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#ifndef __com_sun_star_reflection_XIdlReflection_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_reflection_XIdlReflection_idl__

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

#ifndef __com_sun_star_reflection_XIdlClass_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/reflection/XIdlClass.idl>
#endif


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

 module com {  module sun {  module star {  module reflection {

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

/** Interface to reflect types.

    @see CoreReflection
    @see XIdlClass
*/
published interface XIdlReflection: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{
	/** Obtaining a reflection interface for a type.  You specify the type by
        its name.
        If the given type name can not be reflected, then a null-reference
        is returned.

        @param aTypeName
               the type's name
        @return
                reflection interface for the demanded type (or null)
    */
	com::sun::star::reflection::XIdlClass forName( [in] string aTypeName );

	/** Obtaining a reflection interface for an object.  This method takes
        the type of the object the any contains into account.  If the any
        contains no object, then a null-reference is returned.

        @param aObj
               an object
        @return
                reflection interface of the type of the demanded object (or null)
    */
	com::sun::star::reflection::XIdlClass getType( [in] any aObj );
};

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

}; }; }; };

/*=============================================================================

=============================================================================*/
#endif