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 module com {  module sun {  module star {  module form {  module component {


/** specifies the model of a control used for displaying images stored in a database.

    <p>As every com::sun::star::form::DataAwareControlModel, an image control
    can be bound to a database field. This means that for instance with every record change, the content
    of the database field is taken, interpreted as image, and displayed in the control.<br>
    Unlike other more text-based controls, it does not interpret the content of the field as text or double,
    but as binary stream (see com::sun::star::sdb::XColumn::getBinaryStream()).</p>

    <p>Usually, an image control model can be bound to binary columns only, namely
    com::sun::star::sdbc::DataType::BINARY,
    com::sun::star::sdbc::DataType::VARBINARY,
    com::sun::star::sdbc::DataType::LONGVARBINARY,
    com::sun::star::sdbc::DataType::OTHER,
    com::sun::star::sdbc::DataType::LONGVARCHAR</p>

    </p>

    <p>Note that besides taking the image to be displayed from the bound field, there is another option. The
    com::sun::star::awt::UnoControlImageControlModel::ImageURL property specifies
    the URL of an image to be displayed. If this property is changed from outside, the respective file
    is loaded and set as image source.</p>

    <p>In a usual data form, the scenario will be as follows:
        <ul><li>There is a DatabaseImageControl as part of the document model, which acts as
                control model for a com::sun::star::form::control::ImageControl.</li>

            <li>The control is a com::sun::star::awt::XImageConsumer for the
                com::sun::star::awt::XImageProducer supplied by the model.</li>

            <li>Whenever the form's cursor is positioned on a new record, the column the control
                model is bound to is examined for a binary data stream. This stream is set as source
                at the image producer, which notifies it's consumers, which leads to the control
                displaying the image.</li>

            <li>When the user by some interaction tells the control to contain a new image, this is
                exchanged by URL. For example, implementations of the control service may allow the user
                to browse for image. After this, the URL of the image is set as
                com::sun::star::awt::UnoControlImageControlModel::ImageURL
                property at the model.<br>
                Now the control loads the image determined by the property value, and starts producing
                a new data stream, which is displayed by the control (which is a consumer for this stream).<br>
                From now on, the control and thus the database record counts as modified. If the cursor of the
                form is moved further, the modified record is saved, means the content of the image pointed to
                by com::sun::star::awt::UnoControlImageControlModel::ImageURL
                is saved into the column.</li>
        </ul>
    </p>
 */
published service DatabaseImageControl
{
    service com::sun::star::awt::UnoControlImageControlModel;

    service com::sun::star::form::DataAwareControlModel;

    /** supplies the caller with a com::sun::star::awt::XImageProducer.

        <p>Other components can register as com::sun::star::awt::XImageConsumer
        at this producer. Then they will be notified of any change in the image to be displayed.</p>
     */
    interface com::sun::star::form::XImageProducerSupplier;


    /** indicates if it is possible to change the image being displayed.
     */
    [property] boolean ReadOnly;

};


}; }; }; }; };

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