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+#ifndef __com_sun_star_util_XChainable_idl__
+#define __com_sun_star_util_XChainable_idl__
+
+#ifndef __com_sun_star_uno_XInterface_idl__
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.idl>
+#endif
+
+#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_IllegalArgumentException_idl__
+#include <com/sun/star/lang/IllegalArgumentException.idl>
+#endif
+
+
+//=============================================================================
+
+module com {  module sun {  module star {  module util {
+
+//=============================================================================
+
+/** enables the object to be a member of a chain.
+ */
+published interface XChainable: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
+{
+    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    /** @returns
+                the previous object in this chain or NULL, if this is the first
+                object of this chain.
+     */
+    com::sun::star::util::XChainable getPredecessor();
+
+    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    /** @returns
+                the next object in this chain or NULL, if this is the last
+                object in this chain.
+     */
+    com::sun::star::util::XChainable getSuccessor();
+
+    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    /** connects the specified object to this object as the successor in a chain.
+
+        <p>This implies that this object will become the predecessor of
+        <var>xChainable</var>.  </p>
+     */
+    void setSuccessor( [in] com::sun::star::util::XChainable xChainable )
+            raises( com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException );
+
+    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    /** checks if the specified object can be linked to this.
+     */
+    boolean isChainable( [in] com::sun::star::util::XChainable xChainable );
+
+};
+
+//=============================================================================
+
+}; }; }; };
+
+#endif