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


/** specifies a component which can be part of a form.

    @see FormControlModel
    @see com::sun::star::form::component::Form
 */
published service FormComponent
{
    /** identifies the component as a candidate for being part of a form.
        <p>This interface also provides the access to the component's parent.</p>
     */
    interface com::sun::star::form::XFormComponent;


    /** allows life-time control of form components.
     */
    interface com::sun::star::lang::XComponent;


    /** Each FormComponent must supply a name for identification.
     */
    interface com::sun::star::container::XNamed;

    /** gives access to the properties.
    */
    interface com::sun::star::beans::XPropertySet;


    /** Each FormComponent must be able to be stored into and read from a stream.
     */
    interface com::sun::star::io::XPersistObject;

    /** allows to associate arbitrary properties with the form component

        <p>Every concrete form component - i.e. every service which includes
        the <code>FormComponent</code> service - has a set of properties which
        are available as long as the component lives - the so-called <em>static
        properties</em>.</p>

        <p>Additionally, you can add more properties to the component as needed,
        using the com::sun::star::beans::XPropertyContainer interface.
        Those properties are called <em>dynamic properties</em>.</p>

        <p>Dynamic properties are not evaluated by the component itself,
        nor by the form's runtime environment. They're only remembered and available for
        use by other instances.</p>

        <p>Note that dynamic properties added to a form component are, by definition,
        removable. That is, the com::sun::star::beans::PropertyAttribute::REMOVABLE
        will always be set, even if you do not specify it in the
        com::sun::star::beans::XPropertyContainer::addProperty() call.</p>

        @since OOo 2.3
    */
    [optional] interface com::sun::star::beans::XPropertyBag;


    /** the name of the component.

        <p>Note that the name accessed here is the same as when using the
        com::sun::star::container::XNamed interface.</p>
     */
    [property] string Name;

};


}; }; }; };

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