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23#ifndef __com_sun_star_io_XConnectable_idl__
24#define __com_sun_star_io_XConnectable_idl__
25
26#ifndef __com_sun_star_uno_XInterface_idl__
27#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.idl>
28#endif
29
30
31//=============================================================================
32
33 module com {  module sun {  module star {  module io {
34
35//=============================================================================
36
37// DocMerge from xml: interface com::sun::star::io::XConnectable
38/** makes it possible to connect data sinks and sources.
39
40	<p>The predecessor-member is the element in the connection that is
41	nearer to the source of the data. The successor-member is the element
42	that is further away from the source of the data. (Note that this
43	classification does not depend on whether the class implements
44	<type>XInputStream</type> or <type>XOutputStream</type>; it only
45	depends on the direction of data flow.) </p>
46	<p>This interface allows generic services to navigate between
47	arbitrary elements of a connection.</p>
48 */
49published interface XConnectable: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
50{
51	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
52
53	// DocMerge from xml: method com::sun::star::io::XConnectable::setPredecessor
54	/** sets the source of the data flow for this object.
55	 */
56	void setPredecessor( [in] com::sun::star::io::XConnectable aPredecessor );
57
58	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
59
60	// DocMerge from idl: method com::sun::star::io::XConnectable::getPredecessor
61	/** @returns
62			the predecessor of this object.
63	 */
64	com::sun::star::io::XConnectable getPredecessor();
65
66	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
67
68	// DocMerge from xml: method com::sun::star::io::XConnectable::setSuccessor
69	/** sets the sink of the data flow for this object.
70	 */
71	void setSuccessor( [in] com::sun::star::io::XConnectable aSuccessor );
72
73	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
74
75	// DocMerge from idl: method com::sun::star::io::XConnectable::getSuccessor
76	/** @returns
77			the successor of this object.
78	 */
79	com::sun::star::io::XConnectable getSuccessor();
80
81};
82
83//=============================================================================
84
85}; }; }; };
86
87/*=============================================================================
88
89=============================================================================*/
90#endif
91