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

#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_XConnectionPointContainer_idl__ 
#include <com/sun/star/lang/XConnectionPointContainer.idl> 
#endif 
 
#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_ListenerExistException_idl__ 
#include <com/sun/star/lang/ListenerExistException.idl> 
#endif 
 
#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_InvalidListenerException_idl__ 
#include <com/sun/star/lang/InvalidListenerException.idl> 
#endif 
 
 
//============================================================================= 
 
module com {  module sun {  module star {  module lang {  
 
//============================================================================= 
 
// DocMerge from idl: interface com::sun::star::lang::XConnectionPoint
/** supports connection points for connectable objects. 
		 
	<p>Connectable objects support the following features: </p>

	<ul> 
		<li>outgoing interfaces, such as event sets; </li>
		<li>the ability to enumerate the types of the outgoing interfaces; 
		<li>the ability to connect and disconnect sinks to the object 
			for those outgoing types; </li>
		<li>the ability to enumerate the connections that exist to a 
			particular outgoing interface.  </li>
	</ul> 
	 
	<h4>When to Implement?<h4> 
	 
	<p>To create a connectable object, you need to implement objects  
	that provide two related interfaces: </p>

	<ul> 
		<li><type>XConnectionPointContainer</type> </li>
		<li><type>XConnectionPoint</type> </li>
	</ul> 
	 
	<p>The <type>XConnectionPointContainer</type> interface is implemented  
	on the connectable object to indicate the existence of the outgoing 
	interfaces. It provides a sequence of sub-objects.  It also provides  
	access to all the connection point sub-objects, each of which  
	implements the <type>XConnectionPoint</type> interface. The  
	<type>XConnectionPoint</type> interface provides a sequence of  
	sub-objects.  </p>
	 
	<p>Each connection point is a separate sub-object to avoid circular  
	reference counting problems.  A connection point controls how many  
	connections (one or more) it will allow in its implementation of  
	<member>XConnectionPoint::advise()</member>.  </p>
	 
	<h4>When to use?</h4> 
	 
	<p>A client can use the <type>XConnectionPointContainer</type> interface: </p>

	<UL> 

		<LI>to get a sequence of connection points for each outgoing type. </LI>
		 
		<LI>to obtain access to connection point sub-objects with the  
			<type>XConnectionPoint</type> interface for each 
			outgoing type. Through the XConnectionPoint interface, 
			a client starts or terminates an advisory loop with the 
			connectable object and the client's own sink.  The 
			client can also use the <type>XConnectionPoint</type> 
			interface to get a sequence of the connections that it 
			knows about. </LI>
	</UL> 
	 
	@see		XConnectionPointContainer
 */
published interface XConnectionPoint: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{ 
	//------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
	 
	// DocMerge from idl: method com::sun::star::lang::XConnectionPoint::getConnectionType
	/** @returns  
				the type of the outgoing interface managed by this 
				connection point. 
				 
		<p>Using the <member>XConnectionPointContainer::getConnectionPoints</member>  
		method, a client can obtain an <type>XConnectionPoint</type> 
		interface.  Using that interface and this method, the client 
		can determine the type of each connection point enumerated. The 
		type returned from this method must enable the caller to access 
		this same connection point through 
		<member>XConnectionPointContainer::findConnectionPoint</member>. 
		 
		@see XConnectionPointContainer::findConnectionPoint
	 */
	type getConnectionType(); 
 
	//------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
	 
	// DocMerge from idl: method com::sun::star::lang::XConnectionPoint::getConnectionPointContainer
	/** @returns  
			the <type>XConnectionPointContainer</type> interface on  
			the parent connectable object. 
			 
		@see XConnectionPointContainer
	 */
	com::sun::star::lang::XConnectionPointContainer getConnectionPointContainer(); 
 
	//------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
	 
	// DocMerge from idl: method com::sun::star::lang::XConnectionPoint::advise
	/** creates a connection between a connection point and a 
		client's sink, where the sink implements the outgoing interface 
		supported by this connection point. 
				 
		<p>A few <code>add...Listener</code> methods need additional parameters 
		to add listeners or throw exceptions. One of these methods is  
		<member scope="com::sun::star::beans">XPropertySet::addPropertyChangeListener</member>. 
		We ignore the problem in this interface. A solution must be provided  
		in an additional <type>XConnectionPoint</type> interface.  </p>
		 
		@param xListener	 
			specifies the listener interface on the client's advise sink.  
			The client's sink receives outgoing calls from the  
			connection point container. 
			 
		@throws ListenerExistException	 
			if it is a unicast broadcaster and a listener is already set. 
			 
		@throws InvalidListenerException	 
			if the listener does not supply the needed interfaces. 
			 
		@see com::sun::star::beans::XPropertySet::addPropertyChangeListener
	 */
	void advise( [in] com::sun::star::uno::XInterface xListener ) 
			raises( com::sun::star::lang::ListenerExistException, 
					com::sun::star::lang::InvalidListenerException ); 
 
	//------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
	 
	// DocMerge from idl: method com::sun::star::lang::XConnectionPoint::unadvise
	/** terminates a notification previously set up with advise. 
				 
		<p>A few <code>remove...Listener</code> methods need additional  
		parameters to add listeners or throw exceptions. One of these methods  
		is <member scope="com::sun::star::beans">XPropertySet::removePropertyChangeListener</member>. 
		We ignore the problem in this interface. A solution must be  
		provided in an additional <type>XConnectionPoint</type> interface.  </p>
		 
		@param listener 
			specifies the listener interface on the client's advise sink. 
		 
		@see com::sun::star::beans::XPropertySet::removePropertyChangeListener
	 */
	void unadvise( [in] com::sun::star::uno::XInterface xListener ); 
 
	//------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
	 
	// DocMerge from idl: method com::sun::star::lang::XConnectionPoint::getConnections
	/** @returns 
				a sequence of all currently advised connections.
	 */
	sequence<com::sun::star::uno::XInterface> getConnections(); 
 
}; 
 
//============================================================================= 
 
}; }; }; };  
 
#endif 
