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#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_PropertyState_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_beans_PropertyState_idl__


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

module com {  module sun {  module star {  module beans {

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

/** This enumeration lists the states that a property value can have.

	<p>The state consists of two aspects: </p>
	<ol>
		<li>whether a value is available or void, </li>
		<li>whether the value is stored in the property set itself or is a
			default, or ambiguous.  </li>
	</ol>

	@see XPropertyState
	@see Property
 */
published enum PropertyState
{
	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------

	/** The value of the property is stored in the PropertySet itself.

		<p>The property value must be available and of the specified type.
		If the <member>PropertyAttribute</member> field in the struct
		<type>Property</type> contains <const>PropertyAttribute::MAYBEVOID</const>,
		then the value may be void. </p>
	 */
	DIRECT_VALUE,

	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------

	/** The value of the property is available from a master (e.g., template).

		<p>The <member>PropertyAttribute</member> field in the struct
		<type>Property</type> must contain the
		<const>PropertyAttribute::MAYBEDEFAULT</const> flag. The property
		value must be available and of the specified type. If the
		<member>PropertyAttribute</member> field in the struct <type>Property</type>
		contains <const>PropertyAttribute::MAYBEVOID</const>, then the
		value may be void. </p>
	 */
	DEFAULT_VALUE,

	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------

	/** The value of the property is only a recommendation because there
		are multiple values for this property (e.g., from a multi selection).

		<p>The <member>PropertyAttribute</member> field in the struct
		<type>Property</type> must contain the
		<const>PropertyAttribute::MAYBEAMBIGUOUS</const> flag. The
		property value must be available and of the specified type.
		If the Attribute field in the struct Property contains
		<const>PropertyAttribute::MAYBEVOID</const>, then the value
		may be void. </p>
	 */
	AMBIGUOUS_VALUE

};

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

}; }; }; };

#endif