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#ifndef __com_sun_star_ui_UIElementSettings_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_ui_UIElementSettings_idl__

#ifndef __com_sun_star_container_XIndexAccess_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/container/XIndexAccess.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_XSingleComponentFactory_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/lang/XSingleComponentFactory.idl>
#endif

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

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

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

/**
    describes the internal structure of a configurable user interface element.
    
    <p>
    No assumption is made about any graphical representation:
    You could have a menu or a toolbar working with the same UIElementSettings 
    although limitations based on the real user interface element may be visible.
    </p>

    @since OOo 2.0.0
*/
service UIElementSettings
{
    /** provides access to the structure of the user interface element. 
    
        <p>
        The container contains the items of the user interface element. Every
        item is stored as a sequence of <type scope="com::sun::star::beans">PropertyValue</type>.
        The properties insides the sequence are defined by the service <type scope="com::sun::star::ui">ItemDescriptor</type>.
        It depends on the function which provides these service if the container is shareable read-only or exclusive writeable.

        @see com::sun::star::ui::ItemDescriptor
        @see com::sun::star::ui::ItemType
        @see com::sun::star::ui::ItemStyle
        </p>
    */
    interface ::com::sun::star::container::XIndexAccess;


    /** provides access to an optional factory interface to create sub container.
    
        <p>
        The factory should be used to create sub container within this user interface element settings. This interface is only
        available if the container is exclusive writable.
        </p>
    */
    [optional] interface ::com::sun::star::lang::XSingleComponentFactory;

    /** determine an optional user interface name of the user interface element.
        
        <p>
        A toolbar can show a its user interface name on the window title, when it is in floating mode.
        </p>
    */
    [optional, property] string UIName;
};

}; }; }; };

#endif
