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package org.apache.olingo.ext.proxy.api;

public interface CollectionQuery<CT extends CollectionQuery<?>> extends CommonQuery {

  /**
   * Sets the maximum number of results to retrieve (<tt>$top</tt>).
   *
   * @param top maximum number of results to retrieve
   * @return the same query instance.
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the argument is negative
   */
  CT top(int top) throws IllegalArgumentException;

  /**
   * Sets the position of the first result to retrieve (<tt>$skip</tt>).
   *
   * @param skip position of the first result, numbered from 0
   * @return the same query instance.
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the argument is negative
   */
  CT skip(int skip) throws IllegalArgumentException;
}
