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#ifndef DBAUI_IENVIRONMENT_HXX
#define DBAUI_IENVIRONMENT_HXX

#ifndef _COM_SUN_STAR_SDBC_SQLEXCEPTION_HPP_
#include <com/sun/star/sdbc/SQLException.hpp>
#endif

namespace dbaui
{
    // interface class for a generell environment
    class IEnvironment
    {
    protected:
    public:
        /** appends an error in the current environment.
            @param  _aException
                contains a description of the error or the error directly
        */
        virtual void appendError(const ::com::sun::star::sdbc::SQLException& _aException) = 0;

        /** clears the error state.
        */
        virtual void clearError() = 0;

        /** set the current error in the given parameter.
            @param  _rException
                will contain the current error
        */
        virtual void getError(::com::sun::star::sdbc::SQLException& _rException ) const = 0;

        /** @retrun
            returns <TRUE/> when an error was set otherwise <FALSE/>
        */
        virtual sal_Bool hasError() const = 0;

        /** gives access to the currently used connection
            @return
                the currently used connection.
        */
        virtual const ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::sdbc::XConnection >& getConnection() const = 0;
    };
}
#endif // DBAUI_IENVIRONMENT_HXX