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+#ifndef __com_sun_star_form_component_HiddenControl_idl__
+#define __com_sun_star_form_component_HiddenControl_idl__
+
+#ifndef __com_sun_star_form_FormComponent_idl__
+#include <com/sun/star/form/FormComponent.idl>
+#endif
+
+
+//=============================================================================
+
+ module com {  module sun {  module star {  module form {  module component {
+
+//=============================================================================
+
+/** This service specifies the model of a hidden control.
+
+    <p>The only sense of a hidden control is to store data in the form which is
+    not visible to the user.</p>
+
+    <p>Usually, hidden controls are used in <type scope="com::sun::star::form::component">HTMLForm</type>s,
+    where they contain data which is to be submitted.<br/>
+    Nevertheless, you can use them in your own forms for storing any data, for instance
+    to evaluate it in some scripting macro.</p>
+ */
+published service HiddenControl
+{
+    service com::sun::star::form::FormComponent;
+
+    /** specifies the value of the component.
+     */
+    [property] string HiddenValue;
+
+};
+
+//=============================================================================
+
+}; }; }; }; };
+
+#endif