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#ifndef __com_sun_star_awt_XControl_idl__ 
#define __com_sun_star_awt_XControl_idl__ 
 
#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_XComponent_idl__ 
#include <com/sun/star/lang/XComponent.idl> 
#endif 
 
#ifndef __com_sun_star_uno_XInterface_idl__ 
#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.idl> 
#endif 
 
#ifndef __com_sun_star_awt_XToolkit_idl__ 
#include <com/sun/star/awt/XToolkit.idl> 
#endif 
 
#ifndef __com_sun_star_awt_XWindowPeer_idl__ 
#include <com/sun/star/awt/XWindowPeer.idl> 
#endif 
 
#ifndef __com_sun_star_awt_XControlModel_idl__ 
#include <com/sun/star/awt/XControlModel.idl> 
#endif 
 
#ifndef __com_sun_star_awt_XView_idl__ 
#include <com/sun/star/awt/XView.idl> 
#endif 
 
 
//============================================================================= 
 
 module com {  module sun {  module star {  module awt {  
 
//============================================================================= 
 
/** identifies a control.

    <p>Implementations of this interface are abstract windows.
	The main reason to instantiate this implementation is to show the window
	on the screen. Before the window appears on the screen, the
    <member>XControl::createPeer</member> method must be called.</p>
	
	<p>If the implementation of the control does not distinguish
	between model, view and controller, it must allow to set
	a new XGraphics in the view, so that the control can be printed.</p>
 */
interface XControl: com::sun::star::lang::XComponent
{ 
	//------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
	 
	/** sets the context of the control.
	 */
	[oneway] void setContext( [in] com::sun::star::uno::XInterface Context ); 
 
	//------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
	 
	/** gets the context of the control.
	 */
	com::sun::star::uno::XInterface getContext(); 
 
	//------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
	 
	/** creates a "child" window on the screen.

        <p>If the parent is NULL, then the desktop window of the toolkit
        is the parent.</p>
	 */
	[oneway] void createPeer( [in] com::sun::star::awt::XToolkit Toolkit, 
			 [in] com::sun::star::awt::XWindowPeer Parent ); 
 
	//------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
	 
	/** returns the peer which was previously created or set.
	 */
	com::sun::star::awt::XWindowPeer getPeer(); 
 
	//------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
	 
	/** sets a model for the control.
	 */
	boolean setModel( [in] com::sun::star::awt::XControlModel Model ); 

	//------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
	 
	/** returns the model for this control.
	 */
	com::sun::star::awt::XControlModel getModel(); 
 
	//------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
	 
	/** returns the view of this control.
	 */
	com::sun::star::awt::XView getView(); 
 
	//------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
	 
	/** sets the design mode for use in a design editor.
        
		<p>Normally the control will be painted directly without a peer.</p>
	 */
	[oneway] void setDesignMode( [in] boolean bOn ); 
 
	//------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
	 
	/** returns <true/> if the control is in design mode, <false/> otherwise.
	 */
	boolean isDesignMode(); 
 
	//------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
	 
	/** returns <true/> if the control is transparent, <false/> otherwise.
	 */
	boolean isTransparent(); 
 
}; 
 
//============================================================================= 
 
}; }; }; };  
 
#endif 
