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27#ifndef __com_sun_star_form_XGridColumnFactory_idl__
28#define __com_sun_star_form_XGridColumnFactory_idl__
29
30#ifndef __com_sun_star_uno_XInterface_idl__
31#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.idl>
32#endif
33
34#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_XPropertySet_idl__
35#include <com/sun/star/beans/XPropertySet.idl>
36#endif
37
38#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_IllegalArgumentException_idl__
39#include <com/sun/star/lang/IllegalArgumentException.idl>
40#endif
41
42
43//=============================================================================
44
45 module com {  module sun {  module star {  module form {
46
47//=============================================================================
48
49/** allows to create columns to be added into a grid control model.
50
51	<p>Grid columns (more precise: models of grid columns) are direct children of
52	the grid control model they belong to. Grid columns can't be created on a global
53	service factory, instead, you need to create them on the grid, where you want to
54	insert them later on.</p>
55
56	@see com::sun::star::form::component::GridControl
57 */
58published interface XGridColumnFactory: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
59{
60	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
61
62	/** creates a new column object
63
64		@param aColumnType
65			the type of column to be created
66
67		@returns
68			the new column object
69
70		@throws com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException
71			if <arg>aColumnType</arg> is not available.
72	 */
73	com::sun::star::beans::XPropertySet createColumn( [in] string aColumnType )
74			raises( com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException );
75
76	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
77
78	/** returns a list of available column types.
79
80		@returns
81			a list of column types.
82	 */
83	sequence<string> getColumnTypes();
84};
85
86//=============================================================================
87
88}; }; }; };
89
90/*=============================================================================
91
92=============================================================================*/
93#endif
94