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#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_XPropertyContainer_idl__ 
#define __com_sun_star_beans_XPropertyContainer_idl__ 
 
#ifndef __com_sun_star_uno_XInterface_idl__ 
#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.idl> 
#endif 
 
#ifndef __com_sun_star_reflection_XIdlClass_idl__ 
#include <com/sun/star/reflection/XIdlClass.idl> 
#endif 
 
#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_PropertyExistException_idl__ 
#include <com/sun/star/beans/PropertyExistException.idl> 
#endif 
 
#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_IllegalTypeException_idl__ 
#include <com/sun/star/beans/IllegalTypeException.idl> 
#endif 
 
#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_UnknownPropertyException_idl__ 
#include <com/sun/star/beans/UnknownPropertyException.idl> 
#endif 
 
#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_NotRemoveableException_idl__ 
#include <com/sun/star/beans/NotRemoveableException.idl> 
#endif 
 
#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_IllegalArgumentException_idl__ 
#include <com/sun/star/lang/IllegalArgumentException.idl> 
#endif 
 
//============================================================================= 
 
module com {  module sun {  module star {  module beans { 
 
//============================================================================= 
 
/** makes it possible to add and remove properties to or from an object.

	<p>Some scripting engines cannot access properties directly when the
	property set is changed.  Please use <member>XPropertySet::getPropertyValue</member>
	etc. in this case. </p>
 */
published interface XPropertyContainer: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{ 
	//------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
	 
	/** adds a property to the object.

		@param aName
			specifies the name of the new property.

		@param Attributes
			specifies the property attributes, see <type>PropertyAttribute</type>.

		@param DefaultValue
			specifies the type of the new property and a potential default value.
			
		@throws PropertyExistException
			if a property with the same name already exists.

		@throws IllegalTypeException
			if the specified type is not allowed.

	 */
	void addProperty( [in] string Name, 
			 		  [in] short Attributes, 
					  [in] any DefaultValue ) 
			raises( com::sun::star::beans::PropertyExistException, 
					com::sun::star::beans::IllegalTypeException, 
					com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException ); 
 
	//------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
	 
	/** removes a property from the object.

		@param aName
			specified the name of the property.

		@throws UnknownPropertyException
			if the property does not exist.
	 */
	void removeProperty( [in] string Name ) 
			raises( com::sun::star::beans::UnknownPropertyException, 
			        com::sun::star::beans::NotRemoveableException ); 
}; 
 
//============================================================================= 
 
}; }; }; }; 
 
#endif