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module com { module sun { module star { module view {


/** provides access to the form layer elements in a view

    @since OOo 2.3
 */
interface XFormLayerAccess
{
    /// provides access to form controls contained in the view
    interface XControlAccess;

    /** returns the com::sun::star::form::FormController
        instance which operates on a given form.

        <p>A form controller is a component which controls the user interaction
        with the form layer, as long as the form is not in design mode.</p>

        @return
            the requested form controller, or `NULL` if the view's
            form layer is currently in design mode. Note that the returned
            instance becomes non-functional as soon as the form layer is switched
            to design mode.

        @see isDesignMode
        @see setDesignMode
        @see ::com::sun::star::form::runtime::FormController
        @see ::com::sun::star::form::runtime::FormOperations
    */
    ::com::sun::star::form::runtime::XFormController
        getFormController(
            [in] ::com::sun::star::form::XForm Form
        );

    /** determines whether the view's form layer is currently in design
        or alive mode

        <p><em>Note</em>: This is a convenience method. In the user interface,
        the design mode is coupled with the <code>.uno:SwitchControlDesignMode</code>
        feature (see com::sun::star::frame::XDispatchProvider),
        and asking for the current mode is the same as asking for the state of this
        feature.</p>
    */
    boolean isFormDesignMode();

    /** determines whether the view's form layer is currently in design
        or alive mode

        <p><em>Note</em>: This is a convenience method. In the user interface,
        the design mode is coupled with the <code>.uno:SwitchControlDesignMode</code>
        feature (see com::sun::star::frame::XDispatchProvider),
        and changing the current mode is the same as dispatching this feature URL.</p>
    */
    void    setFormDesignMode( [in] boolean DesignMode );
};


}; }; }; };


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