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#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_XExactName_idl__ 
#define __com_sun_star_beans_XExactName_idl__ 
 
#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.idl> 
 
 
//============================================================================= 
 
module com {  module sun {  module star {  module beans {  
 
//============================================================================= 
 
/** provides a method of changing names for converting 
    an approximate name to an existing name. 
    
    <p> One field of application is the conversion of case-insensitive
    names to the existing names.  </p>

    <p>Example: A basic interpreter ignores the case of the names. So
    it must query the <type>XExactName</type> interface and then call 
    the method. </p>

    @see com::sun::star::beans::XPropertySet 
    @see com::sun::star::beans::XIntrospectionAccess 
    @see com::sun::star::container::XNameAccess
 */
published interface XExactName: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{ 
    //------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     
    /** @returns 
            the exact name for a given aprroximate name. 
         
        <p>For example "getExactName" could be returned for "GETEXACTNAME" 
        when "GETEXACTNAME" was used by a case insesitive scripting language. </p>
     */
    string getExactName( [in] string aApproximateName ); 
 
}; 
 
//============================================================================= 
 
}; }; }; };  
 
#endif 
