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#ifndef __com_sun_star_frame_XController2_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_frame_XController2_idl__

#include <com/sun/star/frame/XController.idl>
#include <com/sun/star/awt/XWindow.idl>
#include <com/sun/star/beans/PropertyValue.idl>

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

module com {  module sun {  module star {  module frame {

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/** extends the <type>XController</type> interface

    @since OpenOffice 3.0
*/
published interface XController2 : XController
{
    /** denotes the &quot;root window&quot; of the controller.

        <p>If the controller is plugged into a frame, this window acts as the
        frame's <code>ComponentWindow</code>.</p>

        @see XFrame
    */
    [readonly, attribute] ::com::sun::star::awt::XWindow    ComponentWindow;

    /** specifies the view name of the controller.

        <p>A view name is a logical name, which can be used to create views of the same
        type. The name is meaningful only in conjunction with <member>XModel2::createViewController</member>
        - if it's passed there, a view/controller pair of the same type will be created.</p>
    */
    [readonly, attribute] string                            ViewControllerName;

    /** denotes the arguments used to create the instance.

        <p>Usually, controllers are created via <member>XModel2::createViewController</member>, where the
        caller can pass not only a controller name, but also arguments parametrizing the to-be-created instance.
        Those arguments used at creation time can subsequently be retrieved using the <code>CreationArguments</code>
        member.</p>
    */
    [readonly, attribute] sequence< ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyValue >
                                                            CreationArguments;
};

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}; }; }; };

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

#endif