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#ifndef __com_sun_star_ui_XUIElement_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_ui_XUIElement_idl__

#ifndef __com_sun_star_uno_XInterface_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_XPropertySet_idl__ 
#include <com/sun/star/beans/XPropertySet.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_frame_XFrame_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/frame/XFrame.idl>
#endif

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

module com { module sun { module star { module ui {

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

/** provides a function to retrieve a special purpose interface dependent
    on the user interface element type.

    <p>
    The type of the interface depends on the real type of the user interface 
    element. A menubar user interface element provides access to its 
    <type scope="com::sun::star::awt">XSystemDependentMenuBarPeer</type>
    which supports to retrieve the system dependent menu handle.
    A floating window or a toolbar user interface element return a 
    <type scope=com::sun::star::awt>XWindow</type>
    interface.
    </p>
*/

interface XUIElement : com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{
    /** returns an interface to get access to user interface type specific functions.
    
        @return
            a special purpose interface which depends on the type of the user
            interface element. 
    */
    ::com::sun::star::uno::XInterface getRealInterface();

    /** determines the document frame to which this element is bound to. 
    
        <p>The life time of a user interface element does not explicitly depend on the 
        frame itself but on the visible component attached to the frame. It is possible 
        to exchange the visible component of a frame and that will lead to the end of 
        life of all user interface elements.</p>
    */
    [readonly, attribute] ::com::sun::star::frame::XFrame Frame;

    /** a resource URL which is a unique identifier of a user interface element.
    */
    [readonly, attribute] string ResourceURL;

    /** determines the type of the user interface element.

        @see UIElementType
    */
    [readonly, attribute] short  Type;
};

}; }; }; };

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

#endif
