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#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_XPropertySet_idl__ 
#define __com_sun_star_beans_XPropertySet_idl__ 
 
#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.idl> 
 
#include <com/sun/star/beans/XPropertySetInfo.idl> 
 
#include <com/sun/star/beans/UnknownPropertyException.idl> 
 
#include <com/sun/star/beans/PropertyVetoException.idl> 
 
#include <com/sun/star/lang/IllegalArgumentException.idl> 
 
#include <com/sun/star/lang/WrappedTargetException.idl> 
 
#include <com/sun/star/beans/XPropertyChangeListener.idl> 
 
#include <com/sun/star/beans/XVetoableChangeListener.idl> 
 
 
//============================================================================= 
 
module com {  module sun {  module star {  module beans {  
 
//============================================================================= 
 
/** provides information about and access to the 
    properties from an implementation. 
    
    <p>There are three types of properties: </p>

    <ul>
        <li>bound properties </li>
        <li>constrained properties </li>
        <li>free properties </li>
    </ul>
    
    <p>You can listen to changes of bound properties with the 
    <type>XPropertyChangeListener</type> and you can veto changes 
    of constrained properties with the <type>XVetoableChangeListener</type>.  </p>

    <p>To implement inaccurate name access, you must support the 
    interface <type>XExactName</type>. </p>

    @see com::sun::star::beans::XExactName
 */
published interface XPropertySet: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{ 
    //------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     
    /** @returns  
            the <type>XPropertySetInfo</type> interface, which  
            describes all properties of the object which supplies this 
            interface. 
             
        @returns	 
            <const>NULL</const> if the implementation cannot or will  
            not provide information about the properties; otherwise the  
            interface <type>XPropertySetInfo</type> is returned.
     */
    com::sun::star::beans::XPropertySetInfo getPropertySetInfo(); 
 
    //------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     
    /** sets the value of the property with the specified name.
        
        <p>If it is a bound property the value will be changed before 
        the change event is fired.  If it is a constrained property 
        a vetoable event is fired before the property value can be
        changed.  </p>

        @throws com::sun::star::beans::PropertyVetoException
            if the property is read-only or vetoable
            and one of the listeners throws this exception
            because of an unaccepted new value.
     */
    void setPropertyValue( [in] string aPropertyName, 
             [in] any aValue ) 
            raises( com::sun::star::beans::UnknownPropertyException, 
                    com::sun::star::beans::PropertyVetoException, 
                    com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException, 
                    com::sun::star::lang::WrappedTargetException ); 
 
    //------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     
    /** @returns 
            the value of the property with the specified name. 
                 
        @param PropertyName	 
            This parameter specifies the name of the property. 
         
        @throws UnknownPropertyException	 
            if the property does not exist. 
                 
        @throws com::sun::star::lang::WrappedTargetException  
            if the implementation has an internal reason for the exception. 
            In this case the original exception is wrapped into that 
            <type scope="com::sun::star::lang">WrappedTargetException</type>.
     */
    any getPropertyValue( [in] string PropertyName ) 
            raises( com::sun::star::beans::UnknownPropertyException, 
                    com::sun::star::lang::WrappedTargetException ); 
 
    //------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     
    /** adds an <type>XPropertyChangeListener</type> to the specified property.
        
        <p>An empty name ("") registers the listener to all bound 
        properties. If the property is not bound, the behavior is 
        not specified.  </p>

        <p>It is suggested to allow multiple registration of the same listener,
        thus for each time a listener is added, it has to be removed.

        @see removePropertyChangeListener
     */
    void addPropertyChangeListener( [in] string aPropertyName, 
             [in] com::sun::star::beans::XPropertyChangeListener xListener ) 
            raises( com::sun::star::beans::UnknownPropertyException, 
                    com::sun::star::lang::WrappedTargetException ); 
 
    //------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     
    /** removes an <type>XPropertyChangeListener</type> from 
        the listener list.  
        
        <p>It is a "noop" if the listener is not registered.  </p>

        <p>It is suggested to allow multiple registration of the same listener,
        thus for each time a listener is added, it has to be removed.

        @see addPropertyChangeListener
     */
    void removePropertyChangeListener( [in] string aPropertyName, 
             [in] com::sun::star::beans::XPropertyChangeListener aListener ) 
            raises( com::sun::star::beans::UnknownPropertyException, 
                    com::sun::star::lang::WrappedTargetException ); 
 
    //------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     
    /** adds an <type>XVetoableChangeListener</type> to the specified 
        property with the name PropertyName.
        
        <p>An empty name ("") registers the listener to all 
        constrained properties. If the property is not constrained, 
        the behavior is not specified.  </p>

        @see removeVetoableChangeListener
     */
    void addVetoableChangeListener( [in] string PropertyName, 
             [in] com::sun::star::beans::XVetoableChangeListener aListener ) 
            raises( com::sun::star::beans::UnknownPropertyException, 
                    com::sun::star::lang::WrappedTargetException ); 
 
    //------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     
    /** removes an <type>XVetoableChangeListener</type> from the 
        listener list.
        
        <p>It is a "noop" if the listener is not registered.  </p>

        @see addVetoableChangeListener
     */
    void removeVetoableChangeListener( [in] string PropertyName, 
             [in] com::sun::star::beans::XVetoableChangeListener aListener ) 
            raises( com::sun::star::beans::UnknownPropertyException, 
                    com::sun::star::lang::WrappedTargetException ); 
 
}; 
 
//============================================================================= 
 
}; }; }; };  
 
#endif 
