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17 using System.Collections.Generic;
19 namespace Apache.Arrow.Types
21 public abstract class NestedType : ArrowType
23 [Obsolete("Use `Fields` instead")]
24 public IReadOnlyList<Field> Children => Fields;
26 public IReadOnlyList<Field> Fields { get; }
28 protected NestedType(IReadOnlyList<Field> fields)
30 if (fields == null || fields.Count == 0)
32 throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(fields));
37 protected NestedType(Field field)
41 throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(field));
43 Fields = new Field[] { field };