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#ifndef __com_sun_star_container_XElementAccess_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_container_XElementAccess_idl__

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

#ifndef __com_sun_star_reflection_XIdlClass_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/reflection/XIdlClass.idl>
#endif


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

module com {  module sun {  module star {  module container {

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

/** This is the base interface of all collection interfaces.
 */
published interface XElementAccess: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{
    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    /** @returns
            the type of the elements. <atom>void</atom> means that it is a
            multi-type container and you cannot determine the exact types
            with this interface.
     */
    type getElementType();

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

    /** @returns
            <TRUE/> if the object contain elements,
            otherwise <FALSE/>.
     */
    boolean hasElements();

};

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

}; }; }; };

#endif
