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#ifndef __com_sun_star_document_XActionLockable_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_document_XActionLockable_idl__

#ifndef __com_sun_star_uno_XInterface_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.idl>
#endif


//=============================================================================

module com {   module sun {   module star {   module document {

//=============================================================================

/** makes it possible to prevent object internal updates for a certain period
    to be able to quickly change multiple parts of the objects, where the
    updates would invalidate each other, anyway.
 */
published interface XActionLockable: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{
    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /** @returns
            <TRUE/> if at least one lock exists.
     */
    boolean isActionLocked();

    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /** increments the lock count of the object by one.
     */
    void addActionLock();

    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /** decrements the lock count of the object by one.
     */
    void removeActionLock();

    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /** sets the locking level.

        <p>This method is used for debugging purposes. The programming
        environment can restore the locking after a break of a debug
        session.</p>
     */
    void setActionLocks( [in] short nLock );

    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /** resets the locking level.

        <p>This method is used for debugging purposes. The debugging
        environment of a programming language can reset the locks
        to allow refreshing of the view if a breakpoint is reached or
        step execution is used. </p>
     */
    short resetActionLocks();

};

//=============================================================================

}; }; }; };

#endif