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#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_XPropertySetInfo_idl__ 
#define __com_sun_star_beans_XPropertySetInfo_idl__ 
 
#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.idl> 
 
#include <com/sun/star/beans/Property.idl> 
 
#include <com/sun/star/beans/UnknownPropertyException.idl> 
 
 
//============================================================================= 
 
module com {  module sun {  module star {  module beans {  
 
//============================================================================= 
 
/** specifies a set of properties.

    <p>There are three kinds of properties:
    <ul>
        <li>bound properties</li>
        <li>constrained properties</li>
        <li>free properties</li>
    </ul>
    
    <p>The specification only describes the properties, it does not contain
    any values.</p>
 */
published interface XPropertySetInfo: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{ 
    //------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     
    /** @returns 
            a sequence with all property descriptors which are specified 
            within this <type>XPropertySetInfo</type>.
     */
    sequence<com::sun::star::beans::Property> getProperties(); 
 
    //------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     
    /** @returns 
            the property with the specified name from the object. 
                 
        @param aName  
            specifies the name of the property. 
                 
        @throws UnknownPropertyException	 
            if the property does not exist.
     */
    com::sun::star::beans::Property getPropertyByName( [in] string aName ) 
            raises( com::sun::star::beans::UnknownPropertyException ); 
 
    //------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     
    /** @returns 
            <TRUE/> if a property with the specified name exist; 
            otherwise <FALSE/> is returned. 
                 
        @param aName  
            specifies the name of the property.
     */
    boolean hasPropertyByName( [in] string Name ); 
 
}; 
 
//============================================================================= 
 
}; }; }; };  
 
#endif 
