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#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_XExactName_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_beans_XExactName_idl__

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


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

module com {  module sun {  module star {  module beans {

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

/** provides a method of changing names for converting
	an approximate name to an existing name.

	<p> One field of application is the conversion of case-insensitive
	names to the existing names.  </p>

	<p>Example: A basic interpreter ignores the case of the names. So
	it must query the <type>XExactName</type> interface and then call
	the method. </p>

	@see com::sun::star::beans::XPropertySet
	@see com::sun::star::beans::XIntrospectionAccess
	@see com::sun::star::container::XNameAccess
 */
published interface XExactName: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{
	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------

	/** @returns
			the exact name for a given aprroximate name.

		<p>For example "getExactName" could be returned for "GETEXACTNAME"
		when "GETEXACTNAME" was used by a case insesitive scripting language. </p>
	 */
	string getExactName( [in] string aApproximateName );

};

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

}; }; }; };

#endif