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    017package org.apache.commons.configuration2.builder;
    018
    019import org.apache.commons.configuration2.tree.ExpressionEngine;
    020
    021/**
    022 * <p>
    023 * Definition of a parameters interface for hierarchical configurations.
    024 * </p>
    025 * <p>
    026 * This interface defines set methods for additional properties common to all hierarchical configurations.
    027 * </p>
    028 * <p>
    029 * <strong>Important note:</strong> This interface is not intended to be implemented by client code! It defines a set of
    030 * available properties and may be extended even in minor releases.
    031 * </p>
    032 *
    033 * @since 2.0
    034 * @param <T> the type of the result of all set methods for method chaining
    035 */
    036public interface HierarchicalBuilderProperties<T> {
    037    /**
    038     * Sets the {@code ExpressionEngine} to be used when querying the configuration.
    039     *
    040     * @param engine the {@code ExpressionEngine}
    041     * @return a reference to this object for method chaining
    042     */
    043    T setExpressionEngine(ExpressionEngine engine);
    044}