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24#ifndef __com_sun_star_form_PropertyBrowserController_idl__
25#define __com_sun_star_form_PropertyBrowserController_idl__
26
27#ifndef __com_sun_star_frame_XController_idl__
28#include <com/sun/star/frame/XController.idl>
29#endif
30
31#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_XPropertySet_idl__
32#include <com/sun/star/beans/XPropertySet.idl>
33#endif
34
35#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_XFastPropertySet_idl__
36#include <com/sun/star/beans/XFastPropertySet.idl>
37#endif
38
39#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_XMultiPropertySet_idl__
40#include <com/sun/star/beans/XMultiPropertySet.idl>
41#endif
42
43//=============================================================================
44
45 module com {  module sun {  module star {  module form {
46
47//=============================================================================
48
49/** describes a controller which can be used to browse and modify properties of form controls.
50
51    <p>The controller can be plugged into an <type scope="com::sun::star::frame">XFrame</type>, and will
52    provide a visual component for inspecting control properties. This means it allows to interactively control
53    several aspects of a <type>FormControlModel</type> or <type>DataAwareControlModel</type>, such as it's
54    data binding, it's layout, and it's event binding</p>
55
56    <p>For using a PropertyBrowserController, you need to
57    <ul><li>instatiate it at a service factory of your choice</li>
58        <li>attach it to an empty frame of your choice</li>
59        <li>set the IntrospectedObject property to the control model which you wish to analyze</li>
60    </ul>
61    </p>
62
63    @example Java
64    <listing>
65        XFrame xFrame = getNewEmptyFrame();
66        XMultiServiceFactory xORB = getORB();
67        XPropertySet xControlModel = getMyControlModel();
68
69        // instantiate the controller
70        XController xController = (XController)UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XController.class,
71            xORB.createInstance( "com.sun.star.form.PropertyBrowserController" ) );
72
73        // marry the controller and the frame. This will cause the controller
74        // to create a visual component within the frame to inspect our object
75        xController.attachFrame( xFrame )
76
77        // tell the controller which object to inspect
78        XPropertySet xControllerProps = (XPropertySet)UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
79            XPropertySet.class, xController );
80
81        xControllerProps.setPropertyValue( "IntrospectedObject", xControlModel );
82    </listing>
83
84    @see com::sun::star::frame::XController
85
86    @deprecated
87        <p>Note that nowadays, this service is only a legacy wrapper using the
88        <type scope="com::sun::star::inspection">ObjectInspector</type> and the
89        <type scope="com::sun::star::form::inspection">DefaultFormComponentInspectorModel</type> services, and knitting them together.</p>
90
91*/
92published service PropertyBrowserController
93{
94    /** contains the object to inspect.
95
96        <p>Changing this property from outside causes the controller to update it's view
97        with the data of the new object</p>
98    */
99    [property] com::sun::star::beans::XPropertySet IntrospectedObject;
100
101    /** controls the actually visible page.
102
103        <p>The aspects of a <type>DataAwareControlModel</type> which can be browsed and modified
104        using this controller can be separated into 3 groups: common aspects, data-awareness
105        related aspects, and bound events.</br>
106        The appearance of the visual component created by the controller is that 3 tab pages, one for
107        each group, are displayed (of course if the control does not support any aspects of a given group,
108        the group is omitted).<br/>
109        With this property, it can be controller which page is currently acticve.</p>
110
111        <p>Valid values are (this list may be extended in the future):
112        <ul><li>Generic</li>
113            <li>Data</li>
114            <li>Events</li>
115        <ul></p>
116    */
117    [property] string CurrentPage;
118
119    /** ensures the basic functionality for a controller.
120
121        <p>With supporting this interface, the component is able to operate in (and provide content
122        for) an <type scope="com::sun::star::frame">XFrame</type>.</p>
123    */
124    interface com::sun::star::frame::XController;
125
126    /** allows to access the properties of the object
127    */
128    interface com::sun::star::beans::XPropertySet;
129
130    /** allows to access the properties via indicies
131    */
132    interface com::sun::star::beans::XFastPropertySet;
133
134    /** allows to access more than one property of the object at the same time
135    */
136    interface com::sun::star::beans::XMultiPropertySet;
137};
138
139//=============================================================================
140
141}; }; }; };
142
143#endif
144