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020package org.apache.james.mime4j.dom;
021
022/**
023 * A body of an MIME entity (as defined in RFC 2045).
024 * <p/>
025 * A body can be a {@link Message}, a {@link Multipart} or a {@link SingleBody}.
026 * This interface should not be implemented directly by classes other than
027 * those.
028 */
029public interface Body extends Disposable {
030
031    /**
032     * Gets the parent of this body.
033     *
034     * @return the parent.
035     */
036    Entity getParent();
037
038    /**
039     * Sets the parent of this body.
040     *
041     * @param parent
042     *            the parent.
043     */
044    void setParent(Entity parent);
045
046}