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If an attribute is read-only, the property 75*cdf0e10cSrcweir also is read-only. 76*cdf0e10cSrcweir </dd> 77*cdf0e10cSrcweir 78*cdf0e10cSrcweir <dt>get/set methods </dt> 79*cdf0e10cSrcweir <dd>Every method <code>RetType getX()</code> defines a 80*cdf0e10cSrcweir property where "X" stands for the property name and 81*cdf0e10cSrcweir "RetType" for its type. The method must not have any 82*cdf0e10cSrcweir parameters, or there is no property access method 83*cdf0e10cSrcweir and "X" has no property. If there is also a method 84*cdf0e10cSrcweir <code>void setX( [in] RetType )</code>, the property 85*cdf0e10cSrcweir "X" also allows write access; otherwise it is read-only. 86*cdf0e10cSrcweir </dd> 87*cdf0e10cSrcweir 88*cdf0e10cSrcweir <dt> <strong>Important note:</strong></dt> 89*cdf0e10cSrcweir <dd>If an object implements <type scope="com::sun::star::container">XNameAccess</type>, 90*cdf0e10cSrcweir the items that can be accessed are not considered as properties 91*cdf0e10cSrcweir of the object and so are not included in the property list offered by 92*cdf0e10cSrcweir <member scope="com::sun::star::beans">XIntrospectionAccess::getProperties()</member>. 93*cdf0e10cSrcweir <type scope="com::sun::star::container">XNameAccess</type> items have to be 94*cdf0e10cSrcweir accessed separately by <member scope="com::sun::star::beans">XIntrospectionAccess::getNameAccess()</member>. 95*cdf0e10cSrcweir </dd> 96*cdf0e10cSrcweir </dl> 97*cdf0e10cSrcweir 98*cdf0e10cSrcweir <p>In addition, the inspect method identifies all listener 99*cdf0e10cSrcweir access methods in the form <code>add...Listener</code>/ 100*cdf0e10cSrcweir <code>remove...Listener</code> (except methods of interface 101*cdf0e10cSrcweir <type>XPropertySet</type>) where "..." stands for the listener type. 102*cdf0e10cSrcweir </p> 103*cdf0e10cSrcweir 104*cdf0e10cSrcweir <p>Methods which do not belong to a property nor which represent 105*cdf0e10cSrcweir a listener access nor which are methods of <type>XPropertySet</type>, 106*cdf0e10cSrcweir <type scope="com::sun::star::container">XNameAccess</type>, 107*cdf0e10cSrcweir <type scope="com::sun::star::container">XIndexAccess</type>, or 108*cdf0e10cSrcweir <type scope="com::sun::star::container">XEnumerationAccess</type>, are considered to be normal 109*cdf0e10cSrcweir methods. </p> 110*cdf0e10cSrcweir 111*cdf0e10cSrcweir @see XIntrospectionAccess 112*cdf0e10cSrcweir */ 113*cdf0e10cSrcweir com::sun::star::beans::XIntrospectionAccess inspect( [in] any aObject ); 114*cdf0e10cSrcweir 115*cdf0e10cSrcweir}; 116*cdf0e10cSrcweir 117*cdf0e10cSrcweir//============================================================================= 118*cdf0e10cSrcweir 119*cdf0e10cSrcweir}; }; }; }; 120*cdf0e10cSrcweir 121*cdf0e10cSrcweir#endif 122