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23#ifndef __com_sun_star_form_component_DatabaseComboBox_idl__
24#define __com_sun_star_form_component_DatabaseComboBox_idl__
25
26#ifndef __com_sun_star_form_component_ComboBox_idl__
27#include <com/sun/star/form/component/ComboBox.idl>
28#endif
29
30#ifndef __com_sun_star_form_DataAwareControlModel_idl__
31#include <com/sun/star/form/DataAwareControlModel.idl>
32#endif
33
34#ifndef __com_sun_star_form_ListSourceType_idl__
35#include <com/sun/star/form/ListSourceType.idl>
36#endif
37
38
39//=============================================================================
40
41 module com {  module sun {  module star {  module form {  module component {
42
43//=============================================================================
44
45/** This service specifies a combo box which is data-aware, and can be bound to a database field.
46
47    <p>Like most other data aware controls, such a combo box will display the actual content
48    of the field it is bound to. In addition, as a combo box contains a list where the user
49    can choose items to fill into the control, this list can be filled with different data from
50    a database, too.</p>
51 */
52published service DatabaseComboBox
53{
54    service com::sun::star::form::component::ComboBox;
55
56    service com::sun::star::form::DataAwareControlModel;
57
58    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
59
60    /** determines if an empty text should be treated as a <NULL/> value.
61
62        <p>When the user enters text into a combo box, and after this, the control
63        content is to be committed into the database field the control is bound to,
64        a decision must be made how to deal with empty strings.<br/>
65        This is controlled by <member>ConvertEmptyToNull</member>.</p>
66
67        <p>If the property is set to <TRUE/>, and an empty text is to be commited, this is
68        converted into <NULL/>, else it is written as empty string.</p>
69     */
70    [property] boolean ConvertEmptyToNull;
71
72    /** describes the source of items in the combo box' list.
73
74        <p>The concrete meaning of this property depends on the value of <member>ListSourceType</member></p>
75     */
76    [property] string ListSource;
77    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
78
79    /** specifies the kind of list source.
80
81        <p>Note: A value of <member scope="com::sun::star::form">ListSourceType::VALUELIST</member>
82        is not valid for a combo box. It won't be rejected when setting it, but controls will usually ignore it
83        and leave the list empty.</p>
84     */
85    [property] com::sun::star::form::ListSourceType ListSourceType;
86};
87
88//=============================================================================
89
90}; }; }; }; };
91
92#endif
93