AOO410/main/offapi/com/sun/star/configuration/GroupUpdate.idl

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#ifndef __com_sun_star_configuration_GroupUpdate_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_configuration_GroupUpdate_idl__

#ifndef __com_sun_star_configuration_GroupAccess_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/configuration/GroupAccess.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_container_XNameReplace_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/container/XNameReplace.idl>
#endif

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

module com { module sun { module star { module configuration { 

//=============================================================================
/** provides write access to a predefined heterogeneous group of values
 and nested trees as part of a hierarchy.

 <p>This service extends <type>GroupAccess</type> to support
 modifying values.
 </p>
*/
published service GroupUpdate
{
/** is the basic service providing read access to a group element of the 
 hierarchy.

 <p>Any child and descendant objects support modifying access as well,
 unless they represent a read-only tree element as indicated by
 <const scope="com::sun::star::beans">PropertyAttribute::READONLY</const>.
 </p>
*/
	service GroupAccess;

/** allows replacing values.

 <p>This service extends the interface 
 <type scope="com::sun::star::container">XNameAccess</type> supported
 by service <type>GroupAccess</type> to allow changing values.
 This strongly overlaps with functionality available through
 <type>PropertyHierarchy</type> (from <type>GroupAccess</type>), so that
 <code>xGroup.setPropertyValue( aName, aValue )</code> is equivalent to
 <code>xGroup.replaceByName( aName, aValue )</code>.
 </p>

 <p>Changes can be observed by registering a listener with interface
 <type scope="com::sun::star::beans">XPropertySet</type> or
 <type scope="com::sun::star::beans">XMultiPropertySet</type>.
 </p>

 <p>Elements of this group may be replaced only if they are of simple type.
 The type returned by
 <member scope="com::sun::star::container">XElementAccess::getElementType()</member>
 must not be an interface type. Replacing whole subtrees is not supported.
 </p>
*/
	interface com::sun::star::container::XNameReplace;

};

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

}; }; }; }; 

#endif