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    017
    018    package org.apache.commons.configuration;
    019
    020    /**
    021     * A specialized hierarchical configuration class that is able to parse XML
    022     * documents.
    023     *
    024     * <p>The parsed document will be stored keeping its structure. The contained
    025     * properties can be accessed using all methods supported by the base class
    026     * {@code HierarchicalConfiguration}.
    027     *
    028     * @since commons-configuration 1.0
    029     *
    030     * @author J&ouml;rg Schaible
    031     * @version $Id: HierarchicalXMLConfiguration.java 1210002 2011-12-03 20:54:17Z oheger $
    032     * @deprecated This class is deprecated. Use {@code XMLConfiguration}
    033     * instead, which supports all features this class had offered before.
    034     */
    035    @Deprecated
    036    public class HierarchicalXMLConfiguration extends XMLConfiguration
    037    {
    038        /**
    039         * The serial version UID.
    040         */
    041        private static final long serialVersionUID = 5597530014798917521L;
    042    }