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#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_XUnoTunnel_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_lang_XUnoTunnel_idl__

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



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

module com {  module sun {  module star {  module lang {

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

/** An interface to tunnel UNO. This means providing access to data or
    something else, which is not specified by UNO-IDL.

    @attention
    Restrictive useage.  Use only, if there is no better possibility left.
    It is definitely a hack.

    <p>
    Common usage:
    Getting a C++ object pointer in the same process, thus to use an
    implementation directly, most often because of a design flaw.
    </p>
*/
published interface XUnoTunnel: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{
    /** Call this method to get something which is not specified in UNO, e.g.
        an address to some C++ object.

        @attention
        The identifier specifies how the return value is to be reinterpreted.
        The identifier must be globally unique, because it is unknown where
        the implementation resides.

        @param aIdentifier
               identifier
        @return
                something
    */
    hyper getSomething( [in] sequence< byte > aIdentifier );
};

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

}; }; }; };

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

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