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#ifndef __com_sun_star_sdb_tools_XConnectionTools_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_sdb_tools_XConnectionTools_idl__

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

module com {  module sun {  module star {
    module container {
        published interface XNameAccess;
    };
    module lang {
        published interface XComponent;
    };
};};};
//=============================================================================
module com {  module sun {  module star {  module sdb {
    published interface XSingleSelectQueryComposer;
    module tools {
//=============================================================================

published interface XTableName;
published interface XObjectNames;
published interface XDataSourceMetaData;

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
/** encapsulates various useful functionality around a
    <type scope="com::sun::star::sdb">Connection</type>

    <p>Most of the functionality provided here is meaningful only relative to
    a given database connection. For instance, for quoting table names, you need
    the meta data instance of the connection. Thus, the entry point for obtaining
    a <type>XConnectionTools</type> instance is the
    <type scope="com::sun::star::sdb">Connection</type> service.</p>

    <p>Note that nearly all functionality provided by this interface is also
    available by other means, it's only provided here for convenience purposes.</p>

    @since OpenOffice 2.0.4
*/
published interface XConnectionTools
{
    /** creates an instance supporting the <type>XTableName</type> interface,
        which can be used to manipulate table names for various purposes.

        <p>The returned object is guanrateed to not be <NULL/>.</p>
    */
    XTableName      createTableName();

    /** returns an instance supporting the <type>XObjectNames</type> interface,
        which provides access to functionality around table and query names.

        <p>The returned object is guanrateed to not be <NULL/>.</p>
    */
    XObjectNames    getObjectNames();

    /** provides access to the application-level data source meta data
    */
    XDataSourceMetaData
                    getDataSourceMetaData();

    /** get fields for a result set given by a "command descriptor"

        <p>A command descriptor here means:
        <ul><li>a SDB-level connection (<type scope="com.sun.star.sdb">Connection</type></li>
            <li>a string specifying the name of an object relative to the connection</li>
            <li>a <type scope="com.sun.star.sdb">CommandType</type> value specifying the type
                of the object</type></li>
        </ul>
        </p>

        @param commandType
            the type of the object

        @param command
            the object. This may be a table name, a query name, or an SQL statement, depending on the value
            of <arg>_nCommandType</arg>

        @param _rxCollectionOner
            If (and only if) <arg>CommandType</arg> is CommandType.COMMAND, the fields collection which is returned
            by this function here is a temporary object. It is kept alive by another object, which is to be
            created temporarily, too. To ensure that the fields you get are valid as long as you need them,
            the owner which controls their life time is transfered to this parameter upon return.<br/>

            Your fields live as long as this component lives.<br/>

            Additionally, you are encouraged to dispose this component as soon as you don't need the fields anymore.
            It depends on the connection's implementation if this is necessary, but the is no guarantee, so to
            be on the safe side with respect to resource leaks, you should dispose the component.

        @return
            the container of the columns (aka fields) of the object
    */
    ::com::sun::star::container::XNameAccess getFieldsByCommandDescriptor(  [in] long commandType,
                                                                            [in] string command,
                                                                            [out] ::com::sun::star::lang::XComponent  keepFieldsAlive
                                                                            ) raises( com::sun::star::sdbc::SQLException );

    /** get the composer initialized with a command and command type.
        @param commandType
            the type of the object

        @param command
            the object. This may be a table name, a query name, or an SQL statement, depending on the value
            of <arg>_nCommandType</arg>
        @return
            the composer filled with command and command type.
    */
    ::com::sun::star::sdb::XSingleSelectQueryComposer getComposer([in] long commandType,[in] string command);
};

//=============================================================================
}; }; }; }; };
//=============================================================================

#endif