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#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_XMaterialHolder_idl__ 
#define __com_sun_star_beans_XMaterialHolder_idl__ 
 
#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.idl> 
 
 
//============================================================================= 
 
 module com {  module sun {  module star {  module beans {  
 
//============================================================================= 
/** gives access to the material a (tool-) object is working on.

    <p>Example: The introspection service allows the inspection of an 
    object's properties and methods. The result is represented as
    XIntrospectionAccess interface. The inspected object then is the
    material attached to the introspection tool and an implementation
    of <type>XIntrospectionAccess</type> should also support
    <type>XMaterialHolder</type> to give access to this material.</p>

    @see XIntrospectionAccess
 */
published interface XMaterialHolder: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{ 
    //------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
    /** returns the material that is connected to this (tool-) object
    
        @returns 
            the material that is connected to this (tool-) object.
     */
    any getMaterial(); 
 
}; 
 
//============================================================================= 
 
}; }; }; };  
 
#endif 
