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+#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_XTypeProvider_idl__
+#define __com_sun_star_lang_XTypeProvider_idl__
+
+#ifndef __com_sun_star_uno_XInterface_idl__
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.idl>
+#endif
+
+#ifndef __com_sun_star_reflection_XIdlClass_idl__
+#include <com/sun/star/reflection/XIdlClass.idl>
+#endif
+
+//=============================================================================
+
+module com {  module sun {  module star {  module lang {
+
+//=============================================================================
+
+/** interface to get information about the types
+    (usually interface types) supported by an object.
+ */
+published interface XTypeProvider: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
+{
+
+    /** returns
+        a sequence of all types (usually interface types) provided by the object.
+        Important: If the object aggregates other objects the sequence also has
+        to contain all types supported by the aggregated objects.
+     */
+    sequence<type> getTypes();
+
+
+    /** returns
+        a sequence of bytes with length > 0 that is used as an Id to distinguish
+        unambiguously between two sets of types, e.g. to realise hashing
+        functionality when the object is introspected. Two objects that return
+        the same UUID also have to return the same set of types in getTypes().
+
+        If a unique implementation Id cannot be provided this method has to return
+        an empty sequence.
+
+        Important: If the object aggregates other objects the UUID has to be unique
+        for the whole combination of objects.
+     */
+    sequence<byte> getImplementationId();
+};
+
+//=============================================================================
+
+}; }; }; };
+
+#endif
+
+