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#ifndef __com_sun_star_reflection_XCompoundTypeDescription_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_reflection_XCompoundTypeDescription_idl__

#ifndef __com_sun_star_reflection_XTypeDescription_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/reflection/XTypeDescription.idl>
#endif


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

 module com {  module sun {  module star {  module reflection {

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

/** Reflects a compound type, i.e. a struct or exception.

    <p>For struct types, this type is superseded by
    <type>XStructTypeDescription</type>, which supports polymorphic struct
    types.</p>
*/
published interface XCompoundTypeDescription: com::sun::star::reflection::XTypeDescription
{
    /** Returns the type of the base type of the compound type.
        If the compound does not have a base type, the method returns a null interface.

        @return
                base interface or null
    */
    com::sun::star::reflection::XTypeDescription getBaseType();

    /** Returns the member types of the struct/exception in IDL declaration order.

        <p>For a polymorphic struct type template, a member of parameterized
        type is represented by an instance of
        <type scope="com::sun::star::reflection::">XTypeDescription</type> whose
        type class is <code>UNKNOWN</code> and whose name is the name of the
        type parameter.</p>

        @return
                members of struct/exception
    */
    sequence<com::sun::star::reflection::XTypeDescription> getMemberTypes();

    /** Returns the member names of the struct/exception in IDL declaration order.

        @return
                members names of struct/exception
    */
    sequence<string> getMemberNames();
};

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

}; }; }; };

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

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