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+#ifndef __com_sun_star_inspection_XObjectInspectorUI_idl__
+#define __com_sun_star_inspection_XObjectInspectorUI_idl__
+
+#ifndef __com_sun_star_inspection_XPropertyControl_idl__
+#include <com/sun/star/inspection/XPropertyControl.idl>
+#endif
+#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_Optional_idl__
+#include <com/sun/star/beans/Optional.idl>
+#endif
+#ifndef __com_sun_star_container_NoSuchElementException_idl__
+#include <com/sun/star/container/NoSuchElementException.idl>
+#endif
+#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_NoSupportException_idl__
+#include <com/sun/star/lang/NoSupportException.idl>
+#endif
+
+//=============================================================================
+module com { module sun { module star { module inspection {
+
+interface XPropertyControlObserver;
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+/** grants access to certain aspects of the user interface of an object
+ inspector
+
+ <p>This interface is used as callback for <type>XPropertyHandler</type>s.</p>
+
+ <p>As a consequence, methods operating on the UI for a property, and taking the name of this property,
+ are tolerant against properties which do not exist. For instance, if a property handler tries to
+ disable the UI for property <code>Foo</code>, but another handler has superseded this property, then
+ the <type>ObjectInspector</type> will not <em>have</em> any UI for it. In this case, the call to
+ <code>enablePropertyUI( "Foo" )</code> will simply be ignored.</p>
+
+ @since OOo 2.0.3
+*/
+interface XObjectInspectorUI
+{
+ /** enables or disables all components belonging to the UI representation of a property
+
+ <p>This is usually used by an <type>XPropertyHandler</type> if it handles properties,
+ where one does only make sense if another one has a certain value.</p>
+
+ @param PropertyName
+ denotes the name of the property whose UI is to be enabled or disabled.
+ @param Enable
+ <TRUE/> if and only if the UI should be disabled, <FALSE/> otherwise.
+ */
+ void enablePropertyUI( [in] string PropertyName, [in] boolean Enable );
+
+ /** enables or disables the single elements which can be part of the UI representation of a property
+
+ <p>Note that the complete UI for the property must be enabled in order for these settings to
+ be evaluated. That is, <member>enablePropertyUIElements</member> does not have any effect if
+ somebody previously disabled the complete UI for this property with <member>enablePropertyUI</member>.</p>
+
+ @param PropertyName
+ the name of the property whose user interface elements are to be enabled or disabled
+
+ @param Elements
+ a combination of <type>PropertyLineElement</type> flags specifying which elements are to be
+ enabled or disabled.<br/>
+ Note that if you don't set a particular bit here (say, <member>PropertyLineElement::PrimaryButton</member>),
+ this does mean that this element's state is not affected by the call - it does
+ <em>not</em> mean that it is disabled.
+ @param Enable
+ <TRUE/> if the elements denoted by <arg>_nElements</arg> should be enabled, <FALSE/> if
+ they should be disabled.
+ */
+ void enablePropertyUIElements(
+ [in] string PropertyName,
+ [in] short Elements,
+ [in] boolean Enable
+ );
+
+ /** completely rebuilds the UI for the given property.
+
+ <p>This method might be used by an <type>XPropertyHandler</type> if it wants to change the type
+ of control (see <type>PropertyControlType</type>) used to display a certain property.</p>
+
+ <p>The object inspector will then call describePropertyLine again, and update its UI accordingly.</p>
+
+ <p>Note that the property whose UI should be rebuilt must not necessarily be (though usually <em>is</em>)
+ in the responsibility of the handler which calls this method. The object inspector will look up the
+ handler with the responsibility for <arg>PropertyName</arg> and call its
+ <member>XPropertyHandler::describePropertyLine</member></p>
+
+ @param PropertyName
+ the name of the property whose UI is to be completely rebuilt.
+ */
+ void rebuildPropertyUI( [in] string PropertyName );
+
+ /** shows the UI for a given property
+
+ @param PropertyName
+ the name of the property whose UI is to be shown
+ */
+ void showPropertyUI( [in] string PropertyName );
+
+ /** hides the UI for a given property
+
+ @param PropertyName
+ the name of the property whose UI is to be hidden
+ */
+ void hidePropertyUI( [in] string PropertyName );
+
+ /** shows or hides all properties belonging to a given category
+ @see LineDescriptor::Category
+ @see XObjectInspectorModel::describeCategories
+ */
+ void showCategory( [in] string Category, [in] boolean Show );
+
+ /** retrieves the control currently used to display a given property
+
+ @param PropertyName
+ the name of the property whose control should be retrieved
+
+ @return
+ the <type>XPropertyControl</type> representing the given property, or <NULL/>
+ if there is no such property control.
+ */
+ XPropertyControl
+ getPropertyControl( [in] string PropertyName );
+
+ /** registers an observer for all property controls
+
+ <p>The given XPropertyControlObserver will be notified of all changes
+ in all property controls.</p>
+
+ @see revokeControlObserver
+
+ @since OOo 2.2
+ */
+ void registerControlObserver( [in] XPropertyControlObserver Observer );
+
+ /** revokes a previously registered control observer
+
+ @see registerControlObserver
+
+ @since OOo 2.2
+ */
+ void revokeControlObserver( [in] XPropertyControlObserver Observer );
+
+ /** sets the text of the help section, if the object inspector contains
+ one.
+
+ @throws NoSupportException
+ if the <member>XObjectInspectorModel::HasHelpSection</member> property
+ requires the help section to be unavailable.
+
+ @since OOo 2.2
+ */
+ void setHelpSectionText( [in] string HelpText )
+ raises ( ::com::sun::star::lang::NoSupportException );
+};
+
+//=============================================================================
+
+}; }; }; };
+
+#endif
+