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#ifndef __com_sun_star_uno_XAdapter_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_uno_XAdapter_idl__

#ifndef __com_sun_star_uno_XInterface_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_uno_XReference_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/uno/XReference.idl>
#endif


//=============================================================================

 module com {  module sun {  module star {  module uno {

//=============================================================================

/** This is the server-side interface to a weak adapter.

    <p>The implementation of <type>XAdapter</type> must know
    but not hold the adapted object, because it must not
    affect the lifetime of the adapted object.

    </p>@see XWeak
        for description of concepts.
 */
published interface XAdapter: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{
    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    // DocMerge from xml: method com::sun::star::uno::XAdapter::queryAdapted
    /** queries the adapted object if it is alive.
     */
    com::sun::star::uno::XInterface queryAdapted();

    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    // DocMerge from xml: method com::sun::star::uno::XAdapter::addReference
    /** adds a reference to the adapter.



        <p>All added references are called when the adapted object dies.

        </p>
     */
    void addReference( [in] com::sun::star::uno::XReference xRef );

    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    // DocMerge from xml: method com::sun::star::uno::XAdapter::removeReference
    /** removes a reference from the adapter.
     */
    void removeReference( [in] com::sun::star::uno::XReference xRef );

};

//=============================================================================

}; }; }; };

/*=============================================================================

=============================================================================*/
#endif
