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#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_XUnoTunnel_idl__ 
#define __com_sun_star_lang_XUnoTunnel_idl__ 
 
#ifndef __com_sun_star_uno_XInterface_idl__ 
#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.idl> 
#endif 
 
 
 
//============================================================================= 
 
module com {  module sun {  module star {  module lang {  
 
//============================================================================= 
 
/** An interface to tunnel UNO. This means providing access to data or
    something else, which is not specified by UNO-IDL.

    @attention
    Restrictive useage.  Use only, if there is no better possibility left.
    It is definitely a hack.
    
    <p>
    Common usage:
    Getting a C++ object pointer in the same process, thus to use an
    implementation directly, most often because of a design flaw.
    </p>
*/
interface XUnoTunnel: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{ 
	/** Call this method to get something which is not specified in UNO, e.g.
        an address to some C++ object.

        @attention
		The identifier specifies how the return value is to be reinterpreted.
        The identifier must be globally unique, because it is unknown where
        the implementation resides.

        @param aIdentifier
               identifier
        @return
                something
    */
	hyper getSomething( [in] sequence< byte > aIdentifier );
}; 
 
//============================================================================= 
 
}; }; }; };  
 
/*============================================================================= 
 
	$Log: XUnoTunnel.idl,v $
	Revision 1.8  2002/01/23 08:52:20  dbo
	#96711# IDL documentation review
	
	Revision 1.7  2001/11/16 14:57:39  mi
	proofing by Richard Holt
	
	Revision 1.6  2001/03/16 15:10:37  jsc
	remove interfaceheader with uik and remove [const] in method definitions
	
	Revision 1.5  2000/12/13 15:47:01  mi
	symtactical documentation and minor semantic documentation flaws fixed
	
	Revision 1.4  2000/11/08 12:28:41  mi
	moved from api
	
	Revision 1.1.1.1  2000/09/18 23:35:25  hjs
	initial import
	
	Revision 1.3  2000/09/11 11:52:33  mi
	documentation merged from XML
	 
	Revision 1.1  2000/02/21 14:42:54  mm 
	interface to replace smart uno getImplementation 
	 
	 
 
=============================================================================*/ 
#endif 
