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#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_XPropertyContainer_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_beans_XPropertyContainer_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

#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_PropertyExistException_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/beans/PropertyExistException.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_IllegalTypeException_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/beans/IllegalTypeException.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_UnknownPropertyException_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/beans/UnknownPropertyException.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_NotRemoveableException_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/beans/NotRemoveableException.idl>
#endif

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

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

module com {  module sun {  module star {  module beans {

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

/** makes it possible to add and remove properties to or from an object.

    <p>Some scripting engines cannot access properties directly when the
    property set is changed.  Please use <member>XPropertySet::getPropertyValue</member>
    etc. in this case. </p>
 */
published interface XPropertyContainer: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{
    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    /** adds a property to the object.

        @param aName
            specifies the name of the new property.

        @param xType
            specifies the type of the new property.

        @throws PropertyExistException
            if a property with the same name already exists.

        @throws IllegalTypeException
            if the specified type is not allowed.

        @see com::sun::star::beans::PropertyAttribute
     */
    void addProperty( [in] string Name,
                       [in] short Attributes,
                      [in] any DefaultValue )
            raises( com::sun::star::beans::PropertyExistException,
                    com::sun::star::beans::IllegalTypeException,
                    com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException );

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

    /** removes a property from the object.

        @param aName
            specified the name of the property.

        @throws UnknownPropertyException
            if the property does not exist.
     */
    void removeProperty( [in] string Name )
            raises( com::sun::star::beans::UnknownPropertyException,
                    com::sun::star::beans::NotRemoveableException );
};

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

}; }; }; };

#endif
