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#ifndef __com_sun_star_sdbcx_Container_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_sdbcx_Container_idl__

 module com {  module sun {  module star {  module container {
 published interface XNameAccess;
 published interface XIndexAccess;
 published interface XEnumerationAccess;
};};};};

 module com {  module sun {  module star {  module util {
 published interface XRefreshable;
};};};};

 module com {  module sun {  module star {  module sdbcx {

 published interface XDataDescriptorFactory;
 published interface XAppend;
 published interface XDrop;


/** describes every container which is used for data definition. Each
	container must support access to its elements by the element's name or
	by the element's position.

	<p>
	Simple enumeration must be supported as well.
	</p>
	<p>
	To reflect the changes with the underlying database, a refresh mechanism
	needs to be supported.
	</p>
	<p>
	A container may support the possibility to add new elements or to drop
	existing elements. Additions are always done by descriptors which define the
	properties of the new element.
	</p>
 */
published service Container
{
	// gives access to the elements by name.
	interface com::sun::star::container::XNameAccess;

	// gives access to the elements by index.
	interface com::sun::star::container::XIndexAccess;

	// used to create an enumeration of the elements.
	interface com::sun::star::container::XEnumerationAccess;


	/** is optional for implementation. Used to reflect changes.
	 */
	[optional] interface com::sun::star::util::XRefreshable;

	/** optional for implementation. Allows to create descriptor elements which then could be used to append new elements.
	 */
	[optional] interface XDataDescriptorFactory;

	/** optional for implementation, provides the possibility of adding
				a new element to the container.
	 */
	[optional] interface XAppend;

	/** optional for implementation, provides the possibility of dropping
				an element from the container.
	 */
	[optional] interface XDrop;
};

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}; }; }; };

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#endif