaces:
  BeanMetadataElement

    public class AliasDefinition

extends Object
implements BeanMetadataElement

Representation of an alias that has been registered during the parsing process.

Since:
  2.0
Author:
  Juergen Hoeller
See Also:
  `ReaderEventListener.aliasRegistered(AliasDefinition)`

Constructor Summary
`AliasDefinition(String beanName, String alias)` Create a new AliasDefinition.
`AliasDefinition(String beanName, String alias, Object source)` Create a new AliasDefinition.

Method Summary
`String` `getAlias()` Return the alias registered for the bean.
`String` `getBeanName()` Return the canonical name of the bean.
`Object` `getSource()` Return the configuration source `Object` for this metadata element (may be `null`).

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### AliasDefinition

    public AliasDefinition(String beanName,
                           String alias)

  Create a new AliasDefinition.

  Parameters:
    `beanName` - the canonical name of the bean
    `alias` - the alias registered for the bean

### AliasDefinition

    public AliasDefinition(String beanName,
                           String alias,
                           Object source)

  Create a new AliasDefinition.

  Parameters:
    `beanName` - the canonical name of the bean
    `alias` - the alias registered for the bean
    `source` - the source object (may be `null`)

Method Detail

### getBeanName

    public final String getBeanName()

  Return the canonical name of the bean.

### getAlias

    public final String getAlias()

  Return the alias registered for the bean.

### getSource

    public final Object getSource()

  Description copied from interface: `BeanMetadataElement`
  Return the configuration source `Object` for this metadata element (may be `null`).

  Specified by:
    `getSource` in interface `BeanMetadataElement`

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