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package com.sap.core.odata.api.uri.expression;
import com.sap.core.odata.api.edm.EdmTyped;
/**
* Represents a property expression in the expression tree returned by the methods:
* <li>{@link com.sap.core.odata.api.uri.UriParser#parseFilterString(com.sap.core.odata.api.edm.EdmEntityType, String)}</li>
* <li>{@link com.sap.core.odata.api.uri.UriParser#parseOrderByString(com.sap.core.odata.api.edm.EdmEntityType, String)}</li>
* <br>
* <br>
* <p>A property expression node is inserted in the expression tree for any property.
* If an EDM is available during parsing the property is automatically verified
* against the EDM.
* <br>
* <br>
* @author SAP AG
*/
public interface PropertyExpression extends CommonExpression {
/**
* @return the property name as used in the EDM
*/
public String getPropertyName();
/**
* @return Returns the EDM property matching the property name used in the expression String.
* This may be an instance of EdmProperty or EdmNavigationProperty
* @see EdmTyped
*/
public EdmTyped getEdmProperty();
}