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#ifndef __com_sun_star_form_component_DatabasePatternField_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_form_component_DatabasePatternField_idl__

#ifndef __com_sun_star_form_component_PatternField_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/form/component/PatternField.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_form_DataAwareControlModel_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/form/DataAwareControlModel.idl>
#endif


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

 module com {  module sun {  module star {  module form {  module component {

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

/** This service specifies a data-aware control model for entering text which matches a specific
    pattern.
 */
published service DatabasePatternField
{
    service com::sun::star::form::component::PatternField;

    service com::sun::star::form::DataAwareControlModel;

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

    /** determines if an empty text should be treated as a <NULL/> value.

        <p>When the user enters text into a pattern field, and after this, the control
        content is to be committed into the database field the control is bound to,
        a decision must be made how to deal with empty strings.<br/>
        This is controlled by this property.</p>

        <p>If the property is set to <TRUE/>, and an empty text is to be commited, this is
        converted into <NULL/>, else it is written as empty string.</p>
     */
    [property] boolean ConvertEmptyToNull;

};

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

}; }; }; }; };

#endif
