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 package org.apache.commons.flatfile;

 /**

  * EntityCollection whose children are mapped to a name.

  * @version $Revision: 758023 $ $Date: 2009-03-24 16:09:19 -0500 (Tue, 24 Mar 2009) $

  */

 public interface NamedEntityCollection extends EntityCollection {

     /**

      * Learn whether this NamedEntityCollection has a child of the specified name.

      * @param name to find

      * @return boolean

      */

     boolean hasChild(String name);

     /**

      * Get the specified child.

      * @param name to find

      * @return Entity

      */

     Entity getChild(String name);

     /**

      * Get the child entities' names.

      * @return String[]

      */

     String[] getChildNames();

 }