Package org.apache.commons.configuration2.builder

## Interface HierarchicalBuilderProperties<T>

- Type Parameters:
    `T` - the type of the result of all set methods for method chaining
  All Known Subinterfaces:
    `HierarchicalBuilderParameters`, `INIBuilderParameters`, `XMLBuilderParameters`
  All Known Implementing Classes:
    `HierarchicalBuilderParametersImpl`, `INIBuilderParametersImpl`, `XMLBuilderParametersImpl`

      public interface HierarchicalBuilderProperties<T>

  Definition of a parameters interface for hierarchical configurations.

  This interface defines set methods for additional properties common to all hierarchical configurations.

  Important note: This interface is not intended to be implemented by client code! It defines a set of available properties and may be extended even in minor releases.

  Since:
    2.0

- - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `T` | `setExpressionEngine​(ExpressionEngine engine)` | Sets the `ExpressionEngine` to be used when querying the configuration.

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### setExpressionEngine

          T setExpressionEngine​(ExpressionEngine engine)

      Sets the `ExpressionEngine` to be used when querying the configuration.
      Parameters:
        `engine` - the `ExpressionEngine`
      Returns:
        a reference to this object for method chaining