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package org.osgi.service.blueprint.reflect;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * A map-based value. This represented as a collection of entries (as it is done in the schema).
 *
 * A map is defined in the <code>map</code> element.
 *
 */
public interface MapMetadata extends NonNullMetadata {
	/**
	 * The key-type specified for map keys, or null if none given
	 *
	 * Defined in the <code>key-type</code> attribute.
	 * ### should we have getRuntimeKeyType?
	 */
	String getKeyTypeName();

    /**
     * The value-type specified for the array
     *
	 * ### should we have getRuntimeValueType?
     * The <code>value-type</code> attribute.
     */
	String getValueTypeName();

    /**
     * The of Metadata objects that describe the value.
     */
	List /*<MapEntry>*/ getEntries();
}
