pom.xml parent

The pom.xml parent element is used to specify the parent project of the current project. This element is used to inherit configuration, dependencies, and other settings from the parent project.

Here is an example of a pom.xml file with a parent element:

<project>
  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
  <groupId>com.example</groupId>
  <artifactId>my-project</artifactId>
  <version>1.0.0</version>
  <packaging>jar</packaging>
  <name>My Project</name>
  <parent>
    <groupId>com.example</groupId>
    <artifactId>parent-project</artifactId>
    <version>1.0.0</version>
  </parent>
</project>

In this example, the current project "my-project" has a parent project "parent-project" with a version of "1.0.0". This means that the current project will inherit configuration, dependencies, and other settings from the parent project.

The parent project must be defined in the repository or local file system, and it must have a pom.xml file that defines the configuration and dependencies to be inherited.