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## getNavigationalPropertyForRelation() function

Checks and return navigational property definition for the relation

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
export declare function getNavigationalPropertyForRelation(relMeta: RelationMetadata, targetRef: JSONSchema): JSONSchema;
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  relMeta | <code>RelationMetadata</code> | Relation metadata object |
|  targetRef | <code>JSONSchema</code> | Schema definition for the target model |

<b>Returns:</b>

`JSONSchema`