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#ifndef __com_sun_star_ui_ActionTriggerContainer_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_ui_ActionTriggerContainer_idl__

#ifndef __com_sun_star_container_XIndexContainer_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/container/XIndexContainer.idl>
#endif
#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_XMultiServiceFactory_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/lang/XMultiServiceFactory.idl>
#endif
#ifndef __com_sun_star_container_XContainer_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/container/XContainer.idl>
#endif
#ifndef __com_sun_star_container_XEnumerationAccess_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/container/XEnumerationAccess.idl>
#endif

module com {  module sun {  module star {  module ui {


/** describes a container of user actions.

    <p>No assumption is made about any graphical representation:
    You could have a menu or a toolbox working with the same container
    describing their entries.</p>

	<p>Possible elements of the <service>ActionTriggerContainer</service> are
		<ul>
            <li><service>ActionTrigger</service> -
                        represents a simply clickable menu entry</li>
            <li><service>ActionTriggerSeparator</service> -
                        represents a separator between two entries<br/>
                 This entry type is of interest for components rendering a an
                 <service>ActionTriggerContainer</service>
             </li>
            <li><service>ActionTriggerContainer</service> -
                represents a sub container</li>
		</ul>
	</p>
*/
service ActionTriggerContainer
{
    /** provides access to the entries of a menu. The element type
     is <type scope="com::sun::star::beans">XPropertySet</type>.
     The property set contains attributes like CommandURL, HelpURL
     as defined in the service <type scope="com::sun::star::ui">ActionTrigger</type>
     and optional a <type scope="com::sun::star::ui">ActionTriggerContainer</type>.
     */

    interface ::com::sun::star::container::XIndexContainer;

    /** creates elements to be inserted into the container.
		<p>Usually, the <method>XMultiServiceFactory::getSupportedServiceNames</method>
        gives you a <service>ActionTrigger</service> and
        optionally <service>ActionTriggerContainer</service> and
        <service>ActionTriggerSeparator</service>

     .</p>
     */
    interface ::com::sun::star::lang::XMultiServiceFactory;

    /** allows to enumerate the elements of the container
	*/
    [optional] interface ::com::sun::star::container::XEnumerationAccess;

	/** allows foreign components to register themself as listener for the container
		structure.
	*/
	[optional] interface ::com::sun::star::container::XContainer;
};
}; }; }; };
#endif
