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#ifndef __com_sun_star_reflection_XSingletonTypeDescription2_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_reflection_XSingletonTypeDescription2_idl__

#include "com/sun/star/reflection/XSingletonTypeDescription.idl"

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

interface XTypeDescription;

/**
   Reflects a singleton, supporting interface-based singletons.

   <p>This type supersedes <type>XSingletonTypeDescription</type>, which only
   supports obsolete, service-based singletons.</p>

   @since OpenOffice 2.0
 */
interface XSingletonTypeDescription2: XSingletonTypeDescription {
    /**
       Returns whether this object reflects an interface-based singleton.

       @return <TRUE/> if this object reflects an interface-based singleton, and
           <FALSE/> if this object reflects an obsolete, service-based singleton
     */
    boolean isInterfaceBased();

    /**
       Returns the interface type associated with the singleton.

       @return the reflection of the interface type associated with the
           singleton (of type <type
           scope="com::sun::star::reflection">XInterfaceTypeDescription</type>
           or, in case of a typedef, <type
           scope="com::sun::star::reflection">XIndirectTypeDescription</type>),
           for an interface-based singleton; for an obsolete, service-based
           singleton, <NULL/> is returned
     */
    XTypeDescription getInterface();
};

}; }; }; };

#endif