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#ifndef __com_sun_star_uno_XComponentContext_idl__ 
#define __com_sun_star_uno_XComponentContext_idl__ 
 
#include <com/sun/star/uno/Exception.idl> 


module com {  module sun {  module star {  module lang {
 published interface XMultiComponentFactory;
}; }; }; };

module com {  module sun {  module star {  module uno {

/** Component context to be passed to a component via
    <type scope="com::sun::star::lang">XSingleComponentFactory</type>.
    Arbitrary values (e.g. deployment values) can be retrieved from the context.
*/
published interface XComponentContext : XInterface
{
    /** Gets a value from the context.
        
        @param Name
               name of value
        @return
                value
    */
    any getValueByName( [in] string Name );
    
    /** Gets the service manager instance to be used from key
        <code>/singletons/com.sun.star.lang.theServiceManager</code> (maybe null ref).
        This method has been added for convenience, because the
        service manager is used very often.
        
        @return
                service manager, if any
    */
    com::sun::star::lang::XMultiComponentFactory getServiceManager();
};

}; }; }; };
 
#endif
