office-gobmx/udkapi/com/sun/star/reflection/XIdlClass.idl

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#ifndef __com_sun_star_reflection_XIdlClass_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_reflection_XIdlClass_idl__

#ifndef __com_sun_star_uno_XInterface_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_uno_TypeClass_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/uno/TypeClass.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_uno_Uik_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/uno/Uik.idl>
#endif

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

module com {  module sun {  module star {  module reflection {

 published interface XIdlField;
 published interface XIdlMethod;
 published interface XIdlArray;

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

/** Provides information reflecting an UNO type.
*/
published interface XIdlClass: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{
    /** Deprecated.  Do not call.
        @deprecated
    */
    sequence<XIdlClass> getClasses();
    /** Deprecated.  Do not call.
        @deprecated
    */
    XIdlClass getClass( [in] string aName );

    /** Tests whether two reflecting objects reflect the same type.

        @returns
                true, if the objects reflect the same type, false otherwise.
    */
    boolean equals( [in] XIdlClass Type );

    /** Tests whether values of this reflected type are assignable from values
        of a second one (<code>xType</code>).

        @param xType
               another reflected type
        @return
                true, if values of this reflected type are assignable
                from values of <code>xType</code>.
    */
    boolean isAssignableFrom( [in] XIdlClass xType );

    /** Returns the <type scope="com::sun::star::uno">TypeClass</type>
        of the reflected type.

        @returns
                  type class of the reflected type.
    */
    com::sun::star::uno::TypeClass getTypeClass();

    /** Returns the fully-qualified name of the reflected type.

        @returns
                  the fully-qualified name of the type
    */
    string getName();

    /** Deprecated.  Do not call.

        @deprecated
    */
    com::sun::star::uno::Uik getUik();

    /** If the reflected type is an interface, then the returned
        sequence of <type>XIdlClass</type> reflect the base interfaces.
        <br>
        If the reflected type is not an interface or an interface that is
        not derived from another, then an empty sequence is returned.

        @return
                all base interfaces of an interface type or an empty sequence.
    */
    sequence<XIdlClass> getSuperclasses();

    /** Deprecated.  Do not call.
        @deprecated
    */
    sequence<XIdlClass> getInterfaces();

    /** If the reflected type is an array or sequence, then this method
        returns a <type>XIdlClass</type> interface reflecting
        the element.

        @return
                reflection interface of the element type of an array or
                sequence type (null-reference otherwise).
    */
    XIdlClass getComponentType();

    /** If the reflected type is an interface, struct or union, then you
        get a <type>XIdlField</type> interface reflecting the demanded
        field (/interface attribute) by name.
        <br>
        If the reflected type is not an interface, struct or union or the
        interace, struct or union does not have a field (/interface attribute)
        with the demanded name, then a null-reference is returned.

        @param aName
               name of the demanded field reflection
        @return
                demanded field (/interface attribute) reflection (or null-reference)
    */
    XIdlField getField( [in] string aName );

    /** If the reflected type is an interface, struct or union, then you
        get a sequence of <type>XIdlField</type> interfaces reflecting all fields
        (/interface attributes).  This also includes all inherited
        fields (/interface attributes) of the interface, struct of union.
        <br>
        If the reflected type is not an interface, struct or union or the
        interface, struct or union does not have any field (/interface attribute),
        then an empty sequence is returned.

        @return
                all field (/interface attribute) reflections (or empty sequence)
    */
    sequence<XIdlField> getFields();

    /** If the reflected type is an interface, then you get
        a <type>XIdlMethod</type> interface reflecting the demanded method by name.
        <br>
        If the reflected type is not an interface or the interface does not have
        a method with the demanded name (including inherited methods),
        then a null-reference is returned.

        @param aName
               name of demanded method reflection
        @return
                demanded method reflection (or null-reference)
    */
    XIdlMethod getMethod( [in] string aName );

    /** If the reflected type is an interface, then you get
        a sequence of <type>XIdlMethod</type> interfaces reflecting all methods
        of the interface.  This also includes the inherited methods of the interface.
        <br>
        If the reflected type is not an interface or the interface
        does not have any methods, then a null-reference is returned.

        @return
                all method reflections (or empty sequence)
    */
    sequence<XIdlMethod> getMethods();

    /** If the reflected type is an array, then you get
        a <type>XIdlArray</type> interface to modify instances of the array type.
        <br>
        If the reflected type is not an array, then a null-reference is returned.

        @return
                inteface to modify array instances (or null-reference)
    */
    XIdlArray getArray();

    /** This method creates instances of the reflected type.

        @attention
        Instances of type <code>any</code> can not be passed using an <code>any</code>, because
        anys cannot be nested.  So if the reflected type is an <code>any</code>, then the
        returned value is empty.

        @param obj
               pure out parameter to pass the created instance
    */
    void createObject( [out] any obj );
};

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

}; }; }; };

/*=============================================================================

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#endif