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#ifndef __com_sun_star_sdbcx_Container_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_sdbcx_Container_idl__

 module com {  module sun {  module star {  module container {
 published interface XNameAccess;
 published interface XIndexAccess;
 published interface XEnumerationAccess;
};};};};

 module com {  module sun {  module star {  module util {
 published interface XRefreshable;
};};};};

 module com {  module sun {  module star {  module sdbcx {

 published interface XDataDescriptorFactory;
 published interface XAppend;
 published interface XDrop;


// DocMerge from xml: service com::sun::star::container::com::sun::star::util::com::sun::star::sdbcx::Container
/** describes every container which is used for data definition. Each
    container must support access to its elements by the element's name or
    by the element's position.

    <p>
    Simple enumeration must be supported as well.
    </p>
    <p>
    To reflect the changes with the underlying database, a refresh mechanism
    needs to be supported.
    </p>
    <p>
    A container may support the possibility to add new elements or to drop
    existing elements. Additions are always done by descriptors which define the
    properties of the new element.
    </p>
 */
published service Container
{
    // gives access to the elements by name.
    interface com::sun::star::container::XNameAccess;

    // gives access to the elements by index.
    interface com::sun::star::container::XIndexAccess;

    // used to create an enumeration of the elements.
    interface com::sun::star::container::XEnumerationAccess;


    // DocMerge from xml: service com::sun::star::container::com::sun::star::util::com::sun::star::sdbcx::Container: interface com::sun::star::util::XRefreshable
    /** is optional for implementation. Used to reflect changes.
     */
    [optional] interface com::sun::star::util::XRefreshable;

    // DocMerge from xml: service com::sun::star::container::com::sun::star::util::com::sun::star::sdbcx::Container: interface com::sun::star::container::com::sun::star::util::com::sun::star::sdbcx::XDataDescriptorFactory
    /** optional for implementation. Allows to create descriptor elements which then could be used to append new elements.
     */
    [optional] interface XDataDescriptorFactory;

    // DocMerge from xml: service com::sun::star::container::com::sun::star::util::com::sun::star::sdbcx::Container: interface com::sun::star::container::com::sun::star::util::com::sun::star::sdbcx::XAppend
    /** optional for implementation, provides the possibility of adding
                a new element to the container.
     */
    [optional] interface XAppend;

    // DocMerge from xml: service com::sun::star::container::com::sun::star::util::com::sun::star::sdbcx::Container: interface com::sun::star::container::com::sun::star::util::com::sun::star::sdbcx::XDrop
    /** optional for implementation, provides the possibility of dropping
                an element from the container.
     */
    [optional] interface XDrop;
};

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

}; }; }; };

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#endif
