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#ifndef __com_sun_star_form_component_DatabaseComboBox_idl__ 
#define __com_sun_star_form_component_DatabaseComboBox_idl__ 
 
#ifndef __com_sun_star_form_component_ComboBox_idl__ 
#include <com/sun/star/form/component/ComboBox.idl> 
#endif 
 
#ifndef __com_sun_star_form_DataAwareControlModel_idl__ 
#include <com/sun/star/form/DataAwareControlModel.idl> 
#endif 
 
#ifndef __com_sun_star_form_ListSourceType_idl__ 
#include <com/sun/star/form/ListSourceType.idl> 
#endif 
 
 
//============================================================================= 
 
 module com {  module sun {  module star {  module form {  module component { 
 
//============================================================================= 
 
/** This service specifies a combo box which is data-aware, and can be bound to a database field.

	<p>Like most other data aware controls, such a combo box will display the actual content
	of the field it is bound to. In addition, as a combo box contains a list where the user
	can choose items to fill into the control, this list can be filled with different data from
	a database, too.</p>
 */
published service DatabaseComboBox
{ 
	service com::sun::star::form::component::ComboBox; 
	
	service com::sun::star::form::DataAwareControlModel; 
 
	//------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
	 
	/** determines if an empty text should be treated as a <NULL/> value.

		<p>When the user enters text into a combo box, and after this, the control
		content is to be committed into the database field the control is bound to,
		a decision must be made how to deal with empty strings.<br/>
		This is controlled by <member>ConvertEmptyToNull</member>.</p>

		<p>If the property is set to <TRUE/>, and an empty text is to be commited, this is
		converted into <NULL/>, else it is written as empty string.</p>
	 */
	[property] boolean ConvertEmptyToNull; 

	/** describes the source of items in the combo box' list.

		<p>The concrete meaning of this property depends on the value of <member>ListSourceType</member></p>
	 */
	[property] string ListSource; 
	//------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
	 
	/** specifies the kind of list source.
		
		<p>Note: A value of <member scope="com::sun::star::form">ListSourceType::VALUELIST</member>
		is not valid for a combo box. It won't be rejected when setting it, but controls will usually ignore it
		and leave the list empty.</p>
	 */
	[property] com::sun::star::form::ListSourceType ListSourceType; 
}; 
 
//============================================================================= 
 
}; }; }; }; }; 
 
#endif