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#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_XExactName_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_beans_XExactName_idl__

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


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

module com {  module sun {  module star {  module beans {

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

/** provides a method of changing names for converting
    an approximate name to an existing name.

    <p> One field of application is the conversion of case-insensitive
    names to the existing names.  </p>

    <p>Example: A basic interpreter ignores the case of the names. So
    it must query the <type>XExactName</type> interface and then call
    the method. </p>

    @see com::sun::star::beans::XPropertySet
    @see com::sun::star::beans::XIntrospectionAccess
    @see com::sun::star::container::XNameAccess
 */
published interface XExactName: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{
    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    /** @returns
            the exact name for a given aprroximate name.

        <p>For example "getExactName" could be returned for "GETEXACTNAME"
        when "GETEXACTNAME" was used by a case insesitive scripting language. </p>
     */
    string getExactName( [in] string aApproximateName );

};

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

}; }; }; };

#endif
