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27#ifndef __com_sun_star_configuration_PropertyHierarchy_idl__
28#define __com_sun_star_configuration_PropertyHierarchy_idl__
29
30#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_XPropertySet_idl__
31#include <com/sun/star/beans/XPropertySet.idl>
32#endif
33
34#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_XMultiPropertySet_idl__
35#include <com/sun/star/beans/XMultiPropertySet.idl>
36#endif
37
38#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_XHierarchicalPropertySet_idl__
39#include <com/sun/star/beans/XHierarchicalPropertySet.idl>
40#endif
41
42#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_XMultiHierarchicalPropertySet_idl__
43#include <com/sun/star/beans/XMultiHierarchicalPropertySet.idl>
44#endif
45
46//=============================================================================
47
48module com { module sun { module star { module configuration {
49
50//=============================================================================
51/** provides access to and information about properties and subproperties
52 of an implementation.
53
54 <p>Properties in a property set may be full-fledged objects that have
55 properties themselves (and so on recursively), thereby forming a hierarchy
56 of properties. This service describes such a hierarchy, and allows
57 direct access even to subproperties.
58 </p>
59
60 @see com::sun::star::beans::XProperty
61 Properties of an implementation that are objects themselves will often
62 implement <type scope="com::sun::star::beans">XProperty</type> to allow
63 direct access to information about the object.
64 If such objects have properties of their own, they should fully implement
65 <type>PropertyHierarchy</type> again.
66*/
67published service PropertyHierarchy
68{
69/** provides access to and information about the immediate properties of an implementation.
70*/
71	interface com::sun::star::beans::XPropertySet;
72
73/** provides access to and information about the immediate properties
74 of an implementation.
75
76 <p>This interface allows retrieving or setting multiple properties at once.
77 Accesses are guaranteed to occur as single atomic operations even if
78 multiple threads are accessing the object simultaneously.
79 </p>
80*/
81	interface com::sun::star::beans::XMultiPropertySet;
82
83/** provides access to and information about the whole hierarchy
84 of properties and subproperties of an implementation.
85*/
86	interface com::sun::star::beans::XHierarchicalPropertySet;
87
88/** provides access to and information about the whole hierarchy
89 of properties and subproperties of an implementation.
90
91 <p>This interface allows retrieving or setting multiple properties at once.
92 Accesses are guaranteed to occur as single atomic operations even if
93 multiple threads are accessing the object simultaneously.
94 </p>
95*/
96	interface com::sun::star::beans::XMultiHierarchicalPropertySet;
97
98};
99
100//=============================================================================
101
102}; }; }; };
103
104#endif
105