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+#ifndef __com_sun_star_container_XEnumerableMap_idl__ +#define __com_sun_star_container_XEnumerableMap_idl__ + +#include <com/sun/star/container/XMap.idl> +#include <com/sun/star/container/XEnumeration.idl> +#include <com/sun/star/lang/NoSupportException.idl> + +//============================================================================= + +module com { module sun { module star { module container { + +//============================================================================= + +/** extends <type>XMap</type> with enumeration capabilities. + + <p>No assumption should be made about the ordering of the elements returned by the various enumerators. + In particular, you cannot assume the elements are returned in the same order as they were inserted. Also, + you should not expect the <code>XMap</code> implementation to make use of a possibly existing strict ordering + defined on the domain of all possible key values.</p> + + <p>You can create enumerators for the keys of the map, its values, and its key-value pairs.</p> + + <p>In all cases, you can create an <em>isolated</em> enumerator, which works on a copy of the + map's content. Such an iterator is not affected by changes done to the map after creation of + the enumerator.</p> + + <p>On the contrary, an enumerator which is <em>non-isolated</em> works directly on the map data. + This is less expensive than an <em>isolated</em> enumerator, but means that changes to the map while + an enumeration is running potentially invalidate your enumerator. The concrete behavior in this + case is undefined, it's up to the service implementing the <code>XEnumerableMap</code> interface + to specify it in more detail.</p> + + <p>Implementations of this interface might decide to support only <em>isolated</em> enumerators, or + only <em>non-isolated</em> enumerators. Again, it's up to the service to specify this. Requesting an + enumerator type which is not supported will generally result in an <type scope="com::sun::star::lang">NoSupportException</type> + being thrown.</p> + */ +interface XEnumerableMap : XMap +{ + /** creates a enumerator for the keys of the map + + @param Isolated + controls whether the newly create enumerator should be isolated from the map. + + @throws ::com::sun::star::lang::NoSupportException + if the specified enumerator method is not supported by the implementation. + */ + XEnumeration createKeyEnumeration( [in] boolean Isolated ) + raises ( ::com::sun::star::lang::NoSupportException ); + + /** creates a enumerator for the values of the map + + @param Isolated + controls whether the newly create enumerator should be isolated from the map. + + @throws ::com::sun::star::lang::NoSupportException + if the specified enumerator method is not supported by the implementation. + */ + XEnumeration createValueEnumeration( [in] boolean Isolated ) + raises ( ::com::sun::star::lang::NoSupportException ); + + /** creates a enumerator for the key-value pairs of the map + + <p>The elements returned by the enumerator are instances of <type scope="com::sun::star::beans">Pair</type>, + holding the key-value-pairs which are part of the map.</p> + + @param Isolated + controls whether the newly create enumerator should be isolated from the map. + + @throws ::com::sun::star::lang::NoSupportException + if the specified enumerator method is not supported by the implementation. + */ + XEnumeration createElementEnumeration( [in] boolean Isolated ) + raises ( ::com::sun::star::lang::NoSupportException ); +}; + +//============================================================================= + +}; }; }; }; + +//============================================================================= + +#endif |