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+#*************************************************************************
+#
+#   $RCSfile: attribute.tests,v $
+#
+#   $Revision: 1.2 $
+#
+#   last change: $Author: rt $ $Date: 2004-03-30 16:49:00 $
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+#*************************************************************************
+
+EXPECT SUCCESS "attribute.tests 1":
+module com { module sun { module star { module uno {
+    interface XInterface {};
+}; }; }; };
+interface X {
+    [attribute] long a;
+};
+
+
+EXPECT SUCCESS "attribute.tests 2":
+module com { module sun { module star { module uno {
+    interface XInterface {};
+}; }; }; };
+interface X {
+    [attribute] long a {};
+};
+
+
+EXPECT FAILURE "attribute.tests 3":
+module com { module sun { module star { module uno {
+    interface XInterface {};
+}; }; }; };
+interface X {
+    [attribute] long a {
+        get raises ();
+    };
+};
+
+
+EXPECT SUCCESS "attribute.tests 4":
+module com { module sun { module star { module uno {
+    interface XInterface {};
+}; }; }; };
+exception E1 {};
+interface X {
+    [attribute] long a {
+        get raises (E1);
+    };
+};
+
+
+EXPECT SUCCESS "attribute.tests 5":
+module com { module sun { module star { module uno {
+    interface XInterface {};
+}; }; }; };
+exception E1 {};
+interface X {
+    [attribute] long a {
+        set raises (E1);
+    };
+};
+
+
+EXPECT SUCCESS "attribute.tests 6":
+module com { module sun { module star { module uno {
+    interface XInterface {};
+}; }; }; };
+exception E1 {};
+interface X {
+    [attribute] long a {
+        get raises (E1);
+        set raises (E1);
+    };
+};
+
+
+EXPECT SUCCESS "attribute.tests 7":
+module com { module sun { module star { module uno {
+    interface XInterface {};
+}; }; }; };
+exception E1 {};
+interface X {
+    [attribute] long a {
+        set raises (E1);
+        get raises (E1);
+    };
+};
+
+
+EXPECT FAILURE "attribute.tests 8":
+module com { module sun { module star { module uno {
+    interface XInterface {};
+}; }; }; };
+exception E1 {};
+interface X {
+    [attribute] long a {
+        get raises (E1);
+        get raises (E1);
+    };
+};
+
+
+EXPECT FAILURE "attribute.tests 9":
+module com { module sun { module star { module uno {
+    interface XInterface {};
+}; }; }; };
+exception E1 {};
+interface X {
+    void E1();
+    [attribute] long a {
+        get raises (E1);
+    };
+};
+
+
+EXPECT FAILURE "attribute.tests 10":
+module com { module sun { module star { module uno {
+    interface XInterface {};
+}; }; }; };
+exception E1 {};
+interface X {
+    [attribute] long E1 {
+        get raises (E1);
+    };
+};
+
+
+EXPECT SUCCESS "attribute.tests 11":
+module com { module sun { module star { module uno {
+    interface XInterface {};
+}; }; }; };
+exception E1 {};
+interface X {
+    [attribute] long a {
+        get raises (E1,E1);
+    };
+};
+
+
+EXPECT SUCCESS "attribute.tests 12":
+module com { module sun { module star { module uno {
+    interface XInterface {};
+}; }; }; };
+exception E1 {};
+interface X {
+    [attribute, readonly] long a {
+        get raises (E1);
+    };
+};
+
+
+EXPECT FAILURE "attribute.tests 13":
+module com { module sun { module star { module uno {
+    interface XInterface {};
+}; }; }; };
+exception E1 {};
+interface X {
+    [attribute, readonly] long a {
+        set raises (E1);
+    };
+};
+
+
+EXPECT FAILURE "attribute.tests 14":
+module com { module sun { module star { module uno {
+    interface XInterface {};
+}; }; }; };
+interface X {
+    [] long a;
+};
+
+
+EXPECT SUCCESS "attribute.tests 15":
+module com { module sun { module star { module uno {
+    interface XInterface {};
+}; }; }; };
+interface X {
+    [attribute] long a;
+};
+
+
+EXPECT FAILURE "attribute.tests 16":
+module com { module sun { module star { module uno {
+    interface XInterface {};
+}; }; }; };
+interface X {
+    [attribute, property] long a;
+};
+
+
+EXPECT FAILURE "attribute.tests 17":
+module com { module sun { module star { module uno {
+    interface XInterface {};
+}; }; }; };
+interface X {
+    [attribute, optional] long a;
+};
+
+
+EXPECT FAILURE "attribute.tests 18":
+module com { module sun { module star { module uno {
+    interface XInterface {};
+}; }; }; };
+interface X {
+    [attribute, maybevoid] long a;
+};
+
+
+EXPECT FAILURE "attribute.tests 19":
+module com { module sun { module star { module uno {
+    interface XInterface {};
+}; }; }; };
+interface X {
+    [attribute, constrained] long a;
+};
+
+
+EXPECT FAILURE "attribute.tests 20":
+module com { module sun { module star { module uno {
+    interface XInterface {};
+}; }; }; };
+interface X {
+    [attribute, transient] long a;
+};
+
+
+EXPECT FAILURE "attribute.tests 21":
+module com { module sun { module star { module uno {
+    interface XInterface {};
+}; }; }; };
+interface X {
+    [attribute, maybeambigious] long a;
+};
+
+
+EXPECT FAILURE "attribute.tests 22":
+module com { module sun { module star { module uno {
+    interface XInterface {};
+}; }; }; };
+interface X {
+    [attribute, maybedefault] long a;
+};
+
+
+EXPECT FAILURE "attribute.tests 23":
+module com { module sun { module star { module uno {
+    interface XInterface {};
+}; }; }; };
+interface X {
+    [attribute, removeable] long a;
+};
+
+
+EXPECT SUCCESS "attribute.tests 24":
+module com { module sun { module star { module uno {
+    interface XInterface {};
+}; }; }; };
+interface X {
+    [attribute, bound] long a;
+};
+
+
+EXPECT SUCCESS "attribute.tests 25":
+module com { module sun { module star { module uno {
+    interface XInterface {};
+}; }; }; };
+interface X {
+    [bound, attribute] long a;
+};
+
+
+EXPECT SUCCESS "attribute.tests 26":
+module com { module sun { module star { module uno {
+    interface XInterface {};
+}; }; }; };
+interface X {
+    [attribute, readonly] long a;
+};
+
+
+EXPECT SUCCESS "attribute.tests 27":
+module com { module sun { module star { module uno {
+    interface XInterface {};
+}; }; }; };
+interface X {
+    [attribute, bound, readonly] long a;
+};