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#ifndef __com_sun_star_container_Map_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_container_Map_idl__

#include <com/sun/star/beans/IllegalTypeException.idl>
#include <com/sun/star/beans/Pair.idl>
#include <com/sun/star/container/XEnumerableMap.idl>

//=============================================================================

module com { module sun { module star { module container { 

//=============================================================================

/** provides a default <type>XEnumerableMap</type> implementation

    <p>For the keys put into the map using <member>XMap::put</member> or <member>createImmutable</member>,
    the following rules apply:
    <a name="keyrules"></a>
    <ul><li>A <VOID/> key is not allowed.</li>
        <li>If the key type is <code>BOOLEAN</code>, <code>CHAR</code>, <code>FLOAT</code>, <code>DOUBLE</code>,
            <code>STRING</code>, <code>TYPE</code>, or <code>UNSIGNED HYPER</code>, then only keys of exactly this
            type are accepted.</li>
        <li>If the key type is <code>DOUBLE</code> or <code>FLOAT</code>, then <code>Double.NaN</code> respectively
            <code>Float.NaN</code> is not accepted as key.</li>
        <li>If the key type's class is <member scope="com::sun::star::uno">TypeClass::ENUM</member>, then only keys
            of exactly this type are accepted.</li>
        <li>If the key type is any of <code>BYTE</code>, <code>SHORT</code>, <code>UNSIGNED SHORT</code>,
            <code>LONG</code>, <code>UNSIGNED LONG</code>, or <code>HYPER</code>, then all keys which can losslessly
            be converted to this type (possibly using widening conversions) are accepted.</li>
        <li>If the key type is an interface type, then all key values denoting objects which can be queried for
            the given interface are accepted.</li>
        <li>All other key types are rejected.</li>
    </ul></p>

    <p>For the values put into the map using <member>XMap::put</member> or <member>createImmutable</member>,
    the following rules apply:
    <a name="valuerules"></a>
    <ul><li>The <VOID/> value will be accepted to be put into the map.</p>
        <li>If the value type's class is <member scope="com::sun::star::uno">TypeClass::ANY</member>, any value
            will be accepted.</li>
        <li>If the value type is an interface type, then all values denoting objects which can be queried for
            the given interface are accepted.</li>
        <li>If the value type's class is <member scope="com::sun::star::uno">TypeClass::EXCEPTION</member>
            or <member scope="com::sun::star::uno">TypeClass::STRUCT</member>, then values whose type equals the
            value type, or is a sub class of the value type, are accepted.</li>
        <li>For all other value types, only values whose type matches exactly are accepted.</li>
        <li>If the value type is <code>DOUBLE</code> or <code>FLOAT</code>, then <code>Double.NaN</code> respectively
            <code>Float.NaN</code> is not accepted.</li>
    </ul></p>

    <p>The factory methods of the <code>XEnumerableMap</code> interface support both <em>isolated</em>
    and <em>non-isolated</em> enumerators. The latter one will be automatically disposed when the map changes
    after enumerator creation, so every attempt to use them will result in a
    <type scope="com::sun::star::lang">DisposedException</type> being thrown.</p>

    @see http://udk.openoffice.org/common/man/typesystem.html
*/
service EnumerableMap : XEnumerableMap
{
    /** creates an instance mapping from the given key type to the given value type

        @param KeyType
            denotes the type of the keys in the to-be-created map
        @param ValueType
            denotes the type of the values in the to-be-created map

        @throws ::com::sun::star::beans::IllegalTypeException
            if <arg>KeyType</arg> or <arg>ValueType</arg> are unsupported types.
            For values, all type classes except <member scope="com::sun::star::uno">TypeClass::VOID</member>
            and <member scope="com::sun::star::uno">TypeClass::UNKNOWN</member> are accepted.
            For keys, scalar types, strings, <type scope="com::sun::star::uno">Type</type> itself, and interface
            types are accepted.
    */
    create( [in] type KeyType, [in] type ValueType )
        raises( ::com::sun::star::beans::IllegalTypeException );

    /** creates an instance mapping from the given key type to the given value type

        <p>The resulting map is immutable, so later alter operations on it will fail
        with a <type scope="com::sun::star::lang">NoSupportException</type>.</p>

        @param KeyType
            denotes the type of the keys in the to-be-created map
        @param ValueType
            denotes the type of the values in the to-be-created map
        @param Values
            denote the values contained in the to-be-created map

        @throws ::com::sun::star::beans::IllegalTypeException
            if <arg>KeyType</arg> or <arg>ValueType</arg> are unsupported types.
            For values, all type classes except <member scope="com::sun::star::uno">TypeClass::VOID</member>
            are accepted.<br/>
            For keys, scalar types, strings, <type scope="com::sun::star::uno">Type</type> itself, and interface
            types are accepted.
        @throws ::com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException
            if any of the given values or keys violates the <a href="#keyrules">key rules</a> or
            <a href="#valuerules">value rules</a>.
    */
    createImmutable(
        [in] type KeyType,
        [in] type ValueType,
        [in] sequence< ::com::sun::star::beans::Pair< any, any > > Values
    )
        raises( ::com::sun::star::beans::IllegalTypeException,
                ::com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException );
};

//=============================================================================

}; }; }; }; 

//=============================================================================

#endif
