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#ifndef __com_sun_star_form_component_DatabaseFormattedField_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_form_component_DatabaseFormattedField_idl__

#ifndef __com_sun_star_form_component_FormattedField_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/form/component/FormattedField.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_form_DataAwareControlModel_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/form/DataAwareControlModel.idl>
#endif


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

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

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

/** This service specifies a formatted field model which is data-aware, and can be bound to a database field.
 */
published service DatabaseFormattedField
{
	service com::sun::star::form::component::FormattedField;

	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 formatted field control, 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 committed, this is
		converted into <NULL/>, else it is written as empty string.</p>
	 */
	[property] boolean ConvertEmptyToNull;

};

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

}; }; }; }; };

#endif