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#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_XTypeProvider_idl__ 
#define __com_sun_star_lang_XTypeProvider_idl__ 
 
#ifndef __com_sun_star_uno_XInterface_idl__ 
#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.idl> 
#endif 
 
#ifndef __com_sun_star_reflection_XIdlClass_idl__ 
#include <com/sun/star/reflection/XIdlClass.idl> 
#endif 
 
//============================================================================= 
 
module com {  module sun {  module star {  module lang {  
 
//============================================================================= 
 
/** interface to get information about the types 
	(usually interface types) supported by an object.
 */
published interface XTypeProvider: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{ 

	/** returns 
		a sequence of all types (usually interface types) provided by the object. 
		Important: If the object aggregates other objects the sequence also has  
		to contain all types supported by the aggregated objects.
	 */
	sequence<type> getTypes(); 
 
	 
	/** returns 
		a sequence of bytes with length > 0 that is used as an Id to distinguish
		unambiguously between two sets of types, e.g. to realise hashing 
		functionality when the object is introspected. Two objects that return 
		the same UUID also have to return the same set of types in getTypes(). 
		
		If a unique implementation Id cannot be provided this method has to return 
		an empty sequence.

		Important: If the object aggregates other objects the UUID has to be unique 
		for the whole combination of objects.
	 */
	sequence<byte> getImplementationId(); 
}; 
 
//============================================================================= 
 
}; }; }; };  
 
#endif 
 
 
