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22
23#ifndef __com_sun_star_form_XGridColumnFactory_idl__
24#define __com_sun_star_form_XGridColumnFactory_idl__
25
26#ifndef __com_sun_star_uno_XInterface_idl__
27#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.idl>
28#endif
29
30#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_XPropertySet_idl__
31#include <com/sun/star/beans/XPropertySet.idl>
32#endif
33
34#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_IllegalArgumentException_idl__
35#include <com/sun/star/lang/IllegalArgumentException.idl>
36#endif
37
38
39//=============================================================================
40
41 module com {  module sun {  module star {  module form {
42
43//=============================================================================
44
45/** allows to create columns to be added into a grid control model.
46
47	<p>Grid columns (more precise: models of grid columns) are direct children of
48	the grid control model they belong to. Grid columns can't be created on a global
49	service factory, instead, you need to create them on the grid, where you want to
50	insert them later on.</p>
51
52	@see com::sun::star::form::component::GridControl
53 */
54published interface XGridColumnFactory: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
55{
56	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
57
58	/** creates a new column object
59
60		@param aColumnType
61			the type of column to be created
62
63		@returns
64			the new column object
65
66		@throws com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException
67			if <arg>aColumnType</arg> is not available.
68	 */
69	com::sun::star::beans::XPropertySet createColumn( [in] string aColumnType )
70			raises( com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException );
71
72	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
73
74	/** returns a list of available column types.
75
76		@returns
77			a list of column types.
78	 */
79	sequence<string> getColumnTypes();
80};
81
82//=============================================================================
83
84}; }; }; };
85
86/*=============================================================================
87
88=============================================================================*/
89#endif
90