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#ifndef __com_sun_star_form_binding_ListEntrySource_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_form_binding_ListEntrySource_idl__

#ifndef __com_sun_star_form_binding_XListEntrySource_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/form/binding/XListEntrySource.idl>
#endif
#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_XComponent_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/lang/XComponent.idl>
#endif
#ifndef __com_sun_star_util_XModifyBroadcaster_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/util/XModifyBroadcaster.idl>
#endif

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

module com {  module sun {  module star {  module form { module binding {

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

/** defines a component which provides a list of string entries
*/
service ListEntrySource
{
    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /** allows read access to the entries represented by this component
    */
    interface XListEntrySource;

    /** allows life time control for the component

        <p>An <type>ListEntrySource</type> will be known to one ore more components
        supporting the <type>XListEntrySink</type> interface, which all work with
        this source. However, they will not <em>own</em> the <type>ListEntrySource</type>.
        The ownership is with another instance, which may also decide to obsolete
        the <type>ListEntrySource</type> for whatever reasons (e.g. because the data model
        which the binding reflected died). For this reason, a <type>ListEntrySource</type>
        must offer a possibility to be obsoleted by it's owner, and to notify this
        obsoleteness to other interested parties, such as <type>XListEntrySink</type>s.</p>
    */
    interface com::sun::star::lang::XComponent;
};

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

}; }; }; }; };

#endif
