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#ifndef __com_sun_star_reflection_XServiceTypeDescription2_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_reflection_XServiceTypeDescription2_idl__

#include "com/sun/star/reflection/XServiceTypeDescription.idl"

module com {  module sun {  module star {  module reflection {

interface XServiceConstructorDescription;
interface XTypeDescription;

/**
   Reflects a service, supporting single-interface&ndash;based services.

   <p>This type supersedes <type>XServiceTypeDescription</type>, which only
   supports obsolete, accumulation-based services.</p>

   @since OOo 2.0.0
 */
interface XServiceTypeDescription2: XServiceTypeDescription {
    /**
       Returns whether this object reflects a single-interface&ndash;based
       service.

       @return <TRUE/> if this object reflects a single-interface&ndash;based
           service, and <FALSE/> if this object reflects an obsolete,
           accumulation-based service
     */
    boolean isSingleInterfaceBased();

    /**
       Returns the interface type associated with the service.

       @return the reflection of the interface type associated with the service
           (of type <type
           scope="com::sun::star::reflection">XInterfaceTypeDescription</type>
           or, in case of a typedef, <type
           scope="com::sun::star::reflection">XIndirectTypeDescription</type>),
           for a single-interface&ndash;based service; for an obsolete,
           accumulation-based service, <NULL/> is returned
     */
    XTypeDescription getInterface();

    /**
       Returns the constructors of the service.

       @return the reflections of all constructors of the service, in no
           particular order
     */
    sequence<XServiceConstructorDescription> getConstructors();
};

}; }; }; };

#endif
