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

/** specifies the model of a form control which supports live validation of its
    input.

    <p>Validatable control models support setting a validator with dynamic
    validity constraints, and broadcasting changes in their value as well as the
    validity of their value.</p>
*/
service ValidatableControlModel
{
    /** specifies the basic functionality for a form control model

        <p>Via this service, validatable control models inherit the
        com::sun::star::util::XCloneable interface.<br/>
        If a validatable control model, at which a validator has been set (via
        XValidatable::setValidator()), is being cloned, then the
        validator is also set at the clone. Effectively, this means that
        both control model instances share the same validator instance.</p>
    */
    service com::sun::star::form::FormControlModel;

    /** enables support for validating the value of the control model

        <p>Setting and retrieving the current validator of the control model is
        possible via the XValidatable interface (which
        XValidatableFormComponent is derived from).</p>

        <p>Easy access to the current value of the control, as well as it's validity
        (relative to the active validator), is provided by the methods XValidatableFormComponent::isValid()
        and XValidatableFormComponent::getCurrentValue().</p>

        <p>Note that the type of the value provided by XValidatableFormComponent::getCurrentValue()
        is not specified here, but depends on the concrete control type.</p>
    */
    interface XValidatableFormComponent;

    /** enables support for validators with dynamic validity constraints.

        <p>As soon as a validator is set via XValidatable::setValidator(), the validatable
        control model registers itself as listener. If the validity constraint of the validator
        changes, the ValidatableControlModel re-validates its current valid, and
        broadcasts any resulting changes to all its XFormComponentValidityListener, if
        necessary.</p>
    */
    interface XValidityConstraintListener;
};


}; }; }; }; };

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