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23#ifndef __com_sun_star_form_PropertyBrowserController_idl__
24#define __com_sun_star_form_PropertyBrowserController_idl__
25
26#ifndef __com_sun_star_frame_XController_idl__
27#include <com/sun/star/frame/XController.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_beans_XFastPropertySet_idl__
35#include <com/sun/star/beans/XFastPropertySet.idl>
36#endif
37
38#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_XMultiPropertySet_idl__
39#include <com/sun/star/beans/XMultiPropertySet.idl>
40#endif
41
42//=============================================================================
43
44 module com { module sun { module star { module form {
45
46//=============================================================================
47
48/** describes a controller which can be used to browse and modify properties of form controls.
49
50    <p>The controller can be plugged into an <type scope="com::sun::star::frame">XFrame</type>, and will
51    provide a visual component for inspecting control properties. This means it allows to interactively control
52    several aspects of a <type>FormControlModel</type> or <type>DataAwareControlModel</type>, such as its
53    data binding, its layout, and its event binding</p>
54
55    <p>For using a PropertyBrowserController, you need to
56    <ul><li>instantiate it at a service factory of your choice</li>
57        <li>attach it to an empty frame of your choice</li>
58        <li>set the IntrospectedObject property to the control model which you wish to analyze</li>
59    </ul>
60    </p>
61
62    @example Java
63    <listing>
64        XFrame xFrame = getNewEmptyFrame();
65        XMultiServiceFactory xORB = getORB();
66        XPropertySet xControlModel = getMyControlModel();
67
68        // instantiate the controller
69        XController xController = (XController)UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XController.class,
70            xORB.createInstance( "com.sun.star.form.PropertyBrowserController" ) );
71
72        // marry the controller and the frame. This will cause the controller
73        // to create a visual component within the frame to inspect our object
74        xController.attachFrame( xFrame )
75
76        // tell the controller which object to inspect
77        XPropertySet xControllerProps = (XPropertySet)UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
78            XPropertySet.class, xController );
79
80        xControllerProps.setPropertyValue( "IntrospectedObject", xControlModel );
81    </listing>
82
83    @see com::sun::star::frame::XController
84
85    @deprecated
86        <p>Note that nowadays, this service is only a legacy wrapper using the
87        <type scope="com::sun::star::inspection">ObjectInspector</type> and the
88        <type scope="com::sun::star::form::inspection">DefaultFormComponentInspectorModel</type> services, and knitting them together.</p>
89
90*/
91published service PropertyBrowserController
92{
93    /** contains the object to inspect.
94
95        <p>Changing this property from outside causes the controller to update its view
96        with the data of the new object</p>
97    */
98    [property] com::sun::star::beans::XPropertySet IntrospectedObject;
99
100    /** controls the actually visible page.
101
102        <p>The aspects of a <type>DataAwareControlModel</type> which can be browsed and modified
103        using this controller can be separated into 3 groups: common aspects, data-awareness
104        related aspects, and bound events.</br>
105        The appearance of the visual component created by the controller is that 3 tab pages, one for
106        each group, are displayed (of course if the control does not support any aspects of a given group,
107        the group is omitted).<br/>
108        With this property, it can be controller which page is currently active.</p>
109
110        <p>Valid values are (this list may be extended in the future):
111        <ul><li>Generic</li>
112            <li>Data</li>
113            <li>Events</li>
114        <ul></p>
115    */
116    [property] string CurrentPage;
117
118    /** ensures the basic functionality for a controller.
119
120        <p>With supporting this interface, the component is able to operate in (and provide content
121        for) an <type scope="com::sun::star::frame">XFrame</type>.</p>
122    */
123    interface com::sun::star::frame::XController;
124
125    /** allows to access the properties of the object
126    */
127    interface com::sun::star::beans::XPropertySet;
128
129    /** allows to access the properties via indices
130    */
131    interface com::sun::star::beans::XFastPropertySet;
132
133    /** allows to access more than one property of the object at the same time
134    */
135    interface com::sun::star::beans::XMultiPropertySet;
136};
137
138//=============================================================================
139
140}; }; }; };
141
142#endif
143