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#ifndef __com_sun_star_form_XGridColumnFactory_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_form_XGridColumnFactory_idl__

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

#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_XPropertySet_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/beans/XPropertySet.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_IllegalArgumentException_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/lang/IllegalArgumentException.idl>
#endif


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

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

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

/** allows to create columns to be added into a grid control model.

    <p>Grid columns (more precise: models of grid columns) are direct children of
    the grid control model they belong to. Grid columns can't be created on a global
    service factory, instead, you need to create them on the grid, where you want to
    insert them later on.</p>

    @see com::sun::star::form::component::GridControl
 */
published interface XGridColumnFactory: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{
    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    /** creates a new column object

        @param aColumnType
            the type of column to be created

        @returns
            the new column object

        @throws com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException
            if <arg>aColumnType</arg> is not available.
     */
    com::sun::star::beans::XPropertySet createColumn( [in] string aColumnType )
            raises( com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException );

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

    /** returns a list of available column types.

        @returns
            a list of column types.
     */
    sequence<string> getColumnTypes();
};

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

}; }; }; };

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

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