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#ifndef __com_sun_star_sdb_XDocumentDataSource_idl__ 
#define __com_sun_star_sdb_XDocumentDataSource_idl__ 
 
#ifndef __com_sun_star_sdb_XOfficeDatabaseDocument_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/sdb/XOfficeDatabaseDocument.idl> 
#endif

//============================================================================= 
 
 module com {  module sun {  module star {  module sdb { 
 
//============================================================================= 
/** simplifies the accessing of data sources and their corresponding database document.
    
    <p>
    The interface can be used to access the data source of the database document.
    </p>
    @see OfficeDatabaseDocument
 */
interface XDocumentDataSource 
{
    /** provides access to the one and only <type>OfficeDatabaseDocument</type>
        which the data source is based on.

        <p>The component returned by this attribute is an <type>OfficeDatabaseDocument</type>.</p>

        <p>Though there is a 1-to-1 relationship between database documents and data sources,
        each of the two can exist without its counterpart, but create this counterpart on request
        only. As a consequence, the document obtained via this attribute might be newly created,
        which implies that the caller is now responsible for it. In particular, the caller is
        responsible for calling <member scope="com::sun::star::util">XCloseable::close</member>
        on the document as soon as it's not needed anymore.</p>

        <p>Additionally, if the caller does long-lasting processing on the document, it's advised
        to add itself as <type scope="com::sun::star::util">XCloseListener</type> to the document,
        to prevent closing as long as the processing lasts.</p>
    */
    [readonly, attribute] XOfficeDatabaseDocument DatabaseDocument;
};
 
//============================================================================= 
 
}; }; }; }; 
 
/*============================================================================= 
 
=============================================================================*/ 
#endif 

