code: public Type getParentType()
      {
          Type ret = null;
          if (this.parentTypeId != null && this.parentTypeId != 0) {
              try {
                  ret = Type.get(this.parentTypeId);
              } catch (final CacheReloadException e) {
                  Type.LOG.error("Could not read parentType for id: {}", this.parentTypeId);
              }
          }
          return ret;
      }
docs: This is the getter method for instance variable {@link #parentType}.
  
  @return value of instance variable {@link #parentType}
  @see #parentType
  @see #setParentType