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diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/configuration/HierarchyAccess.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/configuration/HierarchyAccess.idl new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..c09bbcb3ecd4 --- /dev/null +++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/configuration/HierarchyAccess.idl @@ -0,0 +1,190 @@ +/************************************************************************* + * + * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER. + * + * Copyright 2008 by Sun Microsystems, Inc. + * + * OpenOffice.org - a multi-platform office productivity suite + * + * $RCSfile: HierarchyAccess.idl,v $ + * $Revision: 1.9 $ + * + * This file is part of OpenOffice.org. + * + * OpenOffice.org is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify + * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 3 + * only, as published by the Free Software Foundation. + * + * OpenOffice.org is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, + * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 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If not, see + * <http://www.openoffice.org/license.html> + * for a copy of the LGPLv3 License. + * + ************************************************************************/ +#ifndef __com_sun_star_configuration_HierarchyAccess_idl__ +#define __com_sun_star_configuration_HierarchyAccess_idl__ + +#ifndef __com_sun_star_container_XNameAccess_idl__ +#include <com/sun/star/container/XNameAccess.idl> +#endif + +#ifndef __com_sun_star_container_XHierarchicalNameAccess_idl__ +#include <com/sun/star/container/XHierarchicalNameAccess.idl> +#endif + +#ifndef __com_sun_star_container_XContainer_idl__ +#include <com/sun/star/container/XContainer.idl> +#endif + +#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_XExactName_idl__ +#include <com/sun/star/beans/XExactName.idl> +#endif + +#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_XPropertySetInfo_idl__ +#include <com/sun/star/beans/XPropertySetInfo.idl> +#endif + +#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_XPropertyState_idl__ +#include <com/sun/star/beans/XPropertyState.idl> +#endif + +#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_XMultiPropertyState_idl__ +#include <com/sun/star/beans/XMultiPropertyStates.idl> +#endif + +//============================================================================= + +module com { module sun { module star { module configuration { + +//============================================================================= +/** provides access to a hierarchy of descendant elements. + + <p>Subnodes are accessed by their name. Values that are direct or indirect + descendants of this tree node can be retrieved. Non-value subnodes can be + navigated using container interfaces. + Other interfaces provide access to information about this node. + Changes to values in the subtree can be monitored by event listeners. + </p> + + <p>Elements of this container that are not simple values + are similar containers themselves, thus (recursively) forming a + hierarchical tree. + </p> + + <p>Implementations of this service usually also implement + service <type>HierarchyElement</type>, which concerns the complementary role + of being accessible as an element of the hierarchy. + </p> +*/ +published service HierarchyAccess +{ +/** allows access to immediate children of this node. + + <p><member scope="com::sun::star::container">XNameAccess::getByName()</member> + returns an <atom>any</atom> holding either a simple value or an interface + on another HierarchyAccess if the child is not a simple value. + </p> +*/ + interface com::sun::star::container::XNameAccess; + +/** allows access to all descendants of this node + + <p><member scope="com::sun::star::container">XHierarchicalNameAccess::getByHierarchicalName()</member> + returns an <atom>any</atom> holding either a simple value or an interface + on another HierarchyAccess if the descendant is not a simple value. + </p> +*/ + interface com::sun::star::container::XHierarchicalNameAccess; + +/** allows attaching listeners to this node to monitor changes to immediate child nodes. +*/ + interface com::sun::star::container::XContainer; + +/** provides support for inexact names. + <p>Exact names can be obtained for simple or hierarchical names for use in + <type scope="com::sun::star::container">XNameAccess</type>, + <type scope="com::sun::star::container">XHierarchicalNameAccess</type>, + <type scope="com::sun::star::beans">XPropertySet</type> or + any other interfaces that allow access to or manipulation of subnodes + selected by name or hierarchical name. + </p> + <p>If an inexact name could be matched to either a simple or a hierachical + name, the simple (immediate child) name is preferred. + </p> +*/ + interface com::sun::star::beans::XExactName; + +/** provides information about immediate children of this node. [optional] + + <p>This interface may be missing, if the hierarchy supports no traits that are + described by <type scope="com::sun::star::beans">PropertyAttribute</type> + values or if the same information is available by other means, + e.g. if the implementation supports + <member scope="com::sun::star::beans">XPropertySet::getPropertySetInfo()</member>. + </p> + + <p>If a child of this node is an object that implements + <type scope="com::sun::star::beans">XProperty</type>, then this implementation + returns the same <type scope="com::sun::star::beans">Property</type> for that + child as the child itself. + </p> +*/ + [optional] interface com::sun::star::beans::XPropertySetInfo; + +/** provides access to the state of child elements of an implementation. [optional] + + <p>This interface may be missing if the hierarchy (or a hierarchy fragment + that contains this implementation as element) does not support default values or + if the node does not support accessing the default state of individual children. + </p> + + <p>If elements that are not simple values, but objects themselves, support + a default state (as indicated by + <const scope="com::sun::star::beans">PropertyAttribute::MAYBEDEFAULT</const>), + they should implement + <type scope="com::sun::star::beans">XPropertyWithState</type>, in which case + the <type scope="com::sun::star::beans">PropertyState</type> applies to all + their children and recursively to all descendants. + </p> + + <p>If an implementation is part of a <em>read-only</em> view of the hierarchy, + attempts to change property states will fail. + </p> +*/ + [optional] interface com::sun::star::beans::XPropertyState; + +/** provides access to the states of multiple child elements of + an implementation. [optional] + + <p>This interface may be missing if the hierarchy (or a hierarchy fragment + that contains this implementation as element) does not support default values + if the node does not support accessing the default state of individual children. + </p> + + <p>If elements that are not simple values, but objects themselves, support + a default state (as indicated by + <const scope="com::sun::star::beans">PropertyAttribute::MAYBEDEFAULT</const>), + they should implement + <type scope="com::sun::star::beans">XPropertyWithState</type>, in which case + the <type scope="com::sun::star::beans">PropertyState</type> applies to all + their children and recursively to all descendants. + </p> + + <p>If an implementation is part of a <em>read-only</em> view of the hierarchy, + attempts to change property states will fail. + </p> +*/ + [optional] interface com::sun::star::beans::XMultiPropertyStates; +}; + +//============================================================================= + +}; }; }; }; + +#endif |