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#ifndef __com_sun_star_form_PropertyBrowserController_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_form_PropertyBrowserController_idl__

#ifndef __com_sun_star_frame_XController_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/frame/XController.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_XPropertySet_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/beans/XPropertySet.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_XFastPropertySet_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/beans/XFastPropertySet.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_XMultiPropertySet_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/beans/XMultiPropertySet.idl>
#endif

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

 module com {  module sun {  module star {  module form {

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

/** describes a controller which can be used to browse and modify properties of form controls.

	<p>The controller can be plugged into an <type scope="com::sun::star::frame">XFrame</type>, and will
	provide a visual component for inspecting control properties. This means it allows to interactively control
	several aspects of a <type>FormControlModel</type> or <type>DataAwareControlModel</type>, such as it's
	data binding, it's layout, and it's event binding</p>

	<p>For using a PropertyBrowserController, you need to
	<ul><li>instatiate it at a service factory of your choice</li>
		<li>attach it to an empty frame of your choice</li>
		<li>set the IntrospectedObject property to the control model which you wish to analyze</li>
	</ul>
	</p>

	@example Java
	<listing>
		XFrame xFrame = getNewEmptyFrame();
		XMultiServiceFactory xORB = getORB();
		XPropertySet xControlModel = getMyControlModel();

		// instantiate the controller
		XController xController = (XController)UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XController.class,
			xORB.createInstance( "com.sun.star.form.PropertyBrowserController" ) );

		// marry the controller and the frame. This will cause the controller
		// to create a visual component within the frame to inspect our object
		xController.attachFrame( xFrame )

		// tell the controller which object to inspect
		XPropertySet xControllerProps = (XPropertySet)UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
			XPropertySet.class, xController );

		xControllerProps.setPropertyValue( "IntrospectedObject", xControlModel );
	</listing>

	@see com::sun::star::frame::XController

    @deprecated
        <p>Note that nowadays, this service is only a legacy wrapper using the
        <type scope="com::sun::star::inspection">ObjectInspector</type> and the
        <type scope="com::sun::star::form::inspection">DefaultFormComponentInspectorModel</type> services, and knitting them together.</p>

*/
published service PropertyBrowserController
{
	/** contains the object to inspect.

		<p>Changing this property from outside causes the controller to update it's view
		with the data of the new object</p>
	*/
	[property] com::sun::star::beans::XPropertySet IntrospectedObject;

	/** controls the actually visible page.

		<p>The aspects of a <type>DataAwareControlModel</type> which can be browsed and modified
		using this controller can be separated into 3 groups: common aspects, data-awareness
		related aspects, and bound events.</br>
		The appearance of the visual component created by the controller is that 3 tab pages, one for
		each group, are displayed (of course if the control does not support any aspects of a given group,
		the group is omitted).<br/>
		With this property, it can be controller which page is currently acticve.</p>

		<p>Valid values are (this list may be extended in the future):
		<ul><li>Generic</li>
			<li>Data</li>
			<li>Events</li>
		<ul></p>
	*/
	[property] string CurrentPage;

	/** ensures the basic functionality for a controller.

		<p>With supporting this interface, the component is able to operate in (and provide content
		for) an <type scope="com::sun::star::frame">XFrame</type>.</p>
	*/
	interface com::sun::star::frame::XController;

	/** allows to access the properties of the object
	*/
	interface com::sun::star::beans::XPropertySet;

	/** allows to access the properties via indicies
	*/
	interface com::sun::star::beans::XFastPropertySet;

	/** allows to access more than one property of the object at the same time
	*/
	interface com::sun::star::beans::XMultiPropertySet;
};

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

}; }; }; };

#endif