1 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/jsf/plugins/org.eclipse.jst.jsf.core/src/org/eclipse/jst/jsf/designtime/internal/view/AbstractDTViewHandler.java b/jsf/plugins/org.eclipse.jst.jsf.core/src/org/eclipse/jst/jsf/designtime/internal/view/AbstractDTViewHandler.java
index bf38fe899..72bb2821d 100644
--- a/jsf/plugins/org.eclipse.jst.jsf.core/src/org/eclipse/jst/jsf/designtime/internal/view/AbstractDTViewHandler.java
+++ b/jsf/plugins/org.eclipse.jst.jsf.core/src/org/eclipse/jst/jsf/designtime/internal/view/AbstractDTViewHandler.java
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractDTViewHandler implements IDTViewHandler
 {
     private final AtomicBoolean _isDisposed    = new AtomicBoolean(false);
 
+    private AbstractDTViewHandler parent;
+
     /**
      * the path separator
      */
@@ -131,6 +133,21 @@ public abstract class AbstractDTViewHandler implements IDTViewHandler
     }
 
     /**
+     * @return the parent or null if there is no parent.  A handler may
+     * delegate to its parent if it has one or override behaviour itself.
+     */
+    public AbstractDTViewHandler getParent() {
+        return parent;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param parent
+     */
+    public void setParent(AbstractDTViewHandler parent) {
+        this.parent = parent;
+    }
+
+    /**
      * IMPORTANT: this method must not return null. All view creation will fail
      * for this handler when createVersionStamp() returns null. create() will
      * throw ViewHandlerException.