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+#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_XIntrospection_idl__
+#define __com_sun_star_beans_XIntrospection_idl__
+
+#ifndef __com_sun_star_uno_XInterface_idl__
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.idl>
+#endif
+
+#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_XIntrospectionAccess_idl__
+#include <com/sun/star/beans/XIntrospectionAccess.idl>
+#endif
+
+
+//=============================================================================
+
+ module com {  module sun {  module star {  module beans {
+
+//=============================================================================
+
+// DocMerge from xml: interface com::sun::star::beans::XIntrospection
+/** allows the inspection of an object's properties and methods.
+
+    <p><strong>Important note:</strong>An object can only be
+    inspected completely if it supports the <type scope=
+    "com::sun::star::lang">XTypeProvider</type> interface.</p>
+
+    <p>For details see method <member>XIntrospection::inspect</member>. </p>
+
+    @see XIntrospectionAccess
+ */
+published interface XIntrospection: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
+{
+    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    // DocMerge from xml: method com::sun::star::beans::XIntrospection::inspect
+    /** inspects the given object.
+
+        <p>It identifies all properties supported by the object
+        if they are represented in one of the following ways: </p>
+
+        <dl>
+            <dt>property set </dt>
+            <dd>If the object supports an <type>XPropertySet</type>
+                interface, all its properties are adopted.
+            </dd>
+
+            <dt>attributes </dt>
+            <dd>All of an object's attributes are considered as properties
+                with same name. If an attribute is read-only, the property
+                also is read-only.
+            </dd>
+
+            <dt>get/set methods </dt>
+            <dd>Every method <code>RetType getX()</code> defines a
+                property where "X" stands for the property name and
+                "RetType" for its type. The method must not have any
+                parameters, or there is no property access method
+                and "X" has no property.  If there is also a method
+                <code>void setX( [in] RetType )</code>, the property
+                "X" also allows write access; otherwise it is read-only.
+            </dd>
+
+            <dt> <strong>Important note:</strong></dt>
+            <dd>If an object implements <type scope="com::sun::star::container">XNameAccess</type>,
+                the items that can be accessed are not considered as properties
+                of the object and so are not included in the property list offered by
+                <member scope="com::sun::star::beans">XIntrospectionAccess::getProperties()</member>.
+                <type scope="com::sun::star::container">XNameAccess</type> items have to be
+                accessed separately by <member scope="com::sun::star::beans">XIntrospectionAccess::getNameAccess()</member>.
+            </dd>
+        </dl>
+
+        <p>In addition, the inspect method identifies all listener
+        access methods in the form <code>add...Listener</code>/
+        <code>remove...Listener</code> (except methods of interface
+        <type>XPropertySet</type>) where "..." stands for the listener type.
+        </p>
+
+        <p>Methods which do not belong to a property nor which represent
+        a listener access nor which are methods of <type>XPropertySet</type>,
+        <type scope="com::sun::star::container">XNameAccess</type>,
+        <type scope="com::sun::star::container">XIndexAccess</type>, or
+        <type scope="com::sun::star::container">XEnumerationAccess</type>, are considered to be normal
+        methods. </p>
+
+        @see XIntrospectionAccess
+     */
+    com::sun::star::beans::XIntrospectionAccess inspect( [in] any aObject );
+
+};
+
+//=============================================================================
+
+}; }; }; };
+
+#endif