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020package org.apache.directory.api.dsmlv2.request;
021
022
023/**
024 * An abstract Asn1Object used to store the filter. A filter is seen as a tree
025 * with a root. This class does nothing, it's just the root of all the different
026 * filters.
027 * 
028 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
029 */
030public class Filter
031{
032    /** The parent Filter */
033    protected Filter parent;
034
035
036    /**
037     * Get the parent
038     * 
039     * @return Returns the parent.
040     */
041    public Filter getParent()
042    {
043        return parent;
044    }
045
046
047    /**
048     * Set the parent
049     * 
050     * @param parent The parent to set.
051     */
052    public void setParent( Filter parent )
053    {
054        this.parent = parent;
055    }
056}