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#ifndef __com_sun_star_form_component_DatabaseFormattedField_idl__ 
#define __com_sun_star_form_component_DatabaseFormattedField_idl__ 
 
#ifndef __com_sun_star_form_component_FormattedField_idl__ 
#include <com/sun/star/form/component/FormattedField.idl> 
#endif 
 
#ifndef __com_sun_star_form_DataAwareControlModel_idl__ 
#include <com/sun/star/form/DataAwareControlModel.idl> 
#endif 
 
 
//============================================================================= 
 
 module com {  module sun {  module star {  module form {  module component {  
 
//============================================================================= 
 
/** This service specifies a formatted field model which is data-aware, and can be bound to a database field.
 */
service DatabaseFormattedField
{ 
	service com::sun::star::form::component::FormattedField; 
	
	service com::sun::star::form::DataAwareControlModel; 
 
	//------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
	 
	/** determines if an empty text should be treated as a <NULL/> value.

		<p>When the user enters text into a formatted field control, and after this, the control
		content is to be committed into the database field the control is bound to,
		a decision must be made how to deal with empty strings.<br/>
		This is controlled by <member>ConvertEmptyToNull</member>.</p>

		<p>If the property is set to <TRUE/>, and an empty text is to be commited, this is
		converted into <NULL/>, else it is written as empty string.</p>
	 */
	[property] boolean ConvertEmptyToNull; 
 
}; 
 
//============================================================================= 
 
}; }; }; }; };  
 
/*============================================================================= 
 
	$Log: DatabaseFormattedField.idl,v $
	Revision 1.1.20.2  2003/01/21 17:43:28  mi
	merged src641 odk changes
	
	Revision 1.2  2002/10/03 13:04:52  mi
	#94968# IDL reviews merged
	
	Revision 1.1.18.2  2002/07/26 09:49:10  fs
	IDL review form layer
	
	Revision 1.1.18.1  2002/02/19 08:46:05  oj
	#96946# parameter,return value and exception description
	
	Revision 1.1  2001/02/20 13:35:26  fs
	initial checkin - service description for a data aware formatted field
	
 
=============================================================================*/ 
#endif 
