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#ifndef __com_sun_star_inspection_XPropertyControlFactory_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_inspection_XPropertyControlFactory_idl__

#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_IllegalArgumentException_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/lang/IllegalArgumentException.idl>
#endif

//=============================================================================
module com {  module sun {  module star {  module inspection {

interface XPropertyControl;

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
/** a factory for <type>XPropertyControl</type>s

    @since OOo 2.0.3
*/
interface XPropertyControlFactory
{
    /** creates a <type>XPropertyControl</type>

        <p>A <type>XPropertyControlFactory</type> can create any of the control types denoted by
        the <type>PropertyControlType</type> constants.</p>

        @param ControlType
            the type of the requested control

        @param CreateReadOnly
            determines whether the newly created control should be readonly.

            <p>If this argument is <TRUE/>, this does not necessarily mean that the property cannot be
            changed at all in the <type>ObjectInspector</type>. Instead, an <type>XPropertyHandler</type>
            can still decide that there is a dedicated UI for entering the property value,
            which is usually triggered by a <member>LineDescriptor::PrimaryButton</member>.</p>

            <p>Note that this parameter might be ignored if the <member>XObjectInspectorModel::IsReadOnly</member>
            attribute is <TRUE/>, in which case all created property controls must be readonly.</p>

        @returns
            a control of the given type.

        @throws com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException
            if the given <arg>ControlType</arg> is not a value <type>PropertyControlType</type>
    */
    XPropertyControl    createPropertyControl( [in] short ControlType, [in] boolean CreateReadOnly )
        raises ( com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException );
};

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

}; }; }; };

#endif