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27#ifndef __com_sun_star_form_component_DatabaseComboBox_idl__
28#define __com_sun_star_form_component_DatabaseComboBox_idl__
29
30#ifndef __com_sun_star_form_component_ComboBox_idl__
31#include <com/sun/star/form/component/ComboBox.idl>
32#endif
33
34#ifndef __com_sun_star_form_DataAwareControlModel_idl__
35#include <com/sun/star/form/DataAwareControlModel.idl>
36#endif
37
38#ifndef __com_sun_star_form_ListSourceType_idl__
39#include <com/sun/star/form/ListSourceType.idl>
40#endif
41
42
43//=============================================================================
44
45 module com {  module sun {  module star {  module form {  module component {
46
47//=============================================================================
48
49/** This service specifies a combo box which is data-aware, and can be bound to a database field.
50
51    <p>Like most other data aware controls, such a combo box will display the actual content
52    of the field it is bound to. In addition, as a combo box contains a list where the user
53    can choose items to fill into the control, this list can be filled with different data from
54    a database, too.</p>
55 */
56published service DatabaseComboBox
57{
58    service com::sun::star::form::component::ComboBox;
59
60    service com::sun::star::form::DataAwareControlModel;
61
62    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
63
64    /** determines if an empty text should be treated as a <NULL/> value.
65
66        <p>When the user enters text into a combo box, and after this, the control
67        content is to be committed into the database field the control is bound to,
68        a decision must be made how to deal with empty strings.<br/>
69        This is controlled by <member>ConvertEmptyToNull</member>.</p>
70
71        <p>If the property is set to <TRUE/>, and an empty text is to be commited, this is
72        converted into <NULL/>, else it is written as empty string.</p>
73     */
74    [property] boolean ConvertEmptyToNull;
75
76    /** describes the source of items in the combo box' list.
77
78        <p>The concrete meaning of this property depends on the value of <member>ListSourceType</member></p>
79     */
80    [property] string ListSource;
81    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
82
83    /** specifies the kind of list source.
84
85        <p>Note: A value of <member scope="com::sun::star::form">ListSourceType::VALUELIST</member>
86        is not valid for a combo box. It won't be rejected when setting it, but controls will usually ignore it
87        and leave the list empty.</p>
88     */
89    [property] com::sun::star::form::ListSourceType ListSourceType;
90};
91
92//=============================================================================
93
94}; }; }; }; };
95
96#endif
97