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package org.apache.olingo.odata2.api.edm;
import java.util.List;
/**
* @org.apache.olingo.odata2.DoNotImplement
* EdmStructuralType is the base for a complex type or an entity type.
* <p>Complex types and entity types are described in the Conceptual Schema Definition of the OData protocol.
*
*/
public interface EdmStructuralType extends EdmMappable, EdmType, EdmAnnotatable {
/**
* Get property by name
* @param name
* @return simple or complex property as {@link EdmTyped}
* @throws EdmException
*/
EdmTyped getProperty(String name) throws EdmException;
/**
* Get all property names
*
* @return property names as type List<String>
* @throws EdmException
*/
List<String> getPropertyNames() throws EdmException;
/**
* Base types are described in the OData protocol specification.
*
* @return {@link EdmStructuralType}
* @throws EdmException
*/
EdmStructuralType getBaseType() throws EdmException;
}