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#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_XPropertyAccess_idl__ 
#define __com_sun_star_beans_XPropertyAccess_idl__ 
 
#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.idl> 
 
#include <com/sun/star/beans/PropertyValue.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> 
 
 
//============================================================================= 
 
module com {  module sun {  module star {  module beans {  
 
//============================================================================= 
 
/** makes it possible to access all property values and to set them at once.
    
    <p>In most cases this interface will be in addition to
    <type>XPropertySet</type>. It is especially useful for remote 
    communication because it lessens the number of calls for getting
    property values; that is especially important because these calls 
    are necessarily synchronous.  </p>

    <p>Another advantage of this method is that conflicts are avoided 
    if property value restrictions depend on the value of other properties.</p>
 */
published interface XPropertyAccess: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{ 
    //------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     
    /** @returns 
            a sequence of all property values within the object in a single call.
     */
    sequence<com::sun::star::beans::PropertyValue> getPropertyValues(); 
 
    //------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     
    /** sets the values of given properties.
        
        <p>All properties which are not contained in the sequence 
        <var>aProps</var> will be left unchanged.</p>
     */
    void setPropertyValues( [in] sequence<com::sun::star::beans::PropertyValue> aProps ) 
            raises( com::sun::star::beans::UnknownPropertyException, 
                    com::sun::star::beans::PropertyVetoException, 
                    com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException, 
                    com::sun::star::lang::WrappedTargetException ); 
 
}; 
 
//============================================================================= 
 
}; }; }; };  
 
#endif 
