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#ifndef __com_sun_star_sdbcx_Container_idl__ 
#define __com_sun_star_sdbcx_Container_idl__ 
 
 module com {  module sun {  module star {  module container { 
 published interface XNameAccess; 
 published interface XIndexAccess; 
 published interface XEnumerationAccess; 
};};};}; 
 
 module com {  module sun {  module star {  module util { 
 published interface XRefreshable; 
};};};}; 
 
 module com {  module sun {  module star {  module sdbcx { 
 
 published interface XDataDescriptorFactory; 
 published interface XAppend; 
 published interface XDrop; 
 
 
// DocMerge from xml: service com::sun::star::container::com::sun::star::util::com::sun::star::sdbcx::Container
/** describes every container which is used for data definition. Each
	container must support access to its elements by the element's name or
	by the element's position.	
	
	<p>
	Simple enumeration must be supported as well.
	</p>
	<p>
	To reflect the changes with the underlying database, a refresh mechanism
	needs to be supported.
	</p>
	<p>
	A container may support the possibility to add new elements or to drop
	existing elements. Additions are always done by descriptors which define the
	properties of the new element.
	</p>
 */
published service Container
{ 
	// gives access to the elements by name.
	interface com::sun::star::container::XNameAccess; 
	
	// gives access to the elements by index.
	interface com::sun::star::container::XIndexAccess; 
	
	// used to create an enumeration of the elements.
	interface com::sun::star::container::XEnumerationAccess; 
 
	 
	// DocMerge from xml: service com::sun::star::container::com::sun::star::util::com::sun::star::sdbcx::Container: interface com::sun::star::util::XRefreshable
	/** is optional for implementation. Used to reflect changes. 
	 */
	[optional] interface com::sun::star::util::XRefreshable; 
	 
	// DocMerge from xml: service com::sun::star::container::com::sun::star::util::com::sun::star::sdbcx::Container: interface com::sun::star::container::com::sun::star::util::com::sun::star::sdbcx::XDataDescriptorFactory
	/** optional for implementation. Allows to create descriptor elements which then could be used to append new elements.
	 */
	[optional] interface XDataDescriptorFactory; 
	 
	// DocMerge from xml: service com::sun::star::container::com::sun::star::util::com::sun::star::sdbcx::Container: interface com::sun::star::container::com::sun::star::util::com::sun::star::sdbcx::XAppend
	/** optional for implementation, provides the possibility of adding 
				a new element to the container.
	 */
	[optional] interface XAppend; 
	 
	// DocMerge from xml: service com::sun::star::container::com::sun::star::util::com::sun::star::sdbcx::Container: interface com::sun::star::container::com::sun::star::util::com::sun::star::sdbcx::XDrop
	/** optional for implementation, provides the possibility of dropping 
				an element from the container.
	 */
	[optional] interface XDrop; 
}; 
 
//============================================================================= 
 
}; }; }; }; 
 
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#endif 
