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#ifndef __com_sun_star_reflection_XInterfaceTypeDescription2_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_reflection_XInterfaceTypeDescription2_idl__

#include "com/sun/star/reflection/XInterfaceTypeDescription.idl"

module com {  module sun {  module star {  module reflection {

interface XTypeDescription;

/** Reflects an interface type, supporting multiple inheritance.

    <p>This type supersedes <type>XInterfaceTypeDescription</type>, which only
    supported single inheritance.</p>

    @since OOo 2.0.0
 */
interface XInterfaceTypeDescription2: XInterfaceTypeDescription {
    /** Returns a sequence of all directly inherited (mandatory) base interface
        types.

        @returns
        a sequence of all directly inherited (mandatory) base interface types,
        in the correct order; each element of the returned sequence will be the
        reflection of either an interface type (of type <type
        scope="com::sun::star::reflection">XInterfaceTypeDescription</type>) or
        a typedef (of type <type
        scope="com::sun::star::reflection">XIndirectTypeDescription</type>)
        that&mdash;directly or indirectly&mdash;denotes an interface type
     */
    sequence<XTypeDescription> getBaseTypes();

    /** Returns a sequence of all directly inherited optional base interface
        types.

        @returns
        a sequence of all directly inherited optional base interface types, in
        the correct order; each element of the returned sequence will be the
        reflection of either an interface type (of type <type
        scope="com::sun::star::reflection">XInterfaceTypeDescription</type>) or
        a typedef (of type <type
        scope="com::sun::star::reflection">XIndirectTypeDescription</type>)
        that&mdash;directly or indirectly&mdash;denotes an interface type
     */
    sequence<XTypeDescription> getOptionalBaseTypes();
};

}; }; }; };

#endif