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27#ifndef __com_sun_star_inspection_XObjectInspectorUI_idl__
28#define __com_sun_star_inspection_XObjectInspectorUI_idl__
29
30#ifndef __com_sun_star_inspection_XPropertyControl_idl__
31#include <com/sun/star/inspection/XPropertyControl.idl>
32#endif
33#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_Optional_idl__
34#include <com/sun/star/beans/Optional.idl>
35#endif
36#ifndef __com_sun_star_container_NoSuchElementException_idl__
37#include <com/sun/star/container/NoSuchElementException.idl>
38#endif
39#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_NoSupportException_idl__
40#include <com/sun/star/lang/NoSupportException.idl>
41#endif
42
43//=============================================================================
44module com {  module sun {  module star {  module inspection {
45
46published interface XPropertyControlObserver;
47
48//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
49/** grants access to certain aspects of the user interface of an object
50    inspector
51
52    <p>This interface is used as callback for <type>XPropertyHandler</type>s.</p>
53
54    <p>As a consequence, methods operating on the UI for a property, and taking the name of this property,
55    are tolerant against properties which do not exist. For instance, if a property handler tries to
56    disable the UI for property <code>Foo</code>, but another handler has superseded this property, then
57    the <type>ObjectInspector</type> will not <em>have</em> any UI for it. In this case, the call to
58    <code>enablePropertyUI( "Foo" )</code> will simply be ignored.</p>
59
60    @since OOo 2.0.3
61*/
62published interface XObjectInspectorUI
63{
64    /** enables or disables all components belonging to the UI representation of a property
65
66        <p>This is usually used by an <type>XPropertyHandler</type> if it handles properties,
67        where one does only make sense if another one has a certain value.</p>
68
69        @param  PropertyName
70            denotes the name of the property whose UI is to be enabled or disabled.
71        @param  Enable
72            <TRUE/> if and only if the UI should be disabled, <FALSE/> otherwise.
73    */
74    void    enablePropertyUI( [in] string PropertyName, [in] boolean Enable );
75
76    /** enables or disables the single elements which can be part of the UI representation of a property
77
78        <p>Note that the complete UI for the property must be enabled in order for these settings to
79        be evaluated. That is, <member>enablePropertyUIElements</member> does not have any effect if
80        somebody previously disabled the complete UI for this property with <member>enablePropertyUI</member>.</p>
81
82        @param  PropertyName
83            the name of the property whose user interface elements are to be enabled or disabled
84
85        @param  Elements
86            a combination of <type>PropertyLineElement</type> flags specifying which elements are to be
87            enabled or disabled.<br/>
88            Note that if you don't set a particular bit here (say, <member>PropertyLineElement::PrimaryButton</member>),
89            this does mean that this element's state is not affected by the call - it does
90            <em>not</em> mean that it is disabled.
91        @param  Enable
92            <TRUE/> if the elements denoted by <arg>_nElements</arg> should be enabled, <FALSE/> if
93            they should be disabled.
94    */
95    void    enablePropertyUIElements(
96                        [in] string PropertyName,
97                        [in] short Elements,
98                        [in] boolean Enable
99                    );
100
101    /** completely rebuilds the UI for the given property.
102
103        <p>This method might be used by an <type>XPropertyHandler</type> if it wants to change the type
104        of control (see <type>PropertyControlType</type>) used to display a certain property.</p>
105
106        <p>The object inspector will then call describePropertyLine again, and update its UI accordingly.</p>
107
108        <p>Note that the property whose UI should be rebuilt must not necessarily be (though usually <em>is</em>)
109        in the responsibility of the handler which calls this method. The object inspector will look up the
110        handler with the responsibility for <arg>PropertyName</arg> and call its
111        <member>XPropertyHandler::describePropertyLine</member></p>
112
113        @param PropertyName
114            the name of the property whose UI is to be completely rebuilt.
115    */
116    void    rebuildPropertyUI( [in] string PropertyName );
117
118    /** shows the UI for a given property
119
120        @param  PropertyName
121            the name of the property whose UI is to be shown
122    */
123    void    showPropertyUI( [in] string PropertyName );
124
125    /** hides the UI for a given property
126
127        @param  PropertyName
128            the name of the property whose UI is to be hidden
129    */
130    void    hidePropertyUI( [in] string PropertyName );
131
132    /** shows or hides all properties belonging to a given category
133        @see LineDescriptor::Category
134        @see XObjectInspectorModel::describeCategories
135    */
136    void    showCategory( [in] string Category, [in] boolean Show );
137
138    /** retrieves the control currently used to display a given property
139
140        @param PropertyName
141            the name of the property whose control should be retrieved
142
143        @return
144            the <type>XPropertyControl</type> representing the given property, or <NULL/>
145            if there is no such property control.
146    */
147    XPropertyControl
148            getPropertyControl( [in] string PropertyName );
149
150    /** registers an observer for all property controls
151
152        <p>The given XPropertyControlObserver will be notified of all changes
153        in all property controls.</p>
154
155        @see revokeControlObserver
156
157        @since OOo 2.2
158    */
159    void    registerControlObserver( [in] XPropertyControlObserver Observer );
160
161    /** revokes a previously registered control observer
162
163        @see registerControlObserver
164
165        @since OOo 2.2
166    */
167    void    revokeControlObserver( [in] XPropertyControlObserver Observer );
168
169    /** sets the text of the help section, if the object inspector contains
170        one.
171
172        @throws NoSupportException
173            if the <member>XObjectInspectorModel::HasHelpSection</member> property
174            requires the help section to be unavailable.
175
176        @since OOo 2.2
177    */
178    void setHelpSectionText( [in] string HelpText )
179        raises ( ::com::sun::star::lang::NoSupportException );
180};
181
182//=============================================================================
183
184}; }; }; };
185
186#endif
187
188