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module com { module sun { module star { module embed {

/** The constant set contains possible modes to open an element.

    <p>
    The modes can be combined by "or" operation.
    ElementModes::READ and ElementModes::WRITE
    are base modes. A result mode must include one of base modes.
    </p>

    @see XStorage
*/
published constants ElementModes
{
    /** specifies opening of an element for reading.
     */
    const long READ = 1;

    /** specifies opening of a seekable element.

        <p>
        This mode is ignored for Storage elements.
        This flag makes sense only in combination with
        ElementModes::READ and/or
        ElementModes::WRITE.
        </p>
     */
    const long SEEKABLE = 2;

    /** specifies opening of a seekable element for reading.

        <p>
        This is just a combination of the previous two values. For storages
        it is the same as ElementModes::READ.
        </p>
     */
    const long SEEKABLEREAD = 3;

    /** specifies opening of an element for writing.
     */
    const long WRITE = 4;

    /** specifies opening of an element for reading and writing.

        <p>
        For a stream element is also specifies that it must be seekable.
        </p>
     */
    const long READWRITE = 7;

    /** lets the document be truncated immediately after opening.

        <p>
        This flag makes sense only in combination with
        ElementModes::WRITE.
        </p>
     */
    const long TRUNCATE = 8;

    /** restricts creation of a new element on opening in case a requested one
        does not exist.

        <p>
        This flag makes sense only in combination with
        ElementModes::WRITE.
        </p>
     */
    const long NOCREATE = 16;
};


}; }; }; };

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